Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, andthey fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come inall different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. Andthey do a "lot" of different jobs. These hard-working littlecreatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptationsnecessary in their ever-changing world.
The whole world loves panda bears. Everyone loves to watchthem play, climb, cuddle, and chew. But careful, they can scratchtoo—just look at that tree! Pandas live in wild places veryfaraway, and they are the STAR ATTRACTIONS of every zoo thatkeeps them safe and well, all over the world.
Illus. in black-and-white. Jack and Annie are in deep trouble when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of desert islands, secret maps, hidden gold--and ruthless pirates! Will Jack and Annie discover a buried treasure? Will they find out the identity of the mysterious M? Or will they walk the plank? 作者简介: Mary Pope Osborne grew up in the military, and by the time she was fifteen had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the early 1970's, Mary traveled all over Europe, and spent the first six weeks of her trip living in a cave on the island of Crete. She then joined up with a group of European young people and traveled in rickety vans through sixteen Asian countries, including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal. She was a bartender, an acting teacher, a waitress, a travel agent, a window dresser, and a medical assistant --