Excerpt: ""What a change from the Arizona desert!" The words broke from the lips of Ken Ward as he leaned from the window of the train which was bearing his brother and himself over the plateau to Tampico in Tamaulipas, the southeastern state of Mexico. He had caught sight of a river leaping out between heavily wooded slopes and plunging down in the most beautiful waterfall he had ever seen. "Look, Hal," he cried. The first fall was a long white streak,...

Buster's a therapy dog who needs to take matters into his own paws to help a boy understand his own anxiety . . . even if it means breaking a few rules. Buster's in big trouble. He's been dragged to Dog Court for breaking one of the most sacred of all dog rules: Never, ever talk to a human, or let a human know how smart you really are. But he swears he had a good reason! The boy he's been taking care of, Tonio, needed his help in a big way. You see,...

The stealthy, agile leopard is a master of camouflage. One of the best ways to learn about this hard-to-spot cat is to study its poop. Learn how leopards mark their territories, what the proper name for their spots is, and much more. Sure to be a hit with animals lovers and anyone with a taste for the icky.

Excerpt: "[Lumbermen] are in such a hurry to get rich that they'll leave their grandchildren a desert. They cut and slash in every direction, and then fires come and the country is ruined. Our rivers depend upon the forests for water. The trees draw the rain; the leaves break it up and let it fall in mists and drippings; it seeps into the ground, and is held by roots. If the trees are destroyed the rain rushes off on the surface and floods the rivers....

Two American cowpokes sign on to drive a herd of cattle across Australian bush country.

Six steamy tales of deceit in the sheets that delve into the scandalous world of infidelity, where there is no end to sexual imagination and forbidden lust.

Cattle drive from Texas to Kansas in 1871.

The Lindsay family has come west hoping to help the father, John, recover from an illness. When they arrive, they are induced to purchase Spanish Peaks Ranch, an abandoned United States military post surrounded by mountains. It seems like a perfect place to settle into their new life as ranchers. As they soon find out, though, this deserted fort is equally suited for both protection and imprisonment. In fact, they've been swindled into buying the...

Ex-gunslinger Dodge Mercer drifts west. When Mercer joins up with the Lilley clan in the rugged Tonto Basin of Arizona, he finds himself involved in a blazing feud.