Significant beyond tragic oil spills and hurricanes, the Gulf has historically been one of the world's most bounteous marine environments, supporting human life for millennia. Based on the premise that nature lies at the center of human existence, Davis takes readers on a compelling and, at times, wrenching journey from the Florida Keys to the Texas Rio Grande, along marshy shorelines and majestic estuarine bays, both beautiful and life-giving, though...

Eager to do something special for Mother's Day, T. Rex decides to surprise his mother by decorating her car.

After hearing stories that a Bigfoot-like monster is haunting Camp Weno-wanna-getta-wedgee, ten-year-old Zack begins to find evidence that the legend may be true.

Zack buys a dinosaur egg at the flea market and is warned not to put it in the microwave.

Ten-year-old Zack gets a chance to meet the old horror film star Count Bugosi, who may or may not be a real vampire.

Ten-and-a-half-year-old Zack finds out how spooky the natural history museum really is when he gets trapped there at night.

When Zack goes to a store to buy a baseball card, he finds himself face-to-face with his future son who has traveled back in time.

A strange trip through a metal detector causes Zack's eighty-eight year old Grandma Leah to get younger and younger.

While Zack is being treated by Dr. Jekyll, his new orthodontist, the doctor undergoes a strange transformation into a growling monster.

In Central Park, Zack and his dad encounter an alien who has lost his spaceship, which has been towed because it was illegally parked.