Books with author Wendy Pirk

Dogss are man's best friend, and for good reason. Dogs are loyal, smart, friendly and cuddly beings who we love to welcome into our familes. In this book you will learn many interesting facts about dogs, combined with over 80 full color pictures for young learners to enjoy again and again.Dog's noses are 10,000-100,000 times more powerful than ours. They can help detect sicknesses like diabeties or cancer, or help the police find illegal drugs or trapped people. Dogs are smart! The smartest breeds of dogs can understand up to 250 words, and are as smart as a two year old child. Dogs are friendly! Dogs feel some of the same things as people and get stressed or happy when their owners are. Dogs are cool! There are over 200 different breeds of dogs, and can be as small as 2lbs or as big as 150lbs.

Super Explorers bring you interesting facts and full-colour photos all about big and fast trains.• Trains can move freight and goods or people across the city or country.• Early trains were pulled by horses; then came the steam train. Newer trains can be electric, diesel or even powered by magnetic levitation. • Some trains go as fast as 300 kilometeres per hour.• One of the longest rail tunnels in the world is under the English Channel, connecting France and Britain completed in 1994.