Explores the different natural habitats--forests, rain forests, grasslands, deserts, cold regions, oceans and rivers--and the plant and animal life that exists in each. Includes related activities and word lists. Nature-loving kids will be kept busy for hours roaming the natural world of their own backyard; discovering how birds, bats, and bugs pollinate the landscape; learning about life on the edge of a sea, and more. 2-color illustrations throughout....

Readers will enter the laboratory and learn how to conduct cool experiments, understand scientific terms like "photosynthesis," and discover fun facts like how many latex balloons per day can be made from one rubber tree.

A guide to the history of baseball with the greatest stars of the past and present, information on scoring a game, the Hall of Fame, collecting baseball cards, and lots more.

Provides background on the game of chess, its different forms, and the U.S. Chess Federation, presents an introduction to the chessboard and playing pieces, explains various