Presents detailed step-by-step instructions for making origami Halloween decorations, including a ghost, pumpkin, claws, bat, witch, and the witch's cat.
Explains what quasars are, including their original discovery in the 1960s, how scientists think they are formed, and their relationship with black holes.
Explains what supernovas are, including what causes these giant star explosions, their relationship to neutron stars, and when the first recorded supernova happened.
Introduces the American shorthair cat, describing the history of the breed, its physical features, behavior, and the best ways to care for it as a pet.
Describes how nebulae are formed and their different types, with details on some of the well-known nebulae which have been seen through the Hubble Telescope.
Introduces the sphynx cat, describing the history of the breed, its physical features, behavior, life cycle, and the best ways to care for it as a pet.
Discover fascinating facts and figures about the world's tallest everything! From the tallest human being to towering mountains, find out what tops the tallest top ten ever.
Satellites are important parts of space exploration as well as everyday life on Earth. They’re used for telephone communications, military strategy, weather observation, and many other purposes. Reade
Readers will dive into this fascinating book and uncover the mysteries of how plants sustain themselves. With bright photos clearly labeled with specific life-science vocabulary, readers will learn th
Take a plunge into the watery depths with this fun title filled with aquatic origami projects. Folding projects featuring whales, skates, crabs, and colorful fish are accessible with explicitly illust
Spacecraft have a very important job—transporting people between Earth and space. Readers explore the history of this mode of transportation, including the spacecraft that brought people to the moon a
Discover fascinating facts and figures about the slowest things in the world! From the sleepy-seeming sloth to incredibly sluggish cars, find out what creeps into the slowest top ten ever.
Let’s craft with beads. This book introduces readers to the creative crafts they can make with beads. Projects include bead holiday decorations and a bowl made of multicolored beads. Readers will also
With yaks, mountain leopards and goats, this is anything but a garden-variety origami book. Chock-full of exciting mountain animals, this book teaches readers how to create paper replicas, while instr
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, isn't just one special day, but eight. Through the thoughtful text and engaging projects in this high-interest book, a follow-up to its popular predecessor, readers w
Valentine's Day is a holiday bursting with gifts, and homemade gifts are the most heartfelt of all. This sweet book enables artistic readers to make a number of origami gifts for their valentines, inc
Though the Japanese art of paper folding is an ancient tradition, it still delights young and old today. This second volume of Christmas origami projects will appeal to all. Using colored paper or eve
Readers will learn the Japanese art of origami, or paper folding, to create exotic creatures from the arid desert. Each project begins with a description and some fun facts about the animal depicted a
Readers will learn all the particulars that make yochons a special designer dog. With a fun subject and engaging text, this book will explain a variety of details about the yochon’s parent breeds, app
Discover fascinating facts and figures about the speediest things in the world! From the super-fast Bugatti Veyron car to the fastest land animal, the cheetah, find out what the fastest things on the
St. Patrick's Day is usually known as a fun holiday of parades, music, and people dressed in green from head to toe. Readers may wonder about the images associated with St. Patrick's Day, though. They
A puffins colorful beak is its most unusual physical feature. Readers will fall in love with this little black and white bird while learning about the ways it has adapted to its frigid environment. Ea
Time for some origami fun. With the help of this step-by-step guide, beginning origamists can turn a piece of paper into a fun and creative figurine. This book introduces readers to this exciting pape
This impressive white whale makes its home in the frigid waters of the Arctic Circle. Facts boxes accompany easy-to-follow text to make this a great addition to any readers library. A glossary and ind
Readers will learn what makes the yorkipoo tick as they turn the pages of this engaging title. Everything from looks, to choosing and caring for a dog, to what a designer dog is, is covered. Readers w
A space station is a very unique place to live. How do people who live on space stations get food, air, and water? What kinds of experiments are conducted on them? Readers find out as they explore wha
Though at first it might sound like a game of hide-and-seek, this book is about one of the many coveted designer dogs. The heritage of these pets is only the beginning of what this title covers. From
