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Young Mildred Hubble, an apprentice witch with a reputation for being the worst student at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches, smuggles her cat Tabby on a class trip to Gloomy Cove with unexpected results.

This book, divided into categories of "Ancient Disasters," "Imperial Disasters," "Medieval Disasters," "Early Modern Disasters," "Industrial Age Disasters," "Disasters of a New Century," and "Modern Disasters," examines catastrophes caused by geological events, social causes, and negligence.

Turkey on fire? No plans for New Year's Eve? Obnoxious relatives headed your way? The authors of the best-selling The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are here to help you survive the dangers of the holiday season, from Thanksgiving to New Year's Day. Learn how to rescue someone stuck in a chimney, survive the office holiday party, and escape a runaway parade balloon. Expertly deal with a meddling parent, silence a group of carolers, and treat...

Introduces ten of the most dangerous animals on earth, including the saltwater crocodile, poison dart frog, king cobra, great white shark, and Australian box jellyfish.

Presents ten of the most common meat-eating dinosaurs, including Eocarcharia dinops, Quetzalcoatlus, Troodon, and Tyrannosaurus rex.

As part of a group of young adventurers traveling the length of the Amazon River, the reader will encounter dangers and must make the choices that will ensure survival and the success of the expedition.

Presents general facts about the culture of ancient Greece, and a list of ten of the most unpleasant parts of living there

"Something is up at Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches ; Mildred Hubble's new teacher is really weird. Or is she? Investigating isn't easy, especially when Mildred's potions go wrong, the class know-it-all insists on being 'helpful,' and her beloved cat has a nervous breakdown"--Provided by publisher.