Cakes make any celebration special, especially homemade cakes! This book is filled with 19 easy-to-do cake designs and decorating tips simple enough for kids to try on their own. Decorating with candies, cookies and other goodies means that no fancy pastry bags or labor-intensive parental supervision is required. The illustrated step-by-step instructions, full-color photos and delicious cake and icing recipes help kids take cakes from plain to WOW...

Uses forensic sciences to try to solve some of the world's mysteries, including how Napoleon died, the identity of the Man in the Iron Mask, and the fate of Thailand's King Rama.

From the time people first rode horses more than 5,000 years ago, these amazing creatures have changed the way humans live, travel, fight, work, and play. In her captivating storytelling style, Elizabeth MacLeod brings to life six of the most exciting horses that have influenced the course of civilization.

A brief biography of Canadian author, Lucy Maud Montgomery, whose "Anne of Green Gables" stories were based on her own life experiences.

Describes 21 of the most amazing dinosaurs ever to roam the earth and brings to life the drama of the prehistoric era. Provides answers to questions such as: Which dinosaur could run as fast as a modern-day race horse? Which dinosaur used its razor-sharp claws to rip apart its prey? Which dinosaur laid eggs as big as water melons?

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of puffins and old world monkeys.

Follows the lives of the Wright brothers and describes how they developed the first airplane

Describes the physical and behavioral characteristics of the Australian koala.

Books in the first-rate Kids Can Do It series continue to give children an opportunity to develop craft skills by providing projects that are both age appropriate and lots of fun. Gifts assumes that children are comfortable in the kitchen and puts as much emphasis on the package as on the culinary product. Instruction for making fudge, for example, is accompanied by ideas for an inventive gift wrap for it. Even though many of the foods are no-cook...