Best Selling Books by Patricia Lauber

Traces man''s association with the house mouse from ancient times to current scientific research stressing the animal''s importance as a laboratory animal.

Four essays on the psychological aspects of art. A study of Leonardo treats the work of art, and art itself, not as ends in themselves, but rather as instruments of the artist''s inner situation. Two other essays discuss the relation of art to its epoch and specifically the relation of modern art to our own time. An essay on Chagall views this artist in the context of the problems explored in the other studies.

Presents the events in earth''s history that led up to the age of dinosaurs.

Explains how teeth are clues to what animals eat and how they get their food.

Discusses how fossilized remains of plants and animals reveal the characteristics of the prehistoric world.

As any cat owner knows, cats are born purrfect. But cats are purrfectionists -- they wish to make sure they are purrfectly purrfect. And that is why they go to the Acatemy, where they learn geography (CATskill Mountains, ConnectiCAT), mewsic (Kitten on the Keys), vocabulary (CATastrophe, CATapult), and, most important, EtiCAT, because knowing how to behave purrfectly is important. All of the students perform purrfectly, except Dudley. He''s only a kitten, much too young for the Acatemy. Will he ruin the Acatemy''s record for having all purrfect graduates?

Tells how our Southern Plains developed into a sea of dust in the 1930''s, and discusses what farmers are doing today to prevent further erosion of their land.

Further adventures of Clarence the dog, this time on Cape Cod where he enjoys himself as long as he can avoid getting wet.

Describes the birth of the Mighty Mississippi and its importance in the development of the country. Briefly examines piloting and engineering problems and man''s methods of controlling or correcting them.

Scientists study glaciers and glacial history trying to discover why the ice ages happened, and when they might come again.

A history of exploration, travel, and trade on the Congo River. Describes the journeys of Henry M. Stanley, the animal and mineral riches of the river, and the life of its peoples today.

A river is a natural source of transportation and power to the cities built on its banks. Here is the story of the Rhône, from its ancient glories, its 20th Century problems, and its promise for the future.

Describes the characteristics and behavior of different kinds of whales and discusses why they are threatened by extinction.

Starting with the earliest dike-builders, the Frisians, the people of Holland have worked to win land from the sea, doubling the size of the country by building a series of increasingly sophisticated dikes.

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The eruption and healing of Mount St. Helens.

Traces the life of the pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.

Adapted from a chapter in Clarence the TV dog.

Describes changes in eating customs throughout the centuries and the origins of table manners.

This photo-essay shows how animals adapt to their habitats.

Traces simply and briefly the history of the dog and his relationship with man from the time when the first pact of friendship developed between them.

While Mrs. Logan takes over a dress shop, Brian, Sis, and Clarence take over New York. Who else but Clarence the TV dog could bring fame to an unknown restaurant, capture a wild beast, or trap a ring of thieves?

Describes the physical characteristics, life cycle, environment, and ecological role of the alligator.

Describes over fifty animals throughout the world that carry their own nursery with them like the kangaroo, wombat, koala, oppossum, and bandicoot.

Studies the life processes and functions of the human body.

Discusses asteroids, comets, and meteorites, explaining where they come from, how they were formed, and what effect these voyagers from space have when they streak past the Earth or plummet to its surface.

Describes the characteristics, habitat, and habits of the mammals, drawing attention to the sea otters'' ecological function in the kelp forests of the north Pacific

Describes the geography of Everglades National Park and the interrelationship of its unique plant and animal life.

Presents the penguins of the Edinburgh zoo, telling how they are caught and cared for; examines the evolution of the penguin and his adaptation to the climatic changes of Antarctica; and describes the life and habits of the Adélie and Emperor penguins.