"Authoritative text, crystal-clear photography, and a systematic approach make this the most comprehensive and concise pocket guide to dogs of the world. Packed with more than 1,000 full-color photographs of over 300 dog breeds, this handy reference book is designed to cut through the process of identification and help you to recognize a breed quickly and easily. Expertly written and thoroughly vetted, each entry combines a precise description with...

A field guide to trees around the world, each depicted by a full-color photograph with a caption that describes key features and points of differentiation.

From the Wright brothers' first powered flight to Concorde's final voyage, Flight takes you sky-high, swooping you through world aviation history. Featuring spectacular photography of iconic aircraft, this book also recounts the feats of pioneers, trailblazers, and jet test pilots, and traces the technological developments so important to aviation's progress. Memorable moments of aerial warfare and record-breaking flights are recalled alongside more...

Describes significant historic towns, cities, and natural wonders of Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.

Packed with over 2300 full-color photographs and illustrations of more than 500 mushrooms, this book is a concise guide to identification of the fungal kingdom.

"Rumble and mumble. Trumpet and stomp! Meet Kamala, Rani, Bozie, Swarna, and Spike! These busy Asian elephants have formed a family at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. Discover a day in the life of this elephant herd, how keepers interact with them, and how this work helps wild elephants thousands of miles away. Created in partnership with the Smithsonian Institution, this fact-filled picture book will help young learners get to know these incredible...

When Houston fifth-grader Audrey's ingenuity helps the Apollo 11 astronauts during their 1969 Moon landing, her dream of becoming a NASA scientist one day, despite sexism, seems possible.

This book, in question-and-answer format, explores American art from pre-Columbian cultures to the twenty-first century and features artists such as Benjamin West, John Singleton Copley, Mary Cassatt, Thomas Eakins, Stuart Davis, Jackson Pollock, and Andy Warhol.

"Why is Madam C.J. Walker important? She invented a brand of hair care products just for African Americans! Follow her journey from the cotton fields to a seat at the millionaires' table. It's a story of big dreams, hard work, and life-changing inventions!"--Back cover.

In their long journey from San Francisco to Lusk, Wyoming, in 1889, David (Siu-Long) Wong and his parents have encountered terrible prejudice because they are Chinese immigrants; but here they are given a job at John Bell Hatcher's paleontological excavation digging up dinosaur bones, including an eight-foot long Triceratops skull, and David becomes fascinated by dinosaurs and resolves to become a paleontologist. Includes historical note on J.B. Hatcher....