Brief, one-paragraph presentations of facts about dinosaurs and how we study them.

"Introduces the reader to sharks" --

Highlights fascinating facts about dogs, from their domestication to their role as beloved pets today. Learn about the Saint Bernard who saved the lives of more than 40 people, dogs that yodel instead of bark, the Japanese dog that spent nine years waiting for his owner to come home, and more! Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Highlights fascinating facts about engineering, from ancient pyramids to space-age telescopes. Learn about the flooded colosseum, a dam large enough to slow Earth's rotation, computers smaller than a grain of rice, and more! Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Highlights fascinating facts about the human body, from the genes in our cells to the hairs on our heads. Learn about the number of bathtubs your saliva could fill, the evolutionary origins of goosebumps, the part of the body that doesn't need blood, and more! Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Highlights fascinating facts about math, from the invention of zero to numbers too large to write out. Learn about the ancient Egyptian god that represents one million, the magic of the number 9, the infinite digits of pi, and more! Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

Highlights fascinating facts about scary stuff, from vampires' obsession with counting to the Flying Dutchman haunting the seven seas. Learn about a real disease that may have inspired werewolf stories, the sea monster believed to lurk in the waters of an upstate New York lake, the ghost of a president that supposedly haunts the White House, and more! Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further...

Highlights fascinating facts about U.S. presidents, from the president who was afraid to touch light switches to the president that banned broccoli. Learn about the president's dog who was so popular that he needed his own secretary, the president who befriended a burglar, the president who had his staff hide from him, and more! Additional features include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.