An introduction to the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of birds. Includes instructions for projects.

Describes various kinds of dangerous animals, such as lions, piranhas, killer bees, and vampire bats.

Mummies, whether they're preserved by people or nature, are a fascinating way to examine different cultures around the world. While most people know about mummies from ancient Egypt, the first mummies were made more than 7,000 years ago in South America. Anthropologists can only guess why, most likely because of a belief in life after death. Readers of this book will be awed as they discover how different cultures perfected their mummification process....

Text and illustrations introduce different kinds of rocks and fossils, including how they are formed and where they can be found. Includes activities.

Provides information on the largest animals of land, air, and sea. Marvel at the most magnificent and powerful animals ever to have inhabited the earth, from the fifty ton super saurus of the Late Jurassic era to the immense African elephant. Glories at the giants of the skies as you admire the vast wingspan of the albatross and the camouflaged elegance of the enormous female Hercules moth. Find out why living in water has allowed the blue whale to...

Explores the science of excavating and examining the debris of centuries of human life, from the Iron Age to recent history.

Provides information on the largest animals of land, air, and sea.

Explore the world of things unseen.

An introduction to the five senses, including sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch, includes projects and activities.

Presents an introduction to deserts, in simple text with illustrations, and includes information on what they are, its animal life, its plant life, as well as a description of different world deserts, such as the Gobi, the Sahara, and the Mojave.