Most Popular Books by Sneed B. Collard

Friends Mike Gilbert and Kyle Daniels reunite for a cross-country odyssey involving drag racing, rescuing Kyle''s sister Annie, and a quest to find a priceless 1964 silver dollar.

Explains the problems posed by living organisms that invade or spread to new places.

Explores the drama and history of one of the West''s premier rodeo and cultural events, the Miles City Bucking Horse Sale. Begun in 1951 as a way to sell "spoiled" and unruly ranch horses for use in rodeos, the sale has evolved into a four-day celebration that features horse racing, country music, a parade, and rodeo riding. Includes more than 60 photographs.

This book explores a special kind of tropical forest that grows at high altitudes -- a tropical cloud forest. It presents the cloud forest through the eyes of scientists working in the best-known tropical cloud forest, the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in Costa Rica, and it shares many of the secrets that these scientists have uncovered through their research. The author highlights the delicate biology of the tropical cloud forests and the continuing efforts to preserve it.

A girl joins an annual count. Includes information on butterflies and how to attract and watch them.

Describes the mating rituals and reproductive methods of a variety of animals, including flatworms, jellyfish, chameleons, and walruses.

"Smart Survivors" shows how 12 fascinating plants and animals survive their hostile and dangerous habitats, including how the strangler fig gets sunlight, where poison arrow frogs keep their babies safe, how snakes move, and other interesting facts. 12 photos. 12 illustrations.

Describes the history, characteristics, and uses of drones by the military.

Discusses the reasons various animals are the color they are and explains the science behind colors in the natural world.

Typescript, signed and spiral bound.

Includes an excerpt from an upcoming novel in the Slate Stephens Mysteries series, entitled ''The governor''s dog is missing!''

All there is to know about American hero Cesar Chavez

"A family of beavers love their pond, which they''ve worked hard to turn from a bedraggled landscape into a thriving wetland. But when a family of otters move in and start reaping the rewards of the beavers'' efforts, the only thing the beavers can do is tolerate their new neighbors as best they can. Despite the fact that the otters can be rather annoying, the two species eventually strike a balance, and in the process benefits the rich new ecosystem around them"--

"Meet some of the world''s most impressive predators! Small creatures can make a huge impact, changing ecosystems, controlling pests, and even taking down much larger creatures. Discover the amazing lives of these voracious killers"--

Describes the efforts of fifteen young people to protect the environment in their communities in different countries around the world.

Describes the lives and interaction of animals and plants that inhabit the many worlds of water.