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The dog who wouldn't be (Seal books)
Par Farley Mowat. 1957
The beauty of the beastly: new views on the nature of life
Par Natalie Angier. 1996
Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer for the New York Times offers her essays on the beauty of organisms usually considered beastly,…
and the beastliness behind conventional icons of beauty in the natural world. Admitting she "anthropomorphizes shamelessly," she humorously discusses commonalities that humans share with other species. Topics include loving, adapting, healing, creating, and dying. Some descriptions of violence. 1995.Reporting royalty: behind the scenes with the BBC's royal correspondent
Par Jennie Bond. 2001
As the BBC's royal correspondent, Jennie Bond has covered many momentous events - among them, three marriage breakdowns, Camillagate, the…
Queen's annus horribilis and the death of the Princess of Wales, whom Jennie had met privately on a number of occasions. Included here is information from behind the scenes that has never been shared with the public before. 2001.Kids who rule: the remarkable lives of five child monarchs
Par Charis Cotter. 2007
They were queens. They were kings. They were kids. While boy king Tutankhamun was crowned pharaoh of Egypt at nine,…
and had homework that involved firing arrows from a moving chariot, being royalty wasn't all glory and bossing people around. Includes episodes from each regal childhood, elements of their country's history, and an "End of the Story" section on how their lives played out. Grades 3-6. 2007.King Edward VIII: the official biography
Par Philip Ziegler. 1990
A study of the life of Edward VIII, from boyhood to Prince of Wales, uncrowned King, in exile, and as…
Governor of the Bahamas. It also examines his relationships with George V, Queen Mary, the future George VI and Queen Elizabeth, Freda Dudley Ward, Wallis Simpson, Adolf Hitler, and Oswald Mosley. 1990.Imperial legend: the disappearance of Tsar Alexander I
Par Alexis S Troubetzkoy. 2002
In 1825, at the age of 48, Tsar Alexander, a sturdy man in excellent health, died under mysterious circumstances. Rumour…
had it that the Tsar had faked his death in order to shed the burdens of the throne, a position he had reluctantly assumed after his father was assassinated, and escaped into self-imposed exile. This book attempts to unravel the mystery surrounding the death of Tsar Alexander I and offers up an explanation of what really happened to the leader of one of the world's most powerful nations. 2002.Horse: how the horse has shaped civilizations
Par J. Edward Chamberlin. 2006
Chamberlin draws on archaeology, biology, art, literature and ethnography to describe the relationship between humans and horses throughout history -…
from Alexander the Great to Genghis Khan, from the Moors in Spain and the knights in France to the great horse cultures of native America. From the Ice Age to the Industrial Age, horses have provided sustenance, transportation, status, companionship and the ability to establish and expand empires. Included are stories of horses at work, at war and at play, both wild horses and famous horses, in paintings, books and movies. Some descriptions of violence. 2006.As long as there are whales
Par Evelyne Daigle, Geneviève Wright. 2004
An exploration of the world of the whales that live in the St. Lawrence River, including their physical characteristics, methods…
of communication, and food sources. Among the behaviours described are mating, hunting, and stranding, and information about the decimation of whale populations in the last 100 years and the current threats to their survival is also provided. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2004. Uniform title: Tant qu'il y aura des baleines--Balto and the great race (Stepping Stone Bks.)
Par Elizabeth Cody Kimmel. 1999
Animal heroes
Par Karleen Bradford. 1990
Karleen Bradford describes the heroic deeds of thirteen animals -- two cats, ten dogs, and a rabbit. She also provides…
information about guide dogs, police tracking dogs, the Akita breed of dogs, and racing sled dogs. Grades 3-6.Princess: a true story of life behind the veil in Saudi Arabia
Par Jean P Sasson. 1993
Although names and identifying circumstances have been changed to protect the life of "Sultana", this is the true story of…
a present-day Saudi Arabian princess. It is a harrowing tale, depicting riches beyond our wildest dreams, and the grim realities of life in a country where women have few rights, and men's sex, money, and power reign supreme. 1993.Purple secret: genes, "madness" and the Royal houses of Europe
Par John C. G Röhl, David M Hunt, Martin Warren. 1999
Based on the theory that King George III suffered from the rare blood disease, Porphyria - an inherited disorder, this…
book use advances in DNA sequencing to examine how it may have affected his descendants, including the present British royal family, and its possible consequences.Lives of the Indian princes
Par Sharada Dwivedi, Charles Allen. 1998
Planet zoo: one hundred animals we can't afford to lose
Par Simon Barnes. 2000
This is a challenging, and at times highly emotive, account of 100 animals threatened by extinction and in need of…
human help as we enter the new millennium. Each chapter presents the knock-on effect of the animal's likely disappearance and how the future of the planet depends on its creatures. Grades 3-6.Translations from the natural world
Par Les Murray. 1993
Ravens, cuttlefish, sunflowers and a shell-back tick are among those non-verbal members of our natural world which find distinctive voices…
in this new collection of poems by Les Murray. Few poets could achieve such variety of approach to express character and feelings and to give us their vision of the universe. 1993.Diana: in pursuit of love
Par Andrew Morton. 2004
When Andrew Morton's biography, "Diana: her true story", was first published, it caused a media frenzy, severely jolted the Royal…
Family and the Palace hierarchy, and shook the British Establishment to its foundations. Later revealed as having been written with the Princess's full cooperation, this world bestseller is now seen as the nearest thing to her official biography. Yet it was not the full story, nor could it have been, given the circumstances at the time. Friends, advisers and colleagues, more than six years after her death, feel a far greater freedom in speaking of her than once they did.Insect lives: stories of mystery and romance from a hidden world
Par Erich Hoyt, Ted Schultz. 1999
This text seeks to assemble some of the most unusual, dramatic and revealing writings about insects, ranging through history from…
the Bible to Darwin and Tom Eisner. The text varies from horror film extracts to scientific fact, and each section is introduced and annotated. 1999.Bees (A Denver Museum of Nature & Science book)
Par Deborah Hodge. 2004
Introduces how bees live and work together, the life cycle of a bee as it grows from an egg to…
an adult, and how bees "talk" to one another. Grades 2-4. 2004.Ants (A Denver Museum of Nature & Science book)
Par Deborah Hodge. 2004
Introduces how a colony of ants works together, the life cycle of an ant as it develops from an egg…
to an adult, and how ants find food. Includes instructions to build an ant nest out of modeling clay. Grades 2-4. 2004.