Miriam Moss

A lost little polar bear cub and his friends create a Snow bear mother for the little cub. A polar bear cub has lost his mother in the snow-covered forest. Unable to find her after a long search, he decides to build a big white bear out of snow to keep him company while he waits. His forest friends arrive one by one to help him, but when darkness falls, their own mothers call them home. The little white bear is left alone again. The cub cuddles close...

Bahrain, 1970. After a summer spent with her family, fifteen-year-old Anna is flying back to boarding school in England when her plane is hijacked by Palestinian terrorists and taken to the Jordanian desert. Demands are issued. If they are not met, the terrorists will blow up the plane, killing all hostages. The heat becomes unbearable; food and water supplies dwindle. All alone, Anna begins to face the possibility that she may never see her family...

When a strong wind snatches Busby's clothing off the line, the little bear begins searching and, with help from his friends, finds his clothes in the most unexpected places.

Introduces the mountain ecology of Mount Kilimanjaro in East Africa and the significance it has on the wildlife that lives there.

Billy Bear worries about several things when his mother goes out and leaves him with a babysitter for the first time.

Brief text and labeled illustrations discuss the history and architecture of several forts and castles, focusing on the protection they afforded and mechanisms used in siege against them.

A lyrical description of the ancient Baobab tree and how it provides shelter and nourishment to wildlife of the African plain.