Books published by publisher Ty Crowell Co

An introduction to one of the curiosities of the sea--the multi-tentacled, highly intelligent octopus.

A dual biography, providing a carefully researched account of the Wright Brothers' early work with the airplane and nominating Wilbur as the controlling genius and dominant partner

A 15-year-old makes several discoveries about human nature while helping the local suffragettes elect the first woman mayor of Gloriosa, Kansas.

Book by Fisher, Aileen

Bingham's Virginia childhood and years in frontier Missouri are described in addition to his artistic and political endeavors

Wry New England wit pervades lively tales about peddlers, parsons, seafarers, and ghosts, which are ingenious adaptations of traditional legends

Briefly describes how a cow produces milk, how the milk is processed in a dairy, and how various other dairy products are made from milk.

A man who is determined to build a rocket to reach a star destroys the earth in the process

This illustrated dictionary includes customs, events, items of clothing and armor, historical figures, and places of the Middle Ages.

In the bleak, forbidding house of her great-aunts, neglected twelve-year-old orphan Maggie hears ghostly voices and finds magic that awakens in her the capacity to love and be loved.

Information on classification, structure, and pollination of plants and descriptions of ten common plant families.

In Pablo's small Mexican village, the only source of fresh water is jealously guarded by a bitter old man. His high walls keep out everyone--except Pablo, who bravely goes there one day to plant some poppy seeds. The flowers that bloom beside his stream bring beauty to the old man, and the precious gift of water to the village.