Lucille Recht Penner
3) Unicorns
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Persian unicorns are fierce fighters. Japanese unicorns are just. European unicorns are peaceful. But all unicorns have one thing in common. They are magic! Learn all about unicorn legends, including why people truly believed in them, in this fascinating companion to Dragons.
Beautiful full-color illustrations accompany the easy-to-read text.
Beautiful full-color illustrations accompany the easy-to-read text.
6) Twisters!
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An introduction to tornadoes and other types of "twisters." Describes the dangers of tornadoes, steps to take for protection, and people who study twisters.
7) Dragons
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Relates myths about dragons from different countries, including where they live, what they eat, and how they look, as well as how the myths may have developed.
8) Monster bugs
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Describes some of the world's largest insects and spiders, including the Goliath beetle, praying mantis, tarantula, and giant atlas moth.
13) Monsters
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Offers a guide to monsters of all shapes and sizes, including the minotaur and the kraken, with a review of their menacing homes, stories about them, and the damage they have wrought on humans both on land and by sea.
16) Big birds
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Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, defense behavior, and other aspects of large flightless birds both living and extinct, including ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, elephant birds, and moas.