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Daredevils do amazing things
Robert Kraske
Paperback (Random House, March 15, 1978)Describes the daring feats of adventurers Blondin, Harry Houdini, Annie Oakley, Harry Rieseberg, and Evel Knievel.
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Animals Build Amazing Homes
Hedda Nussbaum
Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Oct. 12, 1979)Anecdotal descriptions covering fifteen different animal homes describe how each home is built, its functions, and its suitability to the animal's behavior and environment
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Meet Christopher Columbus
James Tertius de Kay, John Edens
Library Binding (Rebound by Sagebrush, May 16, 1989)None
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MEET CHRSTPHR COLUMBUS
James T. de Kay
Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, May 16, 1989)An easy-to-read biography of the sailor who never fully recognized the importance of his discovery which changed history.
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Insects do the strangest things
Leonora Hornblow
Unknown Binding (Random House, March 15, 1990)None
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Wonder Women of Sports
Betty Millsaps Jones
Library Binding (Random House Childrens Books, March 1, 1981)Presents biographies of Wilma Rudolph, Mickey Wright, Nadia Comaneci, Billie Jean King, Annie Peck, Kitty O'Neil, Sonja Henie, Diana Nyad, Althea Gibson, Babe Didrikson, Roberta Bingay, and Joan Joyce.
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BSKTBL PLAYRS DO AMAZING
Mel Cebulash
Paperback (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1976)Recalls unusual moments in basketball such as the Olympic game the U.S. won and then lost and the all women's team, the Red Heads.
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Meet Martin Luther King, Jr.,
James T De Kay
Hardcover (Random House, Jan. 1, 1969)None
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FISH DO STRANGE THINGS
John T. Eggert
Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, April 21, 1990)A collection of underwater wonders answers questions about what fish climbs trees and which fish fishes for other fish
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SECRETS OF THE MUMMIES
Joyce Milton
Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Sept. 12, 1984)Discusses natural and embalmed mummies, the ancient Egyptian mummification process, and what the study of mummies has revealed about ancient cultures.
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TRUE-LIFE TREASURE HUNTS
Judy Donnelly
Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, Aug. 12, 1984)Describes several successful searches for lost treasure, including discoveries of sunken Spanish ships off the coast of Florida, the sacred well of the Mayas in Yucatan, and the tomb of King Tut in Egypt.
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ANIMALS DO THE STRANGEST THING
Leonora Hornblow
Hardcover (Random House Books for Young Readers, April 14, 1990)Describes animals that have peculiar characteristics, including the platypus, the opossum, and the bat
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