Meish Goldish

Fasten your seat belt! You’re about to take a tour of the biggest, most awesome trucks in the world! From gigantic tankers that transport enough liquid to fill 72,000 pint-sized milk cartons to super-huge logging trucks that can haul the weight of seven large elephants, readers will see just how useful these trucks can be. Large, full-color photos and fascinating facts are sure to make Titanic Trucks a hit with young readers.

Let's order an appetizer before dinner. What should we get? The fried spiders are always good. Or maybe roasted tarantulas will hit the spot. And of course, you can't go wrong with a bowl of scorpion soup. Where do people eat foods like these? All over the world! In Spider-tizers and Other Creepy Treats, kids will be amazed to learn about the wide variety of dishes that are cooked—and eaten—by people from different cultures all around the globe. Large, eye-popping photos, a colorful map, and fascinating fact boxes on every two-page spread are sure to delight every reader. Spider-tizers and Other Creepy Treats is part of Bearport's Extreme Cuisine series.

For years, people on the secluded island of Madagascar told scary stories about a mysterious creature called the fossa. According to some, this vicious killer crept out of the forest at night to steal babies from their cribs. Few people, however, had actually seen this rare animal. Were the stories true? Scientist Luke Dollar was about to find out. In 1996, he set up camp in Madagascar to study these mysterious and misunderstood creatures—and finally learn the truth. In Fossa: A Fearsome Predator, kids follow Dollar as he discovers the secrets of this fascinating, uncommon animal. Large, full-color photos and a narrative format will keep readers turning the pages for more.

Wolf spiders don’t spin webs to catch their food. What do they do instead? They hunt insects by using their sharp eyesight (they have eight eyes!) and incredible speed. People don’t have to worry about these spooky-looking spiders, however. Although the poison in their fangs can turn the inside of an insect into liquid, their bite can’t kill a person. These are just some of the surprising facts that young readers will discover as they explore the unusual world of these spooky spiders. Large, eye-popping photographs and fascinating, grade-appropriate text engage emergent and early readers as they learn about the natural habitat, diet, physical characteristics, and behavior of this unique invertebrate.