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
Discusses careers in green design and construction, including solar panel installer, eco-friendly builder, green plumber, and community garden manager.
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
Describes the Moon, its phases, composition, surface, eclipses, and role in Earth's tides, and discusses exploring the Moon and the visits of American astronauts.
Describes how to survive as an astronaut in space and examines important information about special training, space suits, food and water, exercise, space walks, and emergency care.
Describes how to survive in harsh jungle conditions and summarizes key safety issues such as finding food, water, and shelter, avoiding danger, emergency care, and preparing for rescue.
Details the research interests and job responsibilites of marine biologists, and provides examples of how scientists have gone outside the lab to research seals, sharks, and deep-sea corals.
People like to prepare for holiday celebrations by decorating with symbols and reminders of the special time. Thanksgiving is a day steeped in history and tradition, and the origami projects in this s
Describes Mars as part of the solar system, and discusses days and years, its moons, the atmosphere, the volcano known as Olympus Mons, the possibility of water, exploring the planet, and related topi
What are rovers, and how do they safely land on and explore other planets? The answers to these questions and more are waiting for readers to discover as they explore the fascinating world of rovers.
Describes the Sun as a star and as the center of the solar system, and discusses its core, sunspots, solar flares, the solar wind, eclipses, the role of the Sun in photosynthesis, and relate topics.
As long as a basketball court, and with a heart the size of a Mini Cooper, the blue whale is one gargantuan creature. Dr. Bob and readers will plunge into the depths of the ocean and discover captivat
Presents information about orangutans and how they demonstrate intelligence by using tools, finding food, using plants for medicine, and imitating humans.
Presents information about octopuses and how they demonstrate intelligence by preparing dens, communicating with one another, avoiding predators, using tools, and performing complex tricks.
Presents information about elephants and how they demonstrate intelligence by communicating with one another, teaching their young, expressing their emotions, and mourning their dead.
Presents information about dolphins and how they demonstrate intelligence by communicating with one another, participating in organized hunting, performing complex tricks, and working for the military
