From sandy beaches to mysterious, inky depths, and seen from space. Earth is a swirl of blue and white. The blue is Earth's oceans, which cover 70 percent of its surface. Yet the ocean is the most unexplored region of our planet. From Shore to Ocean Floor is the story of how humans went from building the first boats to discovering the secrets of the deep. Marvel at incredible scientific discoveries, be dazzled by some of the most exciting new ...
Best-selling illustrator Britta Teckentrup explores the world of reptiles in a sumptuously illustrated nonfiction book. There are reptiles everywhere! Some of them live in jungles, some of them in the savannah, and some may be in your backyard! Young readers will learn where in the world all sorts of animals can be found and all the weird and wonderful things about them that they never imagined were true. This third in a popular nonfiction ser...
Bold and beautifully illustrated, these stunning posters from Fungarium are perfect for decorating your walls. This large-format poster book lets you decorate your walls with twenty-eight pull-out posters of gorgeous images of fungi. This is a stunning celebration of all things mycological.
Ratty is an enormous rat who lives deep inside the crater of an extinct volcano nestled in the rain forest. One day, he spies a particularly delicious-looking fruit high in the treetops and sets out to reach it. From this high vantage point a spectacular view stretches before him--the world outside his mountain crater. In this big outside world, Ratty imagines, the fruit must be much sweeter, the bird songs more beautiful, and the other animal...
Learn the science of the sky in this introductory guide to weather. Understand how snowflakes form, why it can rain frogs, how we predict the weather, and how we know what weather was like a long time ago. Then use your new knowledge to understand and observe the weather around you." --
The smallest areas of the natural world can contain a diverse web of life. Peel back leaves on the forest floor, peer over a clifftop and into a desert canyon, travel to an oasis in the Sahara Desert, climb a towering Brazil nut tree in a rain forest, and visit four more land-based habitats. What creatures will you discover? In this richly illustrated lift-the-flap book, young nature enthusiasts can get up close and personal with the wonders f...
From the organization of the smallest particles to the orbit of the planets within our solar system, how does the language of numbers, symbols, and equations bring order and understanding to our universe? Step inside a surreal world to visualize cosmic distances, discover the geometry of nature, and marvel at the wonders of technology in this exploration of mathematics.
Love is LOUD, like a peacock proudly flashing its iridescent eyes for all to see. But sometimes love sings a quieter song, soft as the evening chorus, but no less strong. There are lots of ways that we can feel loved and give love.
Have you ever wondered how the Golden Gate Bridge was built? Or how workers with basic tools created enormous monuments in ancient times? And how do you build a flying laboratory in space? This book reveals some of the greatest feats of engineering in history. From enormous bridges and tunnels that run for hundreds of miles, to towering skyscrapers and massive space stations, discover how some of Earth's most colossal structures were. Includes...