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Monster Bugs

by Lucille Recht Penner

Published 1 March 1996

Best-selling simplifier of science Lucille Recht Penner unearths the truth about the water bug which sucks its victims' blood like a vampire, the assassin bug which turns its prey to mush with a special poison, and other barbaric bugs.  This vividly illustrated collection of sensational but true bug facts is sure to set young readers' skin crawling!  

The Statue of Liberty

by Lucille Recht Penner

Published 1 July 1995

Big Birds

by Lucille Recht Penner and Bryn Barnard

Published 25 January 2000

Describes the physical characteristics, eating habits, defense behavior, and other aspects of large flightless birds both living and extinct, including ostriches, emus, cassowaries, rheas, elephant birds, and moas.

Twisters!

by Lucille Recht Penner

Published 17 September 1996

Describes how tornadoes and hurricanes form and the damage they do.

S-S-snakes!

by Lucille Recht Penner

Published 10 September 1994

Illus. in full color. A scintillating survey of sensational serpents, from blood-spewing West Indian boas to "flying" golden tree snakes.

The Statue of Liberty

by Lucille Recht Penner

Published 10 July 1995

Over 125 years ago our beloved Statue of Liberty made its way to New York Harbor. This Step 2 non-fiction reader uses illustrations and photographs to tell the story of how Lady Liberty was sculpted, transported from France, unveiled, and made into an American icon.