Natural World category: 7079 books
The Great Bear Sea
Exploring the Marine Life of a Pacific Paradise
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
Ian McAllister and Nicholas Read take readers on an expedition into the wondrous and mysterious underwater world of the Great Bear Sea. This amazing part of the northeast Pacific Ocean is home to some of the planet's mightiest and most beloved residents: whales, sea lions, dolphins, orcas, sea otters...
Where On Earth?
Geography Without the Boring Bits
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2011
Where on Earth? is Jam-packed with all of geography's greatest hits, with all the boring bits taken out. From lava-spewing volcanoes to cool ways to remember the world's highest mountains, longest rivers and most desolate deserts - plus all the countries and continents in which these fantastic features...
by Marie C. Stopes
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 9, 2014
Ancient Plants : Being a Simple Account of the Past Vegetation of the Earth and of the Recent Important Discoveries Made in this Realm of Nature
The lore of the plants which have successively clothed this ancient earth during the thousands of centuries before men appeared is generally ignored...
Charting the World
Geography and Maps from Cave Paintings to GPS with 21 Activities
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2011
Maps have been a part of human culture since the days of scratching on cave walls, and this richly illustrated history chronicles the road from simple diagrams used to avoid danger to the complex, navigational charts used today. Displaying an array of historic atlases and a variety of cartography...
by Dona Herweck Rice
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 3, 2017
Introduce early readers to children from all over the globe! Featuring bright photos, colorful maps, and simple informational text, readers are familiarized with other geography, countries, and cultures.
The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book
Blast into outer space with stellar facts, intergalatic trivia, and out-of-this-world puzzles
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2008
Explore the galaxies!
Aliens, space ships, and constellations, oh my! Ride on a rocket ship to another galaxy with this stellar book. With The Everything Kids' Astronomy Book, astronomers-in-training will learn:
How galaxies like the Milky Way were built.
Why the sun's surface is 20,000-50,000-degrees...
by Jeannie Meekins
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 18, 2017
For thousands of years, many kingdoms and empires have fought for control of the Rhine River. It changed hands many times and defined where countries would come to exist.From its beginnings in the Swiss Alps, the Rhine has cut huge gorges, valleys and waterfalls. Its growing delta spreads across the...
by Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler, Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2017
Learn about the love story behind the creation of one of the most beautiful and famous buildings in the world.
The Taj Mahal may look like a palace, but it's actually a tomb and a lasting testament to one of the world's great love stories. In 1612, Mogul emperor Shah Jahan married Mumtaz Mahal....
Learning How to Learn
How to Succeed in School Without Spending All Your Time Studying; A Guide for Kids and Teens
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2018
A surprisingly simple way for students to master any subject--based on one of the world's most popular online courses and the bestselling book A Mind for Numbers
A Mind for Numbers and its wildly popular online companion course "Learning How to Learn" have empowered more than two million learners...
Physics
Investigate the Forces of Nature
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Have you ever noticed that the physical world works in certain ways? Skateboarders use force and motion to perform tricks. If you jump up as high as you can, you'll quickly fall back to the ground. Baseball players use gravity to bring the ball back down when they throw it. When you flip a switch,...
by Cullen Gwin
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: September 8, 2012
Insects are everywhere, and there are so many different kinds. But no matter how many there are, all insects have some things in common. Here are some fun facts about those little things that you find crawling around everywhere.
Do you know the answers to these questions?
What does the word insect...
by John A. Wolfe
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
This volume discusses the mineral resources upon which modern civiliza tion is built. Take away these minerals and humanity will rapidly return to the stone age, with its greatest concern the depletion of flint (also a mineral). It would, of course, result in about a 99% reduction in population....
by Kimberly Maria
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2014
~~Kids science games offer fun games and experiments for all ages. Help kids discover how the world of science works around them from the comfort of your home.
These fun discovery kids games include food and water games for kids and use common household items.
Parents and kids can do...
Science Comics: Volcanoes
Fire and Life
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2016
Get ready to explore the depths of the ocean, the farthest reaches of space, and everything in between! Volcanic eruptions, vampire bats, feathered velociraptors, and more await you in SCIENCE COMICS.
In a not-so-distant future our world is as cold as a frozen burrito. But can humanity save...