There are two species of panda: giant pandas bears and red pandas or lesser pandas. The black-and-white giant pandas are easily recognized. The red pandas resemble raccoons. Random Facts About Pandas Giant pandas can grow to be five or six feet tall. Red pandas only grow to a height of 20-25 inches. An adult giant…
What is waiting for us after we die? Erica Flynn is about to find out. She meets an early death right after a fight with her husband. If there is ever an appropriate time to die, right after you have a fight with your spouse is definitely not it. Anyway, Erica finds the afterlife is…
A phobia is an extreme dread or fear of something. When a person encounters the object of his or her fear, he could experience anxiety, shortness of breath, rapid breathing, an irregular heartbeat, sweating, nausea, dry mouth, etc. While this person’s phobia may seem outrageous or unreasonable to you, I assure you it is not…
Does your dog like to bark or barque? Is the deserted land baron or barren? Do they add basal or basil to Italian seasoning? There is a ham cooking. Will you baste it or will you based it? Does your dog like to bask or basque in the sun? bark, barque A bark is either the outer…
If you are having a bad day, if you hate your job, or even if you are just in a bad mood, you need to read this book. This book is fun to read, and I don’t see how anyone could read it without laughing at least once. I lost count of how many times…
William Straw, a reporter and embittered Vietnam vet, is searching for Michael Fevers. He is about to take a journey deep into the Amazon Basin he will never forget. You won’t forget it either. Who is Michael Fevers? He is an American kid, thought to be trying to save the Indios and reputed to be…
When you draw in air, do you breath or breathe? If someone tells you what a great job you did, is this person paying you a complement or a compliment? Does lightning or lightening occur during a thunderstorm? When you are at that place, are you their, there, or they’re? affect, effect Affect is a…
Slavery and sex trafficking still occur today. In parts of the world, when a female is kidnapped, most of the time she is sold to serve others through slavery or prostitution. The horrifying things these girls and women are forced to endure should never be experienced by anyone. Allison Wagner, an American journalist, travels to…
Curare, the poison that South American tribesmen would put on the tips of arrows to poison either the game they were hunting or their enemies, is also known as flying death or moonseed as well as other more scientific names. This poison kills the animals but does not infect the meat. Where can this poison…
Secrets. Every family, whether rich or poor, has them. What happens when these secrets are no longer hidden? What would it have been like to be the daughter of a famous painter? Fourteen-year-old Cornelia has a famous father, Rembrandt van Rijn. He was once greatly admired and his paintings sought after. Now he is tottering…
