Most Popular Books by Patricia Lauber

Describes the eruption, aftermath, and gradual return of life to the Mount St. Helens slopes devastated by the 1980 eruption.

Why should you be a friend to trees? Trees are a valuable natural resource. People depend on trees for food, and animals depend on trees for food and shelter. But most important, we depend on trees because they add oxygen, a gas we all need, to the air. While trees give us many wonderful products, we must also protect them because we can''t live without them.

A fascinating look at the life of a remarkable woman and the unsolved mystery surrounding her disappearance during her attempt to fly around the world in 1937. Photographs.

Explains how the study of mummies, both natural and man-made, including a frozen baby mammoth found in Siberia and the human mummies of Egypt, Peru, and Denmark, can reveal information about ancient civilizations and prehistoric life.

Tells how hurricanes form, how scientists study them, and how they have affected the United States throughout this century.

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Through a true-or-false format, presents statements about the history, uses, and behavior of dogs and discusses them.

Text and photographs describe the many different ways that seeds travel and disperse.

Lauber provides an illustrated time line of how the world''s been waking up since the dawn of time.

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

"[Here is] a charming introduction to the truly amazing octopus [from its intelligence to its ability to change colors to the camouflaging black ink it squirts to escape predators]. Lauber''s chatty, fact-filled text makes the book a good read-aloud, and Keller''s amusing and colorful drawings enhance it—a perfect match of text and illustration." —SLJ. Children''s Books of 1990 (Library of Congress)

Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 2.

The earth is like a spaceship in orbit—it has everything on board that we need to survive: water, food, and air with oxygen. Unlike a space shuttle, Earth is able to renew its resources. Read and find out why Earth is the greatest spaceship to be aboard!

Describes the severe flooding of the Mississippi River in 1993, the effects on people near the river, and the aftermath.

Explores the planets of our solar system, highlighting the prominent features of each. Includes new photos and information gathered by the Voyager explorations.

Explains various changes in humanity''s beliefs about the shape of the earth, from the flat earth theories of the ancients to the round earth theories which were proven true by the voyages of Columbus and Magellan.

Through a true-or-false format, presents statements about the history, uses, and behavior of horses and discusses them.

Discusses the truth behind such beliefs as "Cats can see in total darkness," "Cats have nine lives," and "A cat signals its feelings with its tail."

Details all the latest scientific information in a colorful picture-book about fascinating dinosaurs.

Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times.

Through accounts of some famous earthquakes, explains new scientific theories about the causes of earthquakes and how we can learn to live with them.

Examines the work of zoo veterinarians focusing on such cases as a tiger with a toothache, a gorilla with a cold, and a tortoise with a broken bone.

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

Describes the life cycle of the giant cactus, the saguaro, which grows only in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.

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

An account of how and why Mount St. Helens erupted in May 1980 and the destruction it caused, and a discussion of the return of life to that area.

Describes the physiology of the earthworm and the useful services it performs for man.

Describes instances of dolphin friendship with humans, dolphin anatomy and life in the sea, care of their young, dolphins as pets and performers, and scientific experiments on their capacity to hear and communicate with one another.

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Describes the tremendous problem of disposing of America''s 250 million tons of waste every year. You can help!