John Crossingham

Introduces the techniques, equipment, rules, and safety requirements of basketball.

A simple presentation of the migratory habits of such animals as geese, eels, frogs and toads, and more.

This newly revised edition takes readers into a Colonial Home of the 1600s and 1700s. See inside the kitchen, the fireplace, the bedchamber and the barn. Learn why immigrants from England, France, and Spain were drawn to North America, and how plantations in the South grew and prospered through the slave trade.

In the animal world, the easiest way to avoid being eaten is to avoid being seen. What are Camouflage and Mimicry? examines animals that use unique colorization to avoid their predators - or to sneak up on prey! So highly developed is the camouflage of some animals, that they are virtually impossible to see. Examples include: • spots and stripes that blend into the shadows • bright colors that warn of toxic poisons • animals that look like rocks,...