Amazing photos and interesting facts reveal environmental issues falcons face as they hunt for food and raise their young.
Amazing photos and interesting facts reveal environmental issues hawks face as they hunt for food and raise their young.
Discover why so many love to fish and explore different types of techniques and equipment they use.
Discover the vital role of disappearing wetlands and what can be done to protect and restore this resource.
Encounter animals and poachers on an African Safari in this graphic high interest book.
This book provides an understanding of the impact that humans have on Earth and suggests ways to reduce damage to the environment.
Learn how to care for Rag Doll cats, discover their characteristice and see if it is the right breed for you
Learn how to care for Persian cats, discover their characteristics and see if this is the right breed for you.
Learn how to care for Maine Coon cats, discover their characteristics and see if this is a good breed for you.
In graphic-novel format, this book examines the history of the Galveston Hurricane in 1900 while providing a story that depicts the community's struggle to survive the storm and rebuild their homes afterward.
Beautiful photos and text examines the issues endangered bats face and how they can be saved.
Wetlands are complex features of Earth that contain a wide variety of life. Readers will learn about the different kinds of wetlands, the animals that live in wetlands, and how wetlands help people. Blastoff! Series
Rain forests are some of the most beautiful and resource-rich environments on Earth. Readers will discover the layers of the rain forest, the animals and plants of the rain forest, and how people interact with the rain forest. Blastoff! Series
A tundra is an area of land with low temperatures and short growing seasons. Although there are very few trees, tundras boast a wide variety of animal life in addition to lakes, bogs, and marshes. Readers will find out more in this basic introduction to one of the coldest habitats on the planet. Blastoff! Series
The United States was once abundant with prairies. Some have been converted to farmland, but other prairies still thrive. Students will learn how a prairie changes through the seasons, what animals live on prairies, and how people are working to restore prairie land. Blastoff! Series
Glaciers are huge, moving sheets of ice and snow. The fastest glaciers still only move about 100 feet a day. This book explains how glaciers form, how they move, and how a moving glacier shapes the land. Blastoff! Series
A pond is any body of water that is shallow enough for sunlight to reach the bottom. Kids will learn how ponds are formed, what wildlife they support, and how they differ from lakes in this general introduction. Blastoff! Series
Young readers learn about various landforms through simple text and photos.
Tide pools are filled up and emptied as the tide comes in and goes out. This makes living in them very difficult. Explore how tide pools are host to fascinating creatures such as sea anemones, starfish, crabs, and sea urchins! Blastoff! Series
The Midwestern United States was nicknamed "The Dust Bowl" in the 1930s because years of drought devastated the region. This book teaches why droughts happen, how they affect living things, and the importance of conserving water. Blastoff! Series
Winter winds blow snow at 35 miles per hour or more for at least three hours during a blizzard! Young readers will learn how blizzards form and why blizzard conditions temporarily shut down communities. Blastoff! Series
Wind and generator of energy and how it works for us
This book uses the ocean as a backdrop to define food webs and identifying the animals who act as predator, prey, or both.
Here is a unique blend of love song and natural fact, celebrating the care that exists between the parents and offspring of many species. Baby mountain goat is guided up high cliffs. Baby beaver learns to build well. Baby bat is held in mother's protective embrace, upside-down. And YOUR baby, too, will feel the comfort and delight of nature's wonders. Here is a "sweet dream bedtime" book for nature lovers of all generations!
So you'd like to go back in time to see real dinosaurs and other ancient reptiles? Yes, that would be very cool. And if you start by giving a T-Rex a bone, things will be, well - interesting. Dangerously interesting! So go ahead - offer him that bone and see what happens. Along the way you're bound to encounter many other animals from the past, creatures wild and amazing. Dangerously amazing!
