Best Selling Books by Bobbie Kalman

A brief introduction to insects, discussing their characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and predators.

Examines aspects of Vietnamese society, including family ties, types of homes, city and village life, clothing, language, employment, ethnic minorities, and leisure activities.

Explains the history and daily lives of the people of Peru, including school, work, family activities, and everyday life both in the city and the country.

Explains how desert animals get their energy from food chains.

Describes koalas, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils and other mammals with pouches using interesting facts and photos that highlight this group of animals, most of whom live in Australia.

Describes different underground habitats and the animals living in underground homes.

Canadian Social Studies; Diverse Cultures.

East to understand text and appealing photos show the different parts of a wolf's body, where wolves live, how babies are cared for by their mothers, and how they are raised in a pack, or family.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and behaviour of emperor penguins as well as threats they face and what can be done to help them.

An introduction to the geography, climate, animals, plants, people, natural resources, and tourist spots of North America.

A colorful and informative book on Japan's geographical characteristics as well as its customs and industries.

An introduction to the North American country of Canada.

Explains how mosquitoes evolve, how they live, and precautions to take to avoid getting bit.

New: the growth of the Chinese film industry, Chinese cuisine; immigration (the Chinese who live abroad); How the growth of the economy has created a new wealthy class within the communist state. Capitalism without democracy.

An introduction to the various types of worms, how they reproduce, what they eat, where they are found, and the threats to their existence.

Explores the life cycle of flowering plants including where they grow, pollination, and threats to their existence.

Looks at India's history, family life, homes, villages, cities, education, languages, occupations, social problems, and customs.

An introduction to animal-types via an alphabetical arrangement. Some of the more unusual animals are featured in this engaging and highly illustrated ABC book. The imaginative and playful text will capture a child's interest in these strange animals.

A visual dictionary of the Old West that focuses on the life of cowboys, western settlers, boomtowns, and the gold rush.

This fascinating book looks at many of the dwellings built by the native nations across the continent. Beautiful, detailed illustrations show the exteriors, interiors, and way of life in each lodge. Discover thatch homes and pueblos of the Southwest; plankhouses of the Northwest Coast; wigwams, longhouses, tipis; earth lodges, pit homes, hogans, and iglus.