Buccaneers and Pirates of Our Coasts by Frank Richard Stockton is an excellently written, captivating history book dedicated to young readers about how pirating began and how it evolved during the 17th and 18th century. The terms buccaneer and pirate are nowadays used as interchangeable, but as a matter of fact buccaneers were a group of pirates active in the Caribbean and attacking only Spanish ships and are therefore considered to be the predecessors...

"Poppleton the pig moves from the city to a small town, where he makes new friends and spends Mondays reading adventure books in the library." --

Poppleton the pig enjoys the company of geese flying south, buys a new winter coat with the help of his friend Cherry Sue, and tries to order pancakes at the Lion's Club breakfast.

Simple text and photographs describe the work of veterinarians.

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Introduces the life cycle of an oak tree, explaining how it grows, develops, and reproduces.