New Releases by Caroline Arnold

Dinosaurs are usually pictured in warm, tropical environments, but fossils found at the poles are filling in the gap of knowledge about how and where these creatures lived. Evidence from bones and teeth to trackways and skin impressions raises important questions: How did dinosaurs cope with three months of total darkness in winter? What plants grew in the polar regions? How cold was it? What are the implications for today, as glaciers retreat, ice shelves melt, and permafrost thaws? The polar regions are a unique "library" of the past, and Caroline Arnold introduces readers to the gigantic prehistoric creatures that inhabited them.

The Taj Mahal is undoubtedly one of the most spectacular buildings of the world, renowned for its architectual magnificence and aesthetic beauty. It is a rare book that can do justice to such a structure, but the grace and elegance of Rahul Bhushan''s work captures the culture and the people that created the magnificent building. The story is a beautiful one, telling how Shah Jahan achieved immortality for himself and his departed wife, Mumtaz Mahal, by fulfilling her wish for a memeorable tomb. The building itself is so exquisite that the Taj Mahal is more than an expression of one man''s love for a woman; it has become a symbol of grace and beauty and a monument to universal love.

Explains how the different types of bones of the body work harmoniously together.

When animal catchers come to the forest looking for the scary-looking, but very kindly, Hodag to take him to a zoo, a group of lumberjacks must find a way to protect their friend.

Describes the physical characteristics, known habits, and fossil sites of mammoths, prehistoric animals closely related to the elephant.

Get to Know the Earth''s Many Forms with Dozens of Fun and EasyProjects From finding directions by the stars, to mapping your neighborhood,to making an earthquake in a box, you''ll have a great time learningabout the world with The Geography Book. You''ll find out how todetermine location on the Earth, how maps can provide us with awide range of information, how different landforms were created,how water has helped shape the Earth, and much more. Using simple materials you''ll be able to find around the house orin your neighborhood, you''ll be able to create things like a giantcompass rose, a balloon globe, a contour potato, a map puzzle, anda tornado in a jar. So get ready for a fascinating trip around theglobe.

Animal communication and navigation are explored using bats, dolphins and elephants to demonstrate.

Offers a look at the scientific research on the relationship between birds and dinosaurs according to past and present findings, including the recent discovery of a dinosaur with feathers.

Describes how J.J., a baby gray whale born off the California coast and separated from her mother, was rescued and returned to the open sea.

Introduces fishes and sea animals with "electric sense" and explains how they produce, detect, and use electricity to survive.

Explores the nature of the El Niño current and its effects on people and wildlife.

Explains what a settlement house is, describes its role in the lives of poor children who live near it, and tells how the settlement house movement is still being felt today.

Describes the life cycle, behavior, and habitat of and dangers faced by bobcats, the stubby-tailed wildcats native to North America.

Describes the history of the condor in North America and the efforts to capture and breed the few remaining California condors to save them from extinction.

Describes the characteristics and habitats of giraffes and discusses life for these animals at a large open-air wildlife park in New Jersey.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of the house sparrow.

A discussion of pandas with an introduction to those at the Chapultepec Zoo in Mexico City, which features the largest giant panda exhibit outside of China.

Examines the different kinds of flamingos, their physical characteristics, natural habitat, and behavior.

A brief history of the winter Olympic games, with descriptions of individual events and profiles of several past champions.

Describes some of the plants and animals that live in the desert.

Describes some of the plants and animals that live in the forest and how the forest changes with each new season.

An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of ostriches and a variety of other birds that do not fly including the rhea, emu, cassowary, kiwi, and tinamou.

Describes the geographic features of mountains, plants and animals that live there, and how to climb mountains.

Discusses the results of the latest studies and theories on weight control emphasizing the role of heredity as well as habits in determinig individual weight. Includes a chart listing daily nutritional needs.

Text and photos present an animal shelter which cares for lost pets and also offers other community services.