Melissa Stewart

Describes the different types of dolphins, where they live, what they eat, etc.

Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.

Discusses seventeen statements about the microscopic world and discovers the truth.

"Young naturalists meet sixteen birds in this elegant introduction to the many uses of feathers."--

"Provides information for readers about a bee's home, food, and body"--Provided by publisher.

"Provides information for readers about a firefly's home, food, and body"--Provided by publisher.

The earth -- and everything on it -- needs water. But lately, it's been unusually sunny, warm, and dry. The weather anchor announces that your area is experiencing a drought! Where do droughts happen? How do we know that we are in a drought? Why is rainfall important? Do droughts just affect people? Can scientists keep track of rainfall? Read and find out! This book is full of activities, like how to measure rainfall, how to visualize how much of...

"Provides information for readers about a ladybug's home, food, and body"--Provided by publisher.

What are cells made of? Biologists have been studying cells since the mid-1600s, when Robert Hooke viewed a slice of cork through a microscope and coined the word "cell" to describe the walled-in spaces he saw. Most cells are invisible to the naked eye. Yet they carry out the many complex processes that make life possible. As microscopes have improved, scientists have learned more and more about cells and their organelles-the structures within cells....

Do your readers know that an alligator snapping turtle uses its tongue to get food? Or that a cow uses its tongue to clean its nose? Readers learn how animals use their tongues to get food and scare enemies.