Product Description: Gone—without a trace.No one loves a mystery more than Elizabeth MacLeod, author of the award-winning Bones Never Lie and Royal Murder. In her newest book, she presents six compelling stories about some of the world’s most bewildering disappearances...read more

Powerful, spirited, and beautiful, horses have literally changed the world. From the time people first rode horses more than 5,000 years ago, these amazing creatures have changed the way humans live, travel, fight, work, and play. In her captivating, story-telling style, author Elizabeth MacLeod brings to life some of the most exciting examples of how horses have influenced the course of civilization. Read about Bucephalus, the valiant horse that led Alexander the Great fearlessly into battle; the mighty Mustangs used by the Native peoples to hunt buffalo; hard-working pit ponies that helped fuel the Industrial Revolution by hauling coal out of mines, and the Pony Express, that helped revolutionize the way people communicated. There are six chapters in all, including one about Seabiscuit, whose triumphs at the racetrack provided people with hope and encouragement during the dark days of the Great Depression, and Sybil Ludington’s horse Star, an unsung hero of the Revolutionary War. Horses hold a natural fascination for many young people. What better way to introduce them to world history than through the stories of these magnificent animals.

Product Description: Award-winning nonfiction author Elizabeth MacLeod brings a slice of World War I history to life in this poignant picture book. It is based on the true story of a police horse named Bunny and his riders, brothers Bud and Thomas Dundas, sent to the European front as part of the 9th Battery Canadian Field Artillery...read more

Product Description: Uncover the spine-tingling mysteries and eerie surprises that lurk right under your feet!In Secrets Underground, history buff Elizabeth MacLeod takes readers deep down, below the earth’s surface, and introduces them to a completely different world—sometimes terrifying, often baffling, and always fascinating...read more

Product Description: How did King Tut really die? The mystery of the young pharaoh’s death is only one of the puzzles that modern science has helped solve. Thanks to forensics—the science of examining physical evidence—we now know that King Tut died of malaria...read more

Product Description: Why do horses let people ride them? What did horses look like millions of years ago? Can horses really sleep standing up? Veteran children's author Elizabeth MacLeod answers these and dozens of other horsey questions in this ultimate companion book for young horse lovers...read more

Product Description: Albert Einstein was one of the most brilliant scientists who ever lived. The theories that he formulated about time, light and gravity have changed how we look at the world, and resulted in many new inventions. But did you know that he was so absent-minded that he once forgot where he lived? Or that, even though he was an advocate of world peace, his work led to the creation of the atom bomb? Using photographs, maps, quotes, letters and drawings, this biography in the Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History series introduces young readers to Albert Einstein...read more

Offers easy-to-make chocolate recipes, including triple chocolate cookies, mud pie, cheesecake, and peppermint bars.

Product Description: What would you do for absolute power? For many monarchs throughout history, it was a question that ruled their lives. Step into the world of palatial intrigue, where holding the throne means evading death … or causing it. Some sovereigns were cunning at avoiding their killers...read more

Product Description: Kids will discover funny and astonishing food facts, trivia, and stories from around the world.Did you know that radishes are a common breakfast food in Japan? Why do Americans love corn dogs? Do watermelons remove freckles? Can you really clean a toilet with a can of cola? Where does the expression "say cheese" come from? Did you know that in 1919 a molasses flood killed 21 people in Boston?What child isn't going to want to know the answers to these questions? Step into any school cafeteria and you'll hear kids buzzing about food...read more

Product Description: This book in the Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History series introduces young readers to the famous writer, comedian, world traveler and lecturer. This poor boy born Sam Clemens grew up to write books that changed literature in America and around the world...read more

Chronologically describes the wars in which Canada has been involved, from the first clash between the Vikings and native peoples to the participation in the Afghan War in 2001.

Recounts the life and achievements of Helen Keller who, with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, overcame the limitations of being both blind and deaf to become an author and an advocate for the rights of disabled people.

A simple biography profiles the inventor of the telephone.

Product Description: Meet Alexander Graham Bell --- pioneering educator and inventor of the telephone. The story of Aleck's world-changing invention and his struggle to perfect it is told in level-appropriate language and detailed illustrations. A Level 3 first reader.

A small boy and his teddy-bear listen for and then look and find the animals that are squealing, barking, and hissing, in a board-book version of a rhyming story.

Presents the life of the African American scientist who was born a slave and overcame racial discrimination to become a college professor famous for numerous discoveries in the field of agriculture.

Chronicles the life of Eleanor Roosevelt, from her privileged childhood, to her accomplishments as First Lady of the United States, to her work with the United Nations.

Filled with stories and photographs, a world-renowned dog expert presents a compendium of fascinating canine facts, from dogs that can outrun an Olympic sprint and 'speak' three languages, to dogs that can predict severe weather.

Presents the life and career of the Hungarian immigrant, who rose from poverty to become one of the most famous magicians and contortionists of all time.

Presents a portrait of the first woman to win a Nobel Prize due to her groundbreaking discoveries in radiation, which have profoundly impacted modern science and cancer research.

A cookbook for children offers easy-to-make cookie recipes, including triple chocolate cookies, Halloween howlers, and St. Patrick's Day squares.

Recounts the life and efforts of Helen Keller as she struggled with being both blind and deaf with the help of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, and became an author and a campaigner for the rights of disabled people.

Provides complete directions for making and decorating cakes for special occasions and holidays.