Introduces the nature, sources, and uses of electricity and discusses what life was like before electric appliances and how saving electricity causes less pollution.
Describes the homes that different kinds of animals live in, including a bear's cave, a raccoon's den in a hollow log, a squirrel's nest, a prairie dog's burrow, and a bee's hive.
Presents information about oceans and marine animals for each letter of the alphabet, from about oceans, through green sea turtles and reefs full of life, to zones of the ocean.
Describes the characteristics that make humans living things, including being made of cells; needing water, air, sunlight, and energy; and growing and changing.
Describes different types of city homes, what they are made of, what they look like inside, and how people living in cities are affected by the weather and the environment.
Describes different types of island homes, what they are made of, what they look like inside, and how people living on islands are affected by the weather and the environment.
Describes different types of mountain homes, what they are made of, what they look like inside, and how people living on mountains are affected by the weather and the environment.
Each high-interest title in this exciting series explores different types of cars and the designers who created them, along with challenging scientific concepts related to vehicle performance introduc
Each colorful book in this series describes what an explorer's life was really like on an expedition, from what they wore to what they ate, and includes colorful maps and images showing the areas expl
Discusses the story of computers and their inventors, including such topics as Colossus I, transistors, chips, software, personal computers, and computers of the future.
Each high-interest title in this exciting series explores different types of cars and the designers who created them, along with challenging scientific concepts related to vehicle performance introduc
Describes the history of tomatoes, discusses the growth of the tomato industry around the world, introduces the variaties of the vegetable, and explains how the plant is harvested and used.
Discusses the story of computers and their inventors, including such topics as Colossus I, transistors, chips, software, personal computers, and computers of the future.
Describes the effects of global warming on the environment and civilization, explains how the greenhouse effect is causing global warming and how scientists study the phenomenon, and discusses pattern
Describes how potatoes are grown and harvested; discusses the historical use of the potato, its influence against famine in Europe, and its role in the 1845 Irish famine; and explores the many uses of
Describes the history of tomatoes, discusses the growth of the tomato industry around the world, introduces the variaties of the vegetable, and explains how the plant is harvested and used.
Describes how life was different before the invention of the printing press, and discusses the first presses, types of presses, computerized printing, and future printing techniques.
Describes how potatoes are grown and harvested; discusses the historical use of the potato, its influence against famine in Europe, and its role in the 1845 Irish famine; and explores the many uses of
Discusses electric light, including such topics as early experiments, how the light bulb changed everyday life, how an electric light bulb works, and the future of the electric light bulb.
Written at a second-grade level, this series introduces young readers to machines of all kinds, showing how they are used, what makes them different from other vehicles, and the parts that make up the
Each colorful book in this series describes what an explorer's life was really like on an expedition, from what they wore to what they ate, and includes colorful maps and images showing the areas expl
Introduces the prairie habitat that is found in the United States and Canada and the various animals that live there, including red foxes, hawks, and ground squirrels.
Examines the history of space flight into Earth orbit, from the development of early satellites, to the International Space Station, and possible future directions that artificial satellites and space
Examines the state of Mars observation and exploration, as well as considering the steps necessary to complete a manned mission to Mars and long term research missions on the surface.
