Quotes from Mary Pope Osborne

On the Titanic, there were 20 lifeboats. To save all the passengers, the ship needed twice as many. But with all the confusion on board, a number of the lifeboats were not even full when they left the ship. Many third-class passengers did not have a chance to get into any of the lifeboats because they were on the lower decks and didn't know where to go.

He knocked on the doors. "Put on your life belts at once and come up to the boat deck!" he called. Men and women stumbled out of their rooms.

5) More than 1,500 people perished in the Titanic disaster, while 705 people escaped in lifeboats and were eventually rescued by a ship named the Carpathia.

and sheep and chickens.

I write on sheepskin and use goose quill pens," said Brother Michael. "My paints are made of earth and plants." "Wow," said Annie.

The honey guide leads a Masai tribesperson to a beehive. The bird waits for him or her to scatter the bees and take the honey. Then the bird feasts on the honeycomb.

The sabertooth crept forward.

Every year, in late spring, thousands of zebras and gazelles and millions of wildebeests (WILL-duh-beests) migrate from the dry plains of Tanzania to Kenya.

Before they are safe in Kenya, the animals must first cross the Mara River. Zebras go first, then the wildebeests. The tiny gazelles swim last.

He started up the ladder. When he was nearly

The giraffe is the tallest animal in the world. Its legs alone can be six feet tall, and its hooves can be as big as dinner plates. The giraffe has a very powerful kick, which makes it dangerous to attack. For this reason, lions tend to avoid giraffes.

Zebras live in family groups. As no two zebras have exactly the same pattern of stripes, every baby zebra must learn its own mother's pattern.

Zebras are the first to cross the river because they eat the coarsest grass. After they've thinned down the top layer, the wildebeests arrive and eat the next layer. They prepare the grass for the gazelles, who come last.

On the African plains, the hyena (hi-EE-nuh) is the ruling predator after the lion. It makes a sound similar to a high-pitched human laugh.

The hyena has a reputation for being a thief and a coward.

Reading is the passport to countless adventures

To be a truly great artist, you must learn to combine your observations with your imagination.

I fear you both are speaking nonsense, but I like your original thinking!

swayed and stretched, but it was sturdy enough to hold their

Perhaps some things should remain mysteries and are better kept in our hearts. We should not try to explain them.

Just then something fell from above. "Watch it!" said Jack.

the final secret, you must go To a burning mountain of ice and snow On wheels, by air, then all fall down, Till you come to the Cave of the Ancient Crown. Then speed to Camelot by close of day, Lest grief take Merlin forever away.

Through curiosity, I forget my failures and sorrows, and I feel great happiness.

Even at a distance, Jack thought the commander-in-chief looked familiar, very familiar. But he couldn't figure out