In this extraordinary photographic essay, Patricia Lauber details the Mount St. Helens eruption and the years following in Volcano: Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helen's. Through this clear accurate account, readers of all ages will share the awe of the scientists who witnessed both the power of the volcano and the resiliency of life.
Discusses the forces that change Earth's surface, including the movement of plates, volcanoes, and earthquakes, and the effects of those forces. Includes information on Mount Saint Helens.
Describes the causes and effects of such geologic and atmospheric phenomena as earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, drought, fire, and flood. Includes a wall poster, games, and puzzles. This description may be from another edition of this product.
This exciting series presents a practical look at how nature works -- young readers are taken on a hands-on exploration of their environment. Step-by-step experiments help the reader to observe and to learn. This description may be from another edition of this product.
Early in the 17th century, Francis Bacon decided that the best way to learn about the world was to discover things for oneself. Since then, science has been a marriage of observation and experimentation. The experiments contained in each chapter allow young scientists to investigate basic principles using common household materials and easy-to-follow instructions. The titles are filled with doz…
The Scholastic Atlas of Weather gives kids weather information, activities, trivia, and more. Stunning illustrations bring weather phenomena to life. Every spread in the Scholastic Atlas of Weather contains a huge, dynamic, and colorful illustration, which shows kids exactly what causes weather to run wild. Clear, succinct captions underscore the vital scientific information kids need to ful…
What's the difference between a lizard and a salamander? Can you guess why poison dart frogs are so colorful? What's so funny about a clown fish? And what in the world is an anemone? REPTILES AND AMPHIBIANS and OCEAN LIFE are the newest titles in the Blue Zoo Guides series. Close-up photos, charming illustrations, and a clever ruler for measuring the animals will make these big books a sure-fir…
You may think of the desert as a harsh, dry place where no one would ever want to live -- but think again. The Desert People know. so do the animals. Both love the land, and "share the feeling of being brothers in the desert, of being desert creatures together." Byrd Baylor's spare, poetic text and Peter Parnall's striking illustrations lime the sky, stone and sand of the desert in this haunt…