Best Selling Books by PATRICIA LAUBER

release date: Jan 01, 1998

Describes the 1994 discovery made in Chauvet, France, of a cave with Stone Age rock paintings, and discusses the significance of cave art to people living in prehistoric as well as modern times.

Life on a Giant Cactus

Describes the life cycle of the giant cactus, the saguaro, which grows only in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona and Mexico.

All about the Ice Age

Scientists study glaciers and glacial history trying to discover why the ice ages happened, and when they might come again.

Earthquakes: New Scientific Ideas about how and why the Earth Shakes

Through accounts of some famous earthquakes, explains new scientific theories about the causes of earthquakes and how we can learn to live with them.

Clarence and the Burglar

Volcanoes and Earthquakes

Explains what earth scientists know about volcanoes and earthquakes.

Science Book of Volcanoes

The Friendly Dolphins

Describes instances of dolphin friendship with humans, dolphin anatomy and life in the sea, care of their young, dolphins as pets and performers, and scientific experiments on their capacity to hear and communicate with one another.

Who Discovered America?

Discusses how information on the settling and exploration of America before Columbus has been compiled from archaeological discoveries.

Great Whales

release date: Jan 01, 1991

Describes the characteristics and behavior of different kinds of whales and discusses why they are threatened by extinction.

Famous Mysteries of the Sea

The Congo, River Into Central Africa

A history of exploration, travel, and trade on the Congo River. Describes the journeys of Henry M. Stanley, the animal and mineral riches of the river, and the life of its peoples today.

Battle Against the Sea

Starting with the earliest dike-builders, the Frisians, the people of Holland have worked to win land from the sea, doubling the size of the country by building a series of increasingly sophisticated dikes.

Clarence takes a vacation

Further adventures of Clarence the dog, this time on Cape Cod where he enjoys himself as long as he can avoid getting wet.

BLACK ROCK CAVE

by: PATRICIA LAUBER

Dust Bowl

Tells how our Southern Plains developed into a sea of dust in the 1930''s, and discusses what farmers are doing today to prevent further erosion of their land.

Meteors and Meteorites

release date: Jan 01, 1989

Grade level: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, e, i, s.

Highway to Adventure

A river is a natural source of transportation and power to the cities built on its banks. Here is the story of the Rhône, from its ancient glories, its 20th Century problems, and its promise for the future.

Volcano

by: Cullinan, Patricia Lauber

release date: Jan 01, 1994

The eruption and healing of Mount St. Helens.

The Story of Amelia Earhart

release date: Jan 01, 1988