Natural World category: 7079 books

From National Book Award finalist Albert Marrin comes a fascinating look at the history and science of the deadly 1918 flu pandemic--and the chances for another worldwide pandemic. In spring of 1918, World War I was underway, and troops at Fort Riley, Kansas, found themselves felled by influenza....

My entire life has been one big search for “the meaning of life.” Where do we come from, why are we here, and where do we go when we die? John Muir taught that “the clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness,” so I took his advice and started exploring. I learned that by...

Packed with facts and activities, this is the perfect first book for young explorers who are curious about nature and want to learn more about the seashore. What shapes the shore? What causes tides? ***Seashore***has these answers and more, and is a perfect introduction to the world of shells,...

Example in this ebook   When the word Germany comes to our minds, we think at once of ruined castles, fairies, music, and soldiers. Why is it? First, as to the castles. Here and there along the banks of the River Rhine, as well as elsewhere throughout the country, the...

In a thought-provoking and entertaining exploration of The Five Biggest Ideas in Science, authors Charles Wynn and Arthur Wiggins provide a panoramic view of the questions scientists seek to answer about the natural world: * Do basic building blocks of matter exist, and if so, what do they look like? *...

Take a trip into a working open pit copper mine in Canada's Yukon Territory. Today I Discovered An Open Pit Copper Mine is one in a series of eBooks by WestView Learning highlighting natural things in our world through engaging photos, videos, and custom voice recordings.The Minto Copper Mine is...

Once upon a time there was a tree named Ashby that lived in a meadow with eyes as blue as the sky and a nest top hat that his best friend Scarlet lived in.    Ashby started out as a small apple seed and had grown into a large apple tree that gave the largest and sweetest from any of the...

Subduction zones consume oceanic lithosphere and are an indispensible part of plate tectonics. Unlike the oceanic lithosphere production system which can be linked as a nearly continuous, albeit sinuous, strand around the earth, subduction zones are a rather dissociated group and are found in several...

The rock cycle is a story millions of years in the making. From metamorphic rock to magma and igneous rock to sedimentary rock and back again, rock is constantly forming, wearing down, and forming again. With news about the environment in the forefront, an understanding of how the natural world works...

How to be a STEAM thinker. Sydney and Simon are twin mice on a mission. They want to enter their flowers in the neighborhood flower show, but the flowers in the window box are wilting in the city heat, and the window is jammed. How are they going to get water to their blossoms so they'll live...

How does a rainbow form? What causes it to snow? What makes the wind blow? This adorable reference book introduces young children to every aspect of weather and answers the questions curious kids want to know! Always an important topic for young kids, they'll learn how all the various types of weather...

Ruby is at it once again, turning her summer into an adventure she will never forget. With their natural love for animals and burning desire to tell the world how much they have learned at SeaWorld over the years, Lily and Addison Rutherford created an educational book that will teach readers some...

Take a trip into a working underground copper mine in Canada's Yukon Territory. Today I Discovered The Underground Copper Mine is one in a series of eBooks by WestView Learning highlighting natural things in our world through engaging photos, videos, and custom voice recordings.The Minto Copper Mine...

Spot some animal magic! From the Arctic to the desert, from the ocean to the mountains - the animals in this eBook have clever ways of keeping themselves safe and hidden. Follow the story and see how many hidden animals you can find! Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations,...