Best Selling Books by Meish Goldish

Read many stories of dogs displaying their intelligence. From saving lives, detecting cancer, and communicating using body language, dogs are surprising people with their intelligence and ingenuity.

Provides information about the physical characteristics, habits, and behavior of beavers and such related rodents as flying squirrels, pocket gophers, mice, and lemmings.

A warehouse in a large city catches fire late at night. The flames spread to every floor, and nearby buildings are in danger of being caught up in the blaze. Suddenly, ear-piercing sirens fill the air. Trucks speed down a busy street. They stop in front of the warehouse, and firefighters rush out to contain the deadly blaze before anyone gets hurt. In City Firefighters, dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how these tough, brave firefighters use their strength, quick thinking, and expert skills to battle deadly blazes. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to learn how city firefighters train for their job so that they are ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice.

Describes the natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and behavior of the brown bear, the biggest meat-eater on land.

Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, behavior, and life cycle of the longest snake in the world.

Describes the behavior, physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of emperor penguins.

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of this huge marine mammal.

Traces a recruit''s journey from civilian to member of the Air Force, including basic and advanced training, and explains what it takes to become one of the world''s finest soldiers.

Introduces the Africanized honeybee or "killer bee," describing is physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, diet, and behavior.

Biography of America''s greatest competitive swimmer, Michael Phelps.

Learn all about amazing water frogs, what they eat, what they do, and how they live.

A bolt of lightning creates a spark that instantly turns a tree into a ball of flames. The fire quickly spreads in the remote forest. Overhead, specially trained firefighters leap out of a plane into the forest. They carefully tug on their parachute straps to avoid the blaze and the rising smoke. After landing, the smoke jumpers immediately get to work battling the giant fire. In Smoke Jumpers, dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn firsthand how these tough, brave firefighters use their strength, quick thinking, and expert skills to battle deadly blazes. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to learn how smoke jumpers train for their job so that they are ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice.

In 2015, scientist Carlos Jared made an amazing discovery while studying frogs in Brazil. After picking up a small frog with his bare hands, Jared immediately felt a sharp pain, which lasted for hours. He didn’t know what caused it. At the time, Jared didn’t realize he had just made an important scientific discovery. He had found a frog covered with tiny spines that can inject venom! Learn all about deadly frogs in this engrossing new narrative nonfiction book for young readers. It’s packed with exciting wildlife encounters, cutting-edge science, and loads of info about venom and its deadly effects.

Identifies the most spectacular skyscrapers in the world and explains their incredible features through size comparisons and photos.

Introduces stick insects or "walkingsticks," describing their physical characteristics, life cycle, habitat, diet, and behavior.

In Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula, young readers follow the world''s biggest spider as they learn about their natural habitat, physical characteristics, diet, life cycle, and behavior. Bright, colorful photographs are closely linked to the age-appropriate text, engaging young readers as they discover how this incredible arachnid adapts to the rainforest for survival. Goliath Bird-Eating Tarantula includes such useful and fun learning features as a detailed comparison diagram showing a tarantula standing on a dinner plate.

The engine room of a ship bursts into flames. Black smoke billows into the air. The fire begins to spread, snaking through the belly of the boat. A fire alarm sounds, and specially trained marine firefighters aboard the ship grab their gear and rush to the scene. They work fast to contain and extinguish the fire before any serious harm is done. Dramatic, true stories will keep readers turning the pages as they learn first-hand how these tough, brave firefighters use their strength, quick thinking, and expert skills to battle deadly blazes. In addition, readers will go behind the scenes to learn how marine firefighters train for their job so that they are ready to spring into action at a moment’s notice.

Find out how the world''s tallest mammal uses its height to find food, stay safe, and even help other animals escape from enemies.