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Did you know that: Moose are so nearsighted that some have mistaken automobiles for their mates. Cows give more milk when they listen to music? The chickens we eat today are descendants of chickens brought here by Christopher Columbus? Here are scores of strange-but-true facts about animals that... More

An overview of some unusual laws from all over the world. Did you know... In Los Angeles, California, you cannot dance with a member of the opposite sex unless you are married? Yugoslavia once forbade Halley's comet from appearing in the heavens over that country? It is unlawful in England to wr... More

Here are hundreds of surprising, true, funny facts about our Presidents. Do you know: What President never spent a day in school? Who was the first President to wear long trousers? Who was the last President to keep a cow on the White House lawn? Whose little daughter had a candy bar named after her... More

An Old English Ghost Tale for early readers. The teeny tiny woman goes out for a picnic and brings back a treasure, but somebody or something wants it back.... More

Imagine being a horse, racing with an Indian pony over the open prairie. Imagine being a dragon with wings to fly up high, or a robot with lots of pushbuttons and a computer brain. The little girl in these three easy-to-read stories pretends to be each of these things, but something always happens t... More

Relates three adventures of the Great Big Elephant and the Very Small Elephant as they play together and help each other out.... More

Money may make the world go around, but whose money is it, where did it come from, and whose idea was it? You will get your money's worth in this book full of facts about coins, bills, counterfeiting, and other interesting money topics. ... More

Boo the ghost has a fun time thwarting some robbers on a chilly evening.... More

[from the back cover] "Eight All-New Holiday Tales--plus one favorite classic--to Warm Your Winter Nights. Wally's First Christmas By Barbara Seuling, Jigsaw Jones: The Case of the Santa Claus Mystery By James Preller, Midnight Gets a Star By Sue Wright, Take a Penny, Leave a Penny By Stephanie Ca... More

This book has as many surprises as there are presents under a Christmas tree including a zombie, a lost dog, Christmas slime, a brave, generous camel, a soldier and the family who miss him, Christmas carols, mice caught snitching tinsel from the Christmas tree, and lots of candles and fun. These are... More