Natural World category: 7079 books

Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon as he investigates the many characteristics and behaviors of one of the world’s most beloved animals: the elephant! From their ancient relatives, woolly mammoths and mastodons, to their amazingly versatile trunks and strong ivory tusks, elephants...

A picture book about frogs can work wonders for a child's imagination. The child will leave the book with a deeper understanding about frogs and can then go and imagine what life is like for frogs. If children are prompted to, then they can draw or write about what life might be like for frogs. They...

101 Fun, Useful Facts in Plain English - at a great price!101 Fantastic Moon Facts takes you just outside of our world and into the world of that big, bright object in the sky.- How far away is it?- What is it made of?- Who has been to the moon and what did they do there?Learn...

Chemistry is the study of matter in the form of atoms, molecules, and the interactions that happen between them called chemical reactions. In its vast sense, chemistry is actually the science of all the available materials that make up the world around you. This includes all ‘matter’ that you...

Tundra introduces the first three books in its important new ecosystems series. Each title celebrates the world’s diversity by presenting a different ecosystem: its land and water, its animals and plants. The art is brimming with creatures and ecological features, described in fact-filled notes...

Why do children resemble their parents and siblings? Introducing young readers to the fascinating world of genetics, this educational resource presents the main concepts of the science, including what a chromosome does, how DNA is structured, and how genetic inheritance works. Students learn about...

Fun Dog Facts for Kids 9-12 Silly, astonishing and just plain weird facts with explanations about the world’s most popular pet by pet author Jacquelyn Elnor Johnson. Fascinating and fun for dog-loving kids, fans of Jenny Kellett, Sophia Yin and Colleen Pelar and dog lovers of all ages! If...

Have you ever wondered how the universe began? Or what it takes to put humans on the moon - or even on Mars? What would you do if you could travel through space and time? Embark on the adventure of a lifetime in this beautiful collection of up-to-the-minute essays by the world's leading scientists...

Oil is not pretty, but it is a resource that drives the modern world. It has made fortunes for the lucky few and provided jobs for millions of ordinary folks. Thick and slippery, crude oil has an evil smell. Yet without it, life as we live it today would be impossible. Oil fuels our engines,...

Monsters are real—and they're everywhere in nature! Animal Planet meets Godzilla in this nonfiction picture book that puts the "Ack!" into backyard science. Some people think monsters are the stuff of nightmares—the stuff of scary movies and Halloween. But monsters can also be found right...

Hot, wet rainforest. What is hidden below your green roof? A steamy shadow-land Of strangle-vines, scrambling for a shaft of light, Lush leaves searching for a glimmer in the gloom . . . A beautifully illustrated treasury of poems about the last wildernesses on Earth, from the crystal kingdom...

Technology: Sorted! What's inside a laptop? How can you stuff 1,000 CDs into an mp3 player? Who built the Internet? How smart is the world's smartest robot? How do smartphones and TV remote controls work? The answers to these and other brilliant questions about technology can be found in this...

Let’s go to España! This educational book will take you to see the wonderful places in Spain, meet their meet and even experience their culture. It’s amazing how an educational book can give you all these without leaving your home country. The secret is in the powerful combination of carefully selected information and pictures. Ready to go to Spain? Then grab a copy of this book today!

In Environmental Disasters, students will learn about environmental disasters and how they affect humans and animals, as well as the agencies that work to provide relief. Readers will love discovering new information in this chapter book while also reinforcing learned skills with comprehension and...