Natural World category: 7079 books

Applying features of Montessori teaching, to teach little ones about the different animals that live on each continent. One-of-a-kind colorful illustrations and basic world map exploration make this a unique addition to an early learning collection.

I Wonder… About Insects.Are all ladybugs females?Does a honeybee make flavored honey?Will a stinkbug smell better if it takes a bath?Can a walking stick fly?Will fruit flies eat vegetables?Do army ants carry guns?Learn the answer to these questions and many more in this fascinating 15-minute...

Follow the story of two children journeying around a town, learning about the environment and how to care for it. Find out how we can all make our world a cleaner, healthier place to live in the DK Reader Earth Matters. Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging,...

From the sweet smell of cookies baking to the stinky smell of a skunk’s spray, our sense of smell helps us learn about the world around us. This inviting title explains how the nose senses odors, how our sense of smell is related to our sense of taste, and how some animals use their sense of smell.

Your heart is one of the most important organs in your body. It pushes your blood throughout your body, bringing oxygen and nutrients to your cells. Your blood also takes away dead cells, poison, and excess water. Without the heart doing its job, you would die. In fact, if your heart stops beating,...

The Sahara is a land of extremes. It is the largest hot desert on Earth where the sand can reach a whopping 176 degrees Fahrenheit (80 degrees Celsius). It is also a land of mountains, plains – and snow. It is a constantly changing landscape with winds that blast dust halfway around the planet. Here...

Happy Baby: Animals from bestselling children's book author Roger Priddy 'Soft-to-touch' with simple clear images labelled to increase your child's vocabulary--truly a first book for your baby. -Ideal for 0-18 months. -'Soft-to-touch' cover. -Clear photography introduces babies to the world around them.

This pre-level 1 DK Reader is for children just beginning to learn to read, introducing them to the fun and exciting world of nocturnal creatures. DK Readers combine an enticing visual layout with high-interest, easy-to-read stories to captivate and delight young bookworms who are just getting...

More than half of all the animals on Earth are insects. This informative overview title introduces readers to the world of insects and identifies the defining characteristics and behaviors common to all insects.

From eating pests to being a source of food for other animals, insects play a vital role in the world. This exciting new title examines some of the many ways insects are helpful to other living things and helpful to the Earth. This informative title will inspire a respect for insects and all living things.

Beetles squeak and beetles glow. Beetles stink, beetles sprint, beetles walk on water. With legs, antennae, horns, beautiful shells, knobs, and other oddities—what’s not to like about beetles? The beetle world is vast: one out of every four living things on earth is a beetle. There are over 350,000...

In Beastly Brains*,* Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today’s science...

Best-selling author Ricki Carroll — known around the world as “the Cheese Queen” — and her daughter, Sarah Carroll, bring easy cheese making right into your kitchen with this fun guide for kids and families. Step-by-step photos take kids ages 8–12 through the cheese making process, then...

Delving into a seemingly dry and barren ecosystem, this fun-filled activity book closely examines the desert landscape and shows how many exciting discoveries it holds. Exploring native plants and animals and depicting the extreme temperatures, rough terrain, and vast distances in detail, this lively...