Readers will create crafts from materials readily available in nature. Magnificent photographs accompany easily understandable text to make science and crafts entertaining for any reader. A website li
Readers will learn how to transform rocks and soil into new and exciting things in this educational book. Easy-to-follow text ties in fascinating science facts with the fun of making crafts. This is a
Readers are encouraged to investigate the fascinating and ever-changing environment around them. Each project inspires readers to explore further with the ideas they are introduced to. This is a great
Biomass power is one possibility for using renewable resources to power our everyday lives. Among the topics discussed are the benefits, history, and possibilities of biofuels as a sustainable power s
Introduces Easter and provides information about and recipes for holiday-themed foods, including Easter brunch scrambled eggs, bunny cookies, and homemade chocolate Easter eggs.
Introduces Christmas and provides information about and recipes for holiday-themed foods, including gingerbread Christmas trees, Swedish meatballs, and eggless eggnog.
Describes how asteroids are formed and discusses the types of asteroids that are contained in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, with details about some of the asteroid collisio
Discusses how wild animals survive and raise their young and provides instructions for wildlife crafts, from a racoon mask and bird feeder to making animal track models.
Readers will learn how different types of weather occur. Fun crafts will make learning about weather engaging and educational at the same time. This is great way to encourage readers to explore scienc
Flowers are more than just beautiful, fragrant objects for our enjoyment. Pink petals, green stems, dark unfurling leaves: though we have seen them countless times, do we truly know what they are ther
When you blow the fluttering fluff off a dandelion, what is the result? From acorns to pine cones, milk weed to walnuts, plants have a multitude of ways of spreading their seeds and ensuring more plan
Explains solar and lunar eclipses, including how the Earth, moon, and sun interact with each other, why the moon sometimes turns red, and what the sun's corona is.
Describes Pluto and other dwarf planets as part of the solar system, and discusses its discovery, Charon--its largest moon--Eris, Ceres, asteroids, the Kuiper belt, and related topics.
Describes Saturn as part of the solar system, and discusses days and years, its structure and atmosphere, its rings, Titan and its other moons, exploring the planet, and related topics.
Describes Jupiter as part of the solar system, and discusses days and years, its structure and atmosphere, the Great Red Spot, its most important moons, exploring the planet and its moons, and relate
Describes Nepture as part of the solar system, and discusses its discovery, days and years, its structure and atmosphere, storms, moons, rings, exploring the planet, and related topics.
Describes Mercury as part of the solar system, and discusses the lack of an atmosphere, days and years, its discovery and exploration, the presence of water, and related topics.
Describes Venus as part of the solar system, and discusses days and years, its structure and atmosphere, the high temperature, the cloud cover, volcanoes, exploring the planet, and related topics.
Describes Uranus as part of the solar system, and discusses days and years, tectonic plates, its unusual sideways spin, its discovery, moons, rings, exploring Uranus and beyond, and related topics.
Readers will explore the ways plants and animals interact and help each other to live and flourish. Labeled full-color photographs will illustrate new terms and concepts, connecting readers to the nat
