Best Selling Books by PATRICIA LAUBER

Discusses asteroids, comets, and meteorites, explaining where they come from, how they were formed, and what effect these voyagers from space have when they streak past the Earth or plummet to its surface.

Various types of magic tricks are explained with diagrams and "lines" of chatter to go with the tricks.

Describes the physical characteristics and unusual habits of twenty fantastic creatures such as the gumberoo, squonk, shagamaw, and hugag.

Describes the season of fire that struck Yellowstone in 1988, and examines the complex ecology that returns plant and animal life to a seemingly barren, ash-covered expanse.

Describes the characteristics, habitat, and habits of the mammals, drawing attention to the sea otters'' ecological function in the kelp forests of the north Pacific

Gives a look at some of the earth''s habitats and the remarkable ways animals live in them.

A collie known as Clown because of his antics, who would not learn to do his duty and take care of the sheep properly, proves his worth during a flood.

A description of how volcanoes are born, erupt, and become dormant. Cites their vast destructive force but also mentions ways in which their power is being harnessed beneficially.

A boy and girl upsets the whole town when news that their flea circus has been misplaced is distorted into rumors that wild animals from a circus are loose in the neighborhood.

Traces the life of the pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly aroud the world.

For each state and the District of Columbia, gives a brief summary of its history, geography, industry and agriculture; and lists facts about its size, capital, motto, seal, flag and other items.

Examines the life cycle of the alligator from egg to adult and analyzes its significance in the ecological balance of nature.

Life cycle of a forest and its importance in our lives. Grades 4-6.

Tells the difference between ice, icebergs, and glaciers; describes the icebergs that form each spring off the Greenland icecap and are guided by the Atlantic Current; and discusses the Ice Age and what influence scientists think the polar cap will have on the climate in the future.

A young boy and girl see lights at night on an offshore island, row out to the island and discover a cave, and eventually, during a storm, solve the question of what is going on out there.

An introduction to Clarence, the burglar-catching, television- watching, cod-liver oil-drinking dog.