Explains what meteorology is, shows the impact of the weather on human history, and looks at origins of weather phenomena, the role of the water cycle on weather, and the work that meterologists do.
Spiders and insects have a lot in common. Both are small animals with many legs, and most people do not like them.A True Book: Animal Kingdom series introduces young investigative readers to animal sp
Whether providing step-by-step instructions for building something or serving as a brainstorming aid, diagrams organize our thoughts and plans into convenient visual representations. Readers will lear
Explains what hydrology is, shows the impact of water on human history, and looks at water's role in climate, the water cycle, and the role of hydrology in the contemporary world.
Provides step-by-step instructions for experiments with soil, including comparing different compositions, how well water absorbs in different types, and how it acts as a water filter.
Describes experiments that can be performed using solar energy in order to learn about its properties, including how different colors absorb sunlight, if it cleans dirty water, and whether it can cook
Introduces the history and importance of food safety, the bacteria that cause food to be unsafe, safety in the food industry both in the United States and around the world, and what to do to keep food
Recounts the origins of individual rights in the colonies and the effort to add explicitly stated rights to the Constitution, accomplished in its first ten amendments, and discusses their meaning and
Discusses how a case reaches the Supreme Court, its origins and history, particularly the time of John Marshall, which established the court's right to declare a law unconstitutional, and other noted
Describes the origins of European exploration of the Americas, including the Vikings, the search for a new route to Asia, for gold, and for a Northwest Passage, and discusses the Lewis and Clark Exped
