"Elvis Presley, perhaps better known as the King of Rock and Roll, left an amazing legacy on the worldwide music scene. But before Elvis became The King, he was just a shy kid growing up in a poor family in Mississippi. From an early age singing in church, Elvis used music as a form of hope, a means of getting by. He soon created his own style that brought together classes and races and lifted people's spirits. His mark was indelible. He remains the...

Describes the creation of the huge statue given by France to the United States and its erection in New York Harbor as a symbol of liberty.

Tells the story of the Avengers, a group of superheroes who use their super powers to fight evil.

Describes the orchestra, the families of instruments of which it is made, and the individual instruments in each family.

Describes the life of Fiona, a baby hippopotamus who was born prematurely and raised by humans at the Cincinnati Zoo, and details how the hippo became a worldwide Internet sensation.

Baby Bear, who wants to be called Sam, tells the true story of what happened when he and his parents went for a walk while their porridge cooled.

Relates how the Jade Emperor chose twelve animals to represent the years in his calendar. Also discusses the Chinese calendar, zodiac, the qualities associated with each animal, and what animal rules the year in which the reader was born.

What happened to the dinosaurs? What can we learn from fossils? This book answers these questions and more as it brings readers back in time to learn the story of the dinosaurs. Readers will learn about where and when the first dinosaurs roamed the earth, what kinds of dinosaurs existed, and how they may have lived.