Chronicles the history of the nineteenth-century Bavarian ruler's royal residence, including the fall of the kingdom in 1871, and King Ludwig's mysterious death.

King Ludwig's Castle: Germany's Neuschwanstein (Castles, Palaces & Tombs)

Children's Books

Trumbauer,Lisa

Biographies

Bearport Books

Discusses the training, selection, and use of dogs in police work.

Police Dogs - Non-Fiction Reading for Grade 3, Developmental Learning for Young Readers - Dog Heroes

Frances E. Ruffin

Animals

Discusses the history of drag racing, and how and why the current car designs were developed.

Superfast Cars (Ultimate Speed)

Dubowski, Mark

Cars, Trains & Things That Go

The rough current had carried Elizabeth's boat past the island where she lived. She was lost! Then, through the roaring wind, she heard a high, squeaky bark. It was Ursa, her dog. He was coming to rescue her. Told in a gripping narrative style, Water Rescue Dogs will introduce readers to dogs who have been expertly trained to rescue people from floods, boating accidents, and other water-related disasters. Readers will journey with the dogs as they go from training school to the first day on the job. Vivid, full-color photographs and gripping stories of amazing rescues are guaranteed to entertain students.

Water Rescue Dogs (Dog Heroes)

Ruffin, Frances E.

Describes how dogs can alert their owners to certain medical conditions or situations, such as approaching epileptic fits or loss of consciousness due to diabetes, and how they are being trained to detect cancer by smell.

Medical Detective Dogs (Dog Heroes)

Learn about the life of one of our greatest presidents.

Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Nothing to Fear! (Defining Moments: Overcoming Challenges)

Kent, Deborah

The alarm sounds and Lyric bolts into action. She knows just what to do in an emergency. Lyric is a service dog who has been trained to help her owner out of danger. She knocks off the phone receiver and presses the key, calling 911—and saves her owner's life! Lyric isn't the only smart dog in the kennel. People are discovering why dogs really are man's best friend. In Dogs, kids will read many exciting stories of dogs displaying their amazing intelligence. From saving lives, detecting cancer, and communicating using body language, dogs are surprising people with their intelligence and ingenuity.

Dogs (Smart Animals)

Goldish, Meish

In Wolves, children will follow Professor Harry Frank as he uncovers the truth about wolf intelligence. Despite their reputation as the big bad wolf, wolves rarely attack humans and are among the smartest animals in the kingdom. So how did they get such a bad reputation? In this fascinating narrative about smart animals, children will learn how scientists test animal intelligence, and discover how wolves possess many humanlike intelligence traits. Large, full-color photos and fascinating anecdotes of wolves showing their smarts are sure to keep readers turning the pages.

Wolves (Smart Animals)

Searl, Duncan

In The Tiny Titanosaurs, young readers journey to Argentina with paleontologist Luis Chiappe as he makes a major discovery. Amidst a nesting ground filled with thousands of dinosaur eggs, Luis and his team were the first to find both skin and bones from unhatched baby dinosaurs. If the babies had survived, they would have grown to be some of the largest animals that ever walked the earth. What disaster kept the eggs from hatching? Discover the answer with Luis and his team. Full-color photographs, a map, and an exciting narrative text will inspire the budding fossil hunter in every child.

The Tiny Titanosaurs: Luis Chiappe's Dinosaur Nests (Fossil Hunters)

Lunis, Natalie

In Chinese Giant Salamander, young readers follow Chinese giant salamanders as they learn about their natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and predatory behavior. Age-appropriate text paired with colorful photographs will engage young readers as they discover how the world's biggest amphibian adapts to its environment for survival. Chinese Giant Salamander includes such useful and fun learning features as a detailed diagram that compares the animal's super size to something familiar in kids' own lives.

Chinese Giant Salamander: The World's Biggest Amphibian (SuperSized!)

Squire, Ann O.

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