Born almost 5 billion years ago at the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, our Solar System is a place filled with mystery and wonder. In the last fifty years, we have learned more than ever about the farth
An updated title created in cooperation with the Smithsonian's Air & Space and Natural History museum presents and explains the process of lightning while bold photographs capture its power and be
An updated title created in cooperation with the Smithsonian's Air & Space and Natural History museum explores the causes, changing patterns, and forecasting of weather. Simultaneous.
An eye-catching photo essay explores the beginnings of the universe starting with the Big Bang and continuing with its expansion into such mysteries as quasars and black holes. Simultaneous.
How much do you know about your favorite feline friend? Cats are fascinating, complex creatures. Since cats were first tamed more than 100,000 years ago, they have enchanted people with their eleg
Take a deep breath and then let it out. Did you feel your chest rise and fall? That is actually your lungs filling with oxygen and then pushing carbon dioxide back out when you exhale. Without your
Take a deep breath and then let it out. Did you feel your chest rise and fall? That is actually your lungs filling with oxygen and then pushing carbon dioxide back out when you exhale. Without your lu
An updated title created in cooperation with the Smithsonian's Air & Space and Natural History museum describes, in text and illustrations, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural enviro
Penguins certainly are a different bird! They spend seventy-five percent of their lives in water and they can't even fly! Penguins are classified as birds because they have feathers. So explore a peng
Friendly and fascinating, dolphins are one of nature's most intelligent animals. They live in families called pods and can make a series of 2,000 high-pitched clicks to locate fish in the water. Des
Spiders are one of the most familiar animals in the natural world, yet their biology and lifestyles are poorly known to the general public. The large orb webs in vegetation are a good indicator of t
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. No matter what you call them, these formidable, swirling storms are the most devastating events in nature. hurricanes takes young readers on an in-depth exploration of
An updated photographic study of snakes offers a fact-filled look at the important role of snakes--poisonous and nonpoisonous alike--in the natural world and discusses how snakes eat, move, reproduce,
The Sun is just one of trillions of stars, and it's not even a big one. Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is so incredibly huge that it contains billions of stars bigger and brighter and older than the Sun.
Imagine the biggest thing you can think of -- now imagine something bigger that hasn't even stopped growing. That is the universe. Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, though enormous, is a tiny speck amon
Explains how oceans influence climate, the relationship between the phases of the moon and tides, and the dangers of deadly tidal waves called tsunami. Simultaneous.
An informative text and remarkable full-color, close-up photographs capture the inner workings of the human brain, discussing its role as the body's control center for everything from memory to sensor
How much do you know about your favorite feline friend? Cats are fascinating, complex creatures. Since cats were first tamed more than 100,000 years ago, they have enchanted people with their elegan
Friendly and fascinating, dolphins are one of nature's most intelligent animals. They live in families called pods and can make a series of 2,000 high-pitched clicks to locate fish in the water. Despi
Hurricanes. Typhoons. Cyclones. No matter what you call them, these formidable, swirling storms are the most devastating events in nature. hurricanes takes young readers on an in-depth exploration of
