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Books in Easy Read Fact Book series

  • Arms and Armor

    Frederick Wilkinson

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1984)
    Presents a chronology of weaponry through the ages--from the flint weapons of the Stone Age to today's "star wars" technology
    S
  • Bear at the Beach

    Clay Carmichael

    Hardcover (NorthSouth, March 1, 1996)
    Bear lives in a house by the sea with Clara, who loves him very much. But Bear longs for the father he has never had, a father who would play with him, explain things to him, hold him tight, and comfort him after bad drams. So Bear sets out to find his father, finally realizing that what he has been searching for is something he had all along. Full color.
    K
  • Robbie and Ronnie

    Christine Kliphuis, C Dematons, C Kliphuis, Charlotte Dematons

    Hardcover (NorthSouth, March 1, 2002)
    Robbie and Ronnie are best friends and do everything together. Their loyalty and teamwork pay off when they find treasure at the local pool, outsmart a bunch of bullies, and win a surprise reward.
    M
  • Dogs

    Angela Hart, Hayward Art Group, Debbie Allright, Christopher Forsey

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Nov. 1, 1982)
    Describes the first dogs, characteristics of dogs, different kinds of dogs, and pet care.
    Q
  • Comets

    Martyn Hamer

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Aug. 1, 1984)
    Describes the origin, composition, orbit, and speed of different types of comets.
    P
  • Reptiles

    Susan Harris, Jim Robins

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 1977)
    Describes general characteristics of reptiles with particular emphasis on turtles, tortoises, crocodiles, alligators, lizards, snakes, and tuataras.
    P
  • Helicopters

    David Jefferis

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1987)
    Explains the workings of helicopters and discusses helicopters' military, transportation, and rescue uses
    M
  • The Sun

    Alice Fields, Tony Gibbons, Michael Tregenza

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Aug. 1, 1980)
    Describes the sun and its relationship to the other stars and planets and considers solar eclipses and the sun's position in the solar system, with full-color and black-and-white drawings, diagrams, and photographs
    S
  • Weather

    Martha Ryan

    Hardcover (F. Watts, March 15, 1976)
    An introduction to the study of weather, its characteristics, causes, and effects and a discussion of the work of a meteorologist.
  • The Upside-Down Reader

    W. Gruber

    Paperback (North-South, March 1, 2000)
    Sitting opposite Tina while she does her homework, her younger brother Tim learns to read right along with her, only he does it upside down.
    L
  • Bicycles

    Alan Dahnsen

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 1, 1978)
    Combines a history of bicycles, from the first unsteerable model, with descriptions of the bicycle's basic parts, guidelines for selecting and caring for a bicycle, and tips on safety
    Q
  • Rescue at Sea!

    W. Hanel, U. Heyne

    Paperback (North-South, Aug. 1, 2000)
    This fast-paced first chapter book offers a taste of action-adventure as a scrappy black-and-white dog gets swept into a turbulent sea. Full-color illustrations.
    M