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			A Dinosaur Named Sue - The Story of the Colossal Fossil: The World's Most Complete T. RexClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of the chance discovery, retrieval, and study of the largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found. Learn what the world might have been like during SUE's ... author: Pat Relf


			A Drop of Water - A Book of Science and WonderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A book that combines art and science, with beautiful and stunning photographs of water in its many states: ice, steam, frost, rainbow, and dew. Concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and surfac... author: Walter Wick


			A Life in the Wild - George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great BeastsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An engaging biography of George Schaller, a naturalist devoted to saving the world's great wild beasts. After a brief overview of his childhood, each chapter is devoted to his work in a different wil... author: Pamela S. Turner


			Adventures of Sojourner: The Mission to Mars that Thrilled the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Tells the story of the mission that placed the Sojourner remote-control rover on Mars on July 4, 1997. author: Susi Trautmann Wunsch


			Amateur NaturalistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Inspired by Gerald and Lee Durrell's 1982 classic, this new edition makes nature accessible to everyone. Bishop begins with the fundamentals of nature study: basic skills, equipment, and rules of co... author: Nick Baker


			An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global WarmingClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. A... author: Al Gore



			An Owl in the House - A Naturalist's DiaryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Naturalist Bernd Heinrich stumbled upon a young Great Horned Owl in the Vermont woods and decided to care for it and eventually help it return to the wild. He kept a diary of the owlet's growth and ... author: Bernd Heinrich


			Animals Up Close - Zoom in on the World's Most Incredible CreaturesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Insiders" series, this volume takes a look at inventions throughout time and the technology behind them, from the wheel to bionics. State-of-the-art 3-D illustrations. Concise, engaging ... author: Igor Siwanowicz


			Are We Alone? Scientists Search for Life in SpaceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores the possibility of life on other planets and introduces us to some scientists around the world devoting their lives to finding the answer. author: Gloria Skurzynski


			Asteroid ImpactClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Drawing on well-respected theories from the fields of physics, geology, astronomy and paleontology, the author recreates the sequence of events surrounding the asteroid hitting Earth 65 million years ... author: Douglas Henderson


			Astronomy - Out of This World!Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Planets, stars, galaxies - the universe is enormous, and chock full of interesting things. Green divides the universe into chapters - The Sun, The Solar System, Inner Circle, Gas Giant Gang, Rising S... author: Dan Green



			Backyard BugsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Forty common backyard bugs revealed through stunning close-up photography. Includes a chapter about the scientific classifications within the phylum Arthropoda and a glossary. author: Robin Kittrell Laughlin


			Batman: Exploring the World of BatsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the scientist Merlin Tuttle's interest in bats, his study of them in their natural habitat, and his work to protect them. author:


			Best of Beakman's World (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Journey in time to the erupting volcanoes that created Earth's crust, to the depths of the ocean that housed the first complex creatures, through devastating ice ages, and finally to the future, when ... author: Paul Zaloom


			Bird Watching with Margaret Morse NiceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicles the life and career of ornithologist Margaret Morse Nice, who devoted more than eighty years to studying and writing about birds. Also includes tips and activities for readers to become bir... author: Michael Elsohn Ross


			Bird, an Eyewitness BookClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A photo essay on the world of birds examining such topics as body construction, feathers and flight, the adaptation of beaks and feet, feeding habits, courtship, nests and eggs, and bird watching. author: David Burnie



			Bugs, Insects, Spiders, Centipedes, Millipedes, and Other Closely Related ArthropodsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A visual introduction to insects and other arthropods. Large glossy photos with brief facts on each page. Although its large size and numerous pictures might lead one to think it's a children?s book... author: Frank Lowenstein & Sheryl Lechner


			Buried Treasure: Roots & TubersClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Relates the history and describes the use and production of such roots and tubers as potatoes, cassava, carrots, beets, turnips, and radishes. Includes recipes. author: Meredith Sayles Hughes & Tom Hughes


			Butterflies of the East Coast - An Observer's GuideClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Offers 234 full-page species accounts with color photos and range maps. Also contains photo-illustrated information on the host plants favored by particular species. Introduction contains general info... author: Rick Ceck, Guy Tudor


			Children's Night Sky AtlasClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Space photography, see-through pages, and state-of-the-art maps and charts combine to make an excellent guide to the night sky. The book is set up so that you can search by month of the year and by h... author: Robin Scagell


			Chimpanzees I Love - Saving Their World and OursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In this compelling personal narrative, Jane Goodall writes about her childhood dreams of living with animals in Africa, and her 40 years of studying the chimpanzees of Gombe. Covers her ground-breaki... author: Jane Goodall



			ClockClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Turning Point Inventions" series that focuses on the important inventions we often take for granted and how they have affected our lives. This book focuses on the history of time measure... author: Trent Duffy


			Creepy Crawlies: Ladybugs, Lobsters & Other Amazing ArthropodsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Discusses the evolution of arthropods, their characteristics, their adaptability to many habitats and environments, and their relationship to humans. author: British Museum (Natural History)


			Crystal & GemClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the seven basic shapes of crystals and how they form in nature, how crystals are studied and identified, how crystals are grown artificially and used in industry, and other aspects of crysta... author: Dr. R. F. Symes, Dr. R. R. Harding


			Darwin and Evolution for Kids: His Life and Ideas, with 21 ActivitiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This book "for kids" about Charles Darwin and evolution will appeal to teens and teachers as well. It describes the life and work of Charles Darwin, the study of nature and taxonomy prior to Darwin, a... author: Kristan Lawson


			Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs - An Expedition to MadagascarClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of paleontologist Cathy Forster and her expedition to Madagascar in search of bird fossils to further show their close relationship with dinosaurs. Experience the hardships of camp life, t... author: Nic Bishop



			Dinosaur Eggs Discovered! Unscrambling the CluesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. For slightly older readers, this book expands on the authors' previous title "The Tiniest Giants: Discovering Dinosaur Eggs". The discovery of an extensive dinosaur nesting ground in Argentina's Pata... author: Lowell Dingus, Luis M. Chiappe , Rodolfo Coria


			Dinosaur Mummies - Beyond Bare-Bone FossilsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores rare dinosaur fossils, the "dinosaur mummies" that are not just bones and teeth, but also include fossilized soft tissues like skin, muscle and internal organs. Highlights "Leonardo", a din... author: Kelly Milner Halls


			Dinosaur Named Sue - The Story of the Colossal Fossil: The World's Most Complete T. RexClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The story of the chance discovery, retrieval, and study of the largest, most complete and best preserved Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found. Learn what the world might have been like during SUE's ... author: Pat Relf


			DinosaursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This book is part of the INSIDERS, a visually groundbreaking, state-of-the-art nonfiction series featuring 3-D model imagery and up-to-date information in a user-friendly format. Dinosaurs explores e... author: John Long


			Dinosaurs - The Most Complete, Up-To-Date Encyclopedia for Dinosaur Lovers of All AgesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A hefty, comprehensive volume covering topics such as geologic time, fossils and fossilization, dinosaur taxonomy, evolution, dinosaur behavior, life in the different periods (Jurassic, Triassic), and... author: Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr.



			Diving to a Deep-Sea VolcanoClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Enter the world of scientists as they spin slowly downward inside a research submarine to more than a mile below the ocean surface where they explore submarine volcanoes, thermal vents and the animals... author: Kenneth Mallory


			Dr. Frankenstein's Human Body Book - The Monstrous Truth About How Your Body WorksClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Starting with atoms, moving on to tissues, bones, nervous system, and finishing with everything else in between, this book provides a visual image of the body from the inside out. The presentation is ... author: Richard Walker


			Dragon Bones and Dinosaur Eggs - A Photobiography of Explorer Roy Chapman AndrewsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Roy Chapman Andrews led five scientific expeditions to the Gobi Desert in Mongolia between 1922 and 1930 and uncovered some amazing fossils, including the first-ever complete nest of dinosaur eggs. H... author: Ann Bausum


			Drop of Water - A Book of Science and WonderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A book that combines art and science, with beautiful and stunning photographs of water in its many states: ice, steam, frost, rainbow, and dew. Concepts such as evaporation, condensation, and surfac... author: Walter Wick


			Earth Heroes - Champions of the WildernessClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The youth, careers and lasting contributions of some of the world's greatest naturalists and environmentalists are featured here in this nicely illustrated chapter book. Chapters on Thoreau, John Muir... author: Bruce and Carol L. Malnor



			EcologyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Takes the reader on a journey through the earth's habitats and ecosystems and shows how animals adapt and survive in all kinds of environmental circumstances. Includes a section on the dangers which t... author: Michael Scott


			Emperors of the Ice - A True Story of Disaster and Survival in the Antarctic, 1910-13Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In 1910, at 23 years of age, Apsley Cherry-Garrard joined Captain Robert F. Scott?s Antarctic expedition and returned home nearly three years later, having survived incredible hardship and experienced... author: Richard Farr


			Evolving Planet - Four Billion Years of Life on EarthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Beginning with single-celled organisms on earth four billion years ago and proceeding through dinosaurs, early mammals, to the present day, this book reveals how, over time, new life-forms evolve from... author: Erica Kelly, Richard Kissel


			Extreme Weather: Science Tackles Global Warming & Climate ChangeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Scientists around the globe are focusing on extremes of weather: huge hurricanes, devastating droughts, ferocious blizzards. Learn about the modern technology they use, including satellites and superc... author: Kathleen Simpson


			Family MathClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A book for parents and children working together, learning to like math, and doing activities that make math fun for children from five to 18 years old. It covers important mathematics topics like wo... author: Jean Kerr Stenmark, Virginia Thompson, Ruth Cossey



			Fantastic Feats and FailuresClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Includes the engineering feats and failures of the: CN Tower, Challenger, Georgia Dome, Crystal Palace, Sydney Opera House, Hyatt Regency Hotel, Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, Citicorp Building,... author: David Garrison, Shannon Hunt, & Jude Isabella


			Flood: Wrestling with the MississippiClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the history of flooding of the Mississippi River, focusing on the 1927 and 1993 floods, the effects on people near the river, and efforts to avoid flooding. author: Patricia Lauber


			Genius - A Photobiography of Albert EinsteinClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Compelling biography of Einstein, from his childhood in Germany through his life in the U.S. His family life, school years, and years of scientific research are profiled. Einstein formulated theori... author: Marfe


			Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great ApesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Mountain gorillas are one of the most endangered species in the world. Now they are facing a new threat, from the very tourism that is helping to protect them: exposure to human disease. This is the s... author: Pamela S. Turner


			Gorilla Mountain - The Story of Wildlife Biologist Amy VedderClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Another in the "Women's Adventures in Science" series, this book follows the life and career of wildlife biologist Amy Vedder and her work in Africa to save the mountain gorillas from extinction. Won... author: Rene Ebersole



			Hawk Highway in the Sky - Watching Raptor MigrationClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Chronicles the work of the HawkWatch International Raptor Migration Project in the Goshute Mountains of Nevada as they count and band raptors (hawks, eagles and falcons) in their fall migration. Mon... author: Caroline Arnold


			Hive Detectives - Chronicle of a Honey Bee CatastropheClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating, close-up look at honey bees, as well as the scientists and beekeepers trying to understand colony collapse disorder (CCD). See the inner workings of the colony and learn about the steps... author: Loree Griffin Burns


			Humanpower: Cars, Planes and Boats with Muscles for MotorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes and provides the history for a variety of vehicles that run on human muscle power. Black and white photographs. author: Roger Yepsen


			Ice Scientist - Careers in the Frozen AntarcticClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Explores different careers in the Antarctic using examples of real scientists in the field. Chapters profile an ecologist, paleontologist, geologist, glaciologist, astrophysicist, marine biologist, an... author: Sara L. Latta


			If Stones Could Speak - Unlocking the Secrets of StonehengeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A profile of the archaeological work of Mike Parker Pearson and the Riverside Project surrounding the mysteries of Stonehenge. A brief overview of Pearson's childhood and education leads into his earl... author: Marc Aronson



			Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global WarmingClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This young readers' version of the recent documentary film's companion adult volume cuts the page count by about a third but preserves the original's cogent message and many of its striking visuals. A... author: Al Gore


			Incredible ComparisonsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. "How big is it?" "How fast is it?" Questions like these are answered here in a visual, easy to understand way using comparisons to familiar objects or concepts ? the weight of a person, the speed of... author: Russell Ash


			Incredible Journey of the Butterflies (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. NOVA flies along with the monarchs on their incredible 2000-mile journey across North America, documenting the dangers they face along the way. Interviews with scientists studying this amazing feat of... author: NOVA


			Inventing the Future - A Photobiography of Thomas Alva EdisonClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, with many illustrations of his life and inventions. When called a "genius", Edison would insist that "Sticking to it is the genius." Stories of his boyhood... author: Marfe


			InventionsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Insiders" series, this volume takes a look at inventions throughout time and the technology behind them, from the wheel to bionics. State-of-the-art 3-D illustrations. Concise, engaging ... author: Glenn Murphy



			Kakapo Rescue - Saving the World's Strangest ParrotClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop travel to a remote island off New Zealand to study the efforts of scientists trying to save the kakapo parrot from extinction. Beautifully photographed, with a text that i... author: Sy Montgomery


			Life in a GrasslandClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Examines the physical features, processes, and many different species of plants and animals that make up the ecosystem of the American tall grass prairie. author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent


			Life in the Wild - George Schaller's Struggle to Save the Last Great BeastsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An engaging biography of George Schaller, a naturalist devoted to saving the world's great wild beasts. After a brief overview of his childhood, each chapter is devoted to his work in a different wil... author: Pamela S. Turner


			Little People and a Lost World - An Anthropological MysteryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In 2003 on Flores Island in Indonesia, archaeologists working in a cave uncovered an extremely small humanlike skeleton. Research showed that it wasn't the skeleton of a child, but rather of a 30-yea... author: Linda Goldenberg


			Lobsters: Gangsters of the SeaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the physical aspects, habits, and life cycle of the American "Maine" lobster as well as the activities of New England lobstermen. Includes bibliography for adults and young readers. Excellen... author: Mary M. Cerullo



			Looking at InsectsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes insect anatomy, life cycles, behavior, habitats, food chain, and senses. Specific information is given about moths and butterflies, beetles, bees and ants. One chapter is devoted to spiders ... author: David Suzuki


			Man Who Made Time TravelClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the need for 18th century sailors to be able to determine their position at sea, and the British government's creation of the Longitude Prize for anyone who could create an accurate and reli... author: Kathryn Lasky


			Man-Eating Tigers of SundarbansClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The Sundarbans Reserve along the Bay of Bengal is home to more tigers than anywhere else on earth - close to 500. Nowhere else do healthy tigers routinely hunt people, yet here in the Sundarbans Rese... author: Sy Montgomery


			Map Mania: Discovering Where You Are & Getting to Where You Aren'tClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This brightly illustrated book provides activities and basic information about reading and making maps, map and compass use, shadow sticks and sun dials, and celestial navigation. author: Michael A. DiSpezio


			Marie Curie - A Brilliant LifeClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. From her childhood in Poland to her studies in Paris and discovery of the element radium, read about the first woman to win a Nobel Prize. One of the most important women in science, Marie Curie's di... author: Elizabeth MacLeod



			MonarchsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Beginning with a tiny egg laid on a milkweed plant in Maine, this book traces the lifecycle of the monarch butterfly from caterpillar to chrysalis, and its journey south of more than 2000 miles. Two ... author: Kathryn Lasky


			Mystery of MarsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A detailed overview of what we know about Mars, how we learned it, and what is to come in future explorations (note: this book was published in 1999, and so is not up-to-date). Contains photos and o... author: Sally Ride & Tam O'Shaughnessy


			New Way Things WorkClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A thorough and engaging book which introduces and explains the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. This updated and expanded edition describes 12 new machines and includes mor... author: David Macaulay


			Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats and PeopleClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This unusual subject makes for a most intriguing book! By combining science, history, culture, and folklore, the author introduces us to the fascinating world of rats. Necessary to medical breakthro... author: Albert Marrin


			On the Wings of the Monarch (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An in-depth look at the monarch butterfly's fascinating life cycle, its habitats, and its North American migration. Hosted by Libby Graham. author: Oktay Ortabasi



			Our Farm - Four Seasons with Five Kids on One Family's FarmClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A journal of one year on the 150-acre Bennett farm in central Ohio. Told through the experiences of the five Bennett children, ages 17, 15, 10, 8 and 4, the book shows how they combine farm work, sch... author: Michael J. Rosen


			Outbreak - Science Seeks Safeguards for Global HealthClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. With trans-global air travel routine, infectious diseases can now spread more easily. Read about avian flu, SARS, ebola, drug-resistant strains of tuberculosis, and about the scientists on the front l... author: Charles Piddock, Caryn Oryniak


			Owl in the House - A Naturalist's DiaryClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Naturalist Bernd Heinrich stumbled upon a young Great Horned Owl in the Vermont woods and decided to care for it and eventually help it return to the wild. He kept a diary of the owlet's growth and ... author: Bernd Heinrich


			Plants on the Trail with Lewis and ClarkClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the journey of Lewis and Clark through the western United States, focusing on the plants they cataloged, their uses for food and medicine, and the plant lore of Native American people. Colo... author: Dorothy Hinshaw Patent


			Race to Save the Lord God BirdClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A story sweeping 200 years of history including artists, specimen collectors, lumber barons, plume hunters, pioneering biologists, and the parts they all played in the Ivory-billed Woodpecker's presum... author: Phillip Hoose



			Rocks and Minerals - A Gem of a Book!Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. "Imagine the ground beneath your feet as the home of a crowd of crystal-cool characters, each with their own personality. This book is your essential guide to the underworld beings who are the buildin... author: Dan Green


			Saving Birds: Heroes Around the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Profiles adults and children working in six habitats around the world to save wild birds, some of which are on the brink of extinction. author: Pete Salmansohn


			Saving the Ghost of the Mountain - An Expedition Among Snow Leopards in MongoliaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Montgomery and photographer Nic Bishop have teamed up for an incredible look at snow leopards in Mongolia. They follow Tom McCarthy of the Snow Leopard Trust as he tracks, tags, and observes the elusi... author: Sy Montgomery


			Science Is..A Source Book of Fascinating Facts,Projects and ActivitiesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A definitive collection of over 450 projects, experiments, games, puzzles, and stories for 6-14 year-olds that covers all areas of science, including matter and energy, the human body, the environment... author: Susan V. Bosak


			Science Warriors - The Battle Against Invasive SpeciesClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Focusing on brown tree snakes, red fire ants, zebra mussels, and melaleuca trees, the book traces how the pests arrived, the extent of the damage that has been done to their environments, and what is ... author: Sneed B. Collard III



			Seeing Earth From SpaceClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A chance to see the earth from space as the astronauts do! Vividly illustrated with satellite images of various locations across the earth. The text explores different features visible from space, h... author: Patricia Lauber


			Slime Molds and FungiClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Nature Close-Up" series, this book explores the many different types of fungi and their roles in the cycle of life. Hands-on natural science projects throughout the book help the reader ... author: Elaine Pascoe


			Snow CrystalsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. For almost 50 years, W.A. Bentley caught and photographed snowflakes in his Jericho, Vermont workshop. The pictures were published in 1931, along with text by W. J. Humhreys. This book is a reproducti... author: W. A Bentley, W. J. Humphreys


			Stephen Biesty's Incredible Cross-SectionsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Fascinating cutaway illustrations that show the hidden architecture of 18 famous structures, including the Empire State Building, the space shuttle, the Queen Mary ocean liner, and a coal mine. Two of... author: Stephen Biesty


			Steven Caney's Ultimate Building BookClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. This comprehensive exploration of structural design, construction, and invention complimented with thousands of black-and-white photographs and illustrations will be of interest to children, teens and... author: Steven Caney



			Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs & PictogramsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Examines the major writing systems of the world and the interconnection between sound, symbol and script. Includes over 350 illustrations, 50 in color. author: Andrew Robinson


			Swimming with Hammerhead SharksClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Another in the "Scientist in the Field" series, this book follows marine biologist Pete Kimley and an IMAX film team as they swim and shoot footage for the film "Island of the Sharks". Vivid photograp... author: Kenneth Mallory


			Tarantula ScientistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An in-depth look at the world's largest and hairiest spiders, the tarantulas. Follows spider scientist, Sam Marshall, through the rainforest of French Guiana and into the largest comparative spider la... author: Sy Montgomery


			The Adventures of Sojourner: The Mission to Mars that Thrilled the WorldClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Tells the story of the mission that placed the Sojourner remote-control rover on Mars on July 4, 1997. author: Susi Trautmann Wunsch


			The Amateur NaturalistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Inspired by Gerald and Lee Durrell's 1982 classic, this new edition makes nature accessible to everyone. Bishop begins with the fundamentals of nature study: basic skills, equipment, and rules of co... author: Nick Baker



			The Best of Beakman's World (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Journey in time to the erupting volcanoes that created Earth's crust, to the depths of the ocean that housed the first complex creatures, through devastating ice ages, and finally to the future, when ... author: Paul Zaloom


			The Chimpanzees I Love - Saving Their World and OursClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. In this compelling personal narrative, Jane Goodall writes about her childhood dreams of living with animals in Africa, and her 40 years of studying the chimpanzees of Gombe. Covers her ground-breaki... author: Jane Goodall


			The ClockClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Part of the "Turning Point Inventions" series that focuses on the important inventions we often take for granted and how they have affected our lives. This book focuses on the history of time measure... author: Trent Duffy


			The Hive Detectives - Chronicle of a Honey Bee CatastropheClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating, close-up look at honey bees, as well as the scientists and beekeepers trying to understand colony collapse disorder (CCD). See the inner workings of the colony and learn about the steps... author: Loree Griffin Burns


			The Incredible Journey of the Butterflies (DVD)Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. NOVA flies along with the monarchs on their incredible 2000-mile journey across North America, documenting the dangers they face along the way. Interviews with scientists studying this amazing feat of... author: NOVA



			The Man Who Made Time TravelClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Describes the need for 18th century sailors to be able to determine their position at sea, and the British government's creation of the Longitude Prize for anyone who could create an accurate and reli... author: Kathryn Lasky


			The Man-Eating Tigers of SundarbansClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The Sundarbans Reserve along the Bay of Bengal is home to more tigers than anywhere else on earth - close to 500. Nowhere else do healthy tigers routinely hunt people, yet here in the Sundarbans Rese... author: Sy Montgomery


			The Mystery of MarsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A detailed overview of what we know about Mars, how we learned it, and what is to come in future explorations (note: this book was published in 1999, and so is not up-to-date). Contains photos and o... author: Sally Ride & Tam O'Shaughnessy


			The New Way Things WorkClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A thorough and engaging book which introduces and explains the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines. This updated and expanded edition describes 12 new machines and includes mor... author: David Macaulay


			The Race to Save the Lord God BirdClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A story sweeping 200 years of history including artists, specimen collectors, lumber barons, plume hunters, pioneering biologists, and the parts they all played in the Ivory-billed Woodpecker's presum... author: Phillip Hoose



			The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs & PictogramsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Examines the major writing systems of the world and the interconnection between sound, symbol and script. Includes over 350 illustrations, 50 in color. author: Andrew Robinson


			The Tarantula ScientistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An in-depth look at the world's largest and hairiest spiders, the tarantulas. Follows spider scientist, Sam Marshall, through the rainforest of French Guiana and into the largest comparative spider la... author: Sy Montgomery


			The Weather SkyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A study of weather patterns and clouds that occur in the Earth's temperate climates. Full-color photos of the sky and clouds, arranged by season, are supplemented by black and white illustrations sho... author: Bruce McMillan


			The Wind at Work: An Activity Guide to WindmillsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An introduction to windmills and their advantages as renewable energy providers, with activities for understanding some of the principles of wind. author: Gretchen Woelfle


			Tooth and Claw - Animal Adventures in the WildClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Author/illustrator Ted Lewin relates 14 of his encounters with wild animals while traveling the world. Each story is followed with facts about the featured animal and its habitat. Black and white ph... author: Ted Lewin



			Touch the Sun - A NASA Braille BookClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Companion to Grice's Touch the Universe, this book once again pairs color photographs with tactile renderings of the images. Text in Braille and print. "Visually impaired astronomers ? whether exper... author: Noreen Grice


			Touch the Universe - A NASA Braille Book of AstronomyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Combines Braille and large-print captions with 14 pages of photos from the Hubble Space Telescope (photos are raised/embossed). Photos begin with Earth and proceed through the solar system, ending wi... author: Noreen Grice


			Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean MotionClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A seafaring adventure that follows the work of oceanographer, Dr. Curtis Ebbesmeyer, as he tracks trash floating the world's oceans, a project turned career, inspired by his inquisitive mother, that i... author: Loree Griffin Burns


			Ubiquitous - Celebrating Nature's SurvivorsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Inspired by the fact that 99% of all life that has existed on Earth is now extinct, Joyce Sidmen has created beautiful book of poetry that celebrates the species that have survived. Placed in order of... author: Joyce Sidman


			Uluru - Australia's Aboriginal HeartClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. The world's biggest single rock, Uluru is a huge, red sandstone rock in Australia more than a thousand feet high. This book describes the Anangu, the Aboriginal people for whom this rock and the area... author: Caroline Arnold



			VenomClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Learn about the variety of venomous creatures, where they can be found, and how their toxins work. Whether biting, stinging, spraying, or just oozing their poison, these animals serve different purpo... author: Marilyn Singer


			Weather SkyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A study of weather patterns and clouds that occur in the Earth's temperate climates. Full-color photos of the sky and clouds, arranged by season, are supplemented by black and white illustrations sho... author: Bruce McMillan


			Whaling Season: A Year in the Life of an Arctic Whale ScientistClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Another in the "Scientists in the Field" series, which gives young people a close up look at scientists, the work they do, and how they came to do that work. This book follows John Craighead George, s... author: Peter Lourie


			What the World EatsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. D'Aluisio and photographer Peter Menzel travel to 21 countries and visit 25 families, photographing a week's worth of food at each household. There is engaging text about each family, the community i... author: Faith D'Aluisio, Peter Menzel


			What's Up With Bill? Medidiz Explain EpilepsyClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Superheroes on a medical mission rescue Bill, a boy who?s just had a seizure and needs to learn about epilepsy. In graphic novel format, the story educates readers about epilepsy and how it is diagnos... author: Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo



			What's Up With Max? Medikidz Explain AsthmaClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. Superheroes on a medical mission rescue Max, a boy who?s just had his first asthma attack and needs to learn about the disease and how to take care of himself. In graphic novel format, the story educa... author: Dr. Kim Chilman-Blair, John Taddeo


			WildfireClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A comprehensive look at forest fires, how they start and how they are controlled - introducing all the tools of the wildland fire fighter and providing an on-scene look at fire fighting. Also explain... author: Taylor Morrison


			Wind at Work: An Activity Guide to WindmillsClick for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. An introduction to windmills and their advantages as renewable energy providers, with activities for understanding some of the principles of wind. author: Gretchen Woelfle


			You Won't Believe Your Eyes!Click for more of the annotation or write your own review for this book. Click on link. A fascinating book about perception, vision, and how our eyes work with our brain. Divided into seven parts filled with experiments, things to do and things to make. Topics include how our eyes are ... author: Nancy Crystal and Milan Tytla

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