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Accessible facts about lightning science are presented in this volume in a straightforward narrative and dramatic photographs. Basic information about lightning, thunder, and thunderstorms is presented clearly, with respect for dangerous phenomena. Readers understand how lightning happens, how it...

Makerspaces are community-based, hands-on workshops in which people of all ages and skill levels come together to learn, work together, and create. Using creativity and collaboration, makerspace science projects are both fun and fulfilling. This guide brings science to life with ten easy-to-follow...

Telescopes and high-tech equipment help astronomers explore deep space. This captivating title introduces readers to some of the most notable scientists who helped develop technology that allows for space exploration, such as Galileo Galilei, Edwin Hubble, Annie Cannon, George Ellery Hale, Lyman Spitzer,...

In this fascinating nonfiction title, elementary readers are invited to discover terrifying plants and animals of the tropics. Readers will discover what makes poisonous plants so harmful and why dangerous jungle animals are so deadly through engaging features, including bright images, diagrams, and charts, informational text, and captivating facts.

Readers will learn about arachnids, insects, arthropods, and even parasites in this fascinating nonfiction reader. Featuring photos of these tiny creatures (some up to 100 times their normal size!), informational text, a glossary, and an index to aid in vocabulary development, this book will have...

Deserts may seem like harsh, uninhabitable places, but actually they support a diverse quantity of plant and animal life. And, they aren't always hot! Deserts serve an important role in Earth's existence, too. Readers learn about hot and cold deserts alike, as well as semi-arid and coastal deserts....

Explore the lives and work of incredible cell biologists in this captivating book! From Gregor Mendel to Rita Levi-Montalcini, Anton van Leeuwenhoek to August Weismann, readers will be amazed at the things these incredible scientists discovered! Single-celled organisms, mitosis, dominant and recessive...

Readers will get to explore the inside of a cell in this fascinating book! Using a variety of vivid images, charts and photos, easy-to-read text, intriguing facts, and sidebars, readers will learn about the various parts of animal and plant cells, including the cell membranes, cytoplasm, nucleus,...

With sincere attitudes towards childlike curiosity, the editing group of Hundred Thousand Whys (Sixth Edition) compiled the Hundred Thousand Whys Children Like to Ask series including 528 questions selected from over 1000 questions most frequently asked by children through big data screening from...

With sincere attitudes towards childlike curiosity, the editing group of Hundred Thousand Whys (Sixth Edition) compiled the Hundred Thousand Whys Children Like to Ask series including 528 questions selected from over 1000 questions most frequently asked by children through big data screening from...

With sincere attitudes towards childlike curiosity, the editing group of Hundred Thousand Whys (Sixth Edition) compiled the Hundred Thousand Whys Children Like to Ask series including 528 questions selected from over 1000 questions most frequently asked by children through big data screening from...

With sincere attitudes towards childlike curiosity, the editing group of Hundred Thousand Whys (Sixth Edition) compiled the Hundred Thousand Whys Children Like to Ask series including 528 questions selected from over 1000 questions most frequently asked by children through big data screening from...

With sincere attitudes towards childlike curiosity, the editing group of Hundred Thousand Whys (Sixth Edition) compiled the Hundred Thousand Whys Children Like to Ask series including 528 questions selected from over 1000 questions most frequently asked by children through big data screening from...

With sincere attitudes towards childlike curiosity, the editing group of Hundred Thousand Whys (Sixth Edition) compiled the Hundred Thousand Whys Children Like to Ask series including 528 questions selected from over 1000 questions most frequently asked by children through big data screening from...