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Wonderful Wild Cats: An Illustrated Guide
From the Series Cats
Wildcats are incredible with many super skills. They get high scores on the 'paw chart' for speed and size, but some are surprisingly small! Full-color illustrations showcase the top 20… Read More →
Wonderful Working Dogs
From the Series Dogs
Even man's best friend has to earn its keep sometimes! These dog breeds have been designed to be good at specific jobs such as herding, hunting, and guarding. Take a close look at the top 25 Read More →
Woolly Mammoth
From the Series Bumba Books ® — Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Beasts
What if elephants were covered with thick hair? Such a creature existed until about 4,000 years ago! Learn more about the giant, tusked woolly mammoth, which coexisted with humans until it… Read More →
Work
From the Series Early Bird Physics
What is work? You may think work is doing chores or going to a job, but you do work every time you move something from one place to another. With experiments that demonstrate these… Read More →
World's Biggest Reptiles
From the Series Extreme Reptiles
Learn about snakes that swallow their meals whole and massive saltwater crocodiles! Take a journey in search of the largest reptiles on Earth with full-color illustrations designed to keep… Read More →
World's Deadliest Reptiles
From the Series Extreme Reptiles
Travel to Africa to meet the longest snake on the continent, the black mamba, which is also one of the fastest in the world. A dangerous cast of characters with comic-style illustrated… Read More →
World's Grossest Animals
From the Series World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™)
These gross animals are fleshy, slimy, and deadly! Learn about blood-sucking fish, stinky skunks, scary goblin sharks and more. Discover how disgusting traits help these animals survive. Read More →
World's Grossest Creepy Crawlers
From the Series World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™)
These creepy creatures will make your skin crawl! Learn about blood-sucking leeches, smelly stinkbugs, giant centipedes, and more. See how their disgusting behaviors keep these animals alive. Read More →
World's Grossest Human Body Facts
From the Series World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™)
From earwax and bad breath to boogers and burps, the human body is a disgusting place. Learn about your body's sticky, smelly functions that help you stay healthy. Read More →
World's Grossest Plants
From the Series World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™)
Discover a jungle of repulsive plants in this gross guide! Learn about a flower that smells like rotting meat, a plant that swallows bugs, leaves that make you itch, and more. Read More →
World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™) — Hardcover Set
From the Series World's Grossest (UpDog Books ™)
Don't read these disgusting high/low books on a full stomach! Atrocious animals, creepy crawlies, horrible history, and more revolting topics will draw in striving readers, while short,… Read More →
World's Sneakiest Reptiles
From the Series Extreme Reptiles
Discover the clever ways different creatures find dinner—or avoid becoming dinner! You wouldn't want to play hide-and-seek with these reptiles. Learn all about them with illustrated spreads… Read More →
World's Top Tens — Hardcover Set
From the Series World's Top Tens
Dive into a world of jaw-dropping extremes! Prepare to be amazed as you uncover our planet's most impressive record-breakers, from the fastest bird to the slowest plane, the biggest food… Read More →
World's Weirdest Reptiles
From the Series Extreme Reptiles
Find out where the world's weirdest reptiles live and hunt, along with some of their most bizarre behaviors. Illustrated spreads engage young readers and keep them captivated as they learn… Read More →
World's Weirdest Sharks
From the Series Wild World of Sharks
Chances are, when you think of sharks, it's the great white or hammerhead that swim into view! But the world's oceans hold around 500 different species of sharks, and some are extremely… Read More →
Wounded Brains: True Survival Stories
From the Series Powerful Medicine
• A triathlon athlete has part of her skull removed to relieve the pressure on her injured brain after a car accident. • A soldier, wounded by a mortar explosion in Iraq, works with doctors… Read More →
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist One of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Public Library, School Library Journal, Science Books & Films Bright white teeth.… Read More →
X-Rays: A Graphic History
From the Series Medical Breakthroughs
With X-rays, doctors detect problems human eyes can't see. X-rays are a form of invisible radiation. This powerful medical technology helps experts look inside the body and even treat… Read More →
Yellowstone National Park
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Famous Places
Did you know that Yellowstone National Park has more geysers and hot springs than anywhere else on Earth? The geyser called Old Faithful shoots boiling water 130 feet (40 meters) into the… Read More →
Your Circulatory System
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — How Does Your Body Work?
The circulatory system is made up of the heart, the blood, and strong tubes called blood vessels. But what does the circulatory system do? And how do its parts work together to keep your body Read More →
Your Digestive System
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — How Does Your Body Work?
The digestive system is made up of the tongue, the esophagus, the stomach, the intestines, and other parts. But what does the digestive system do? And how do its parts work together to keep… Read More →
Your Head Shape Reveals Your Personality!: Science's Biggest Mistakes about the Human Body
From the Series Science Gets It Wrong
Do your eyes send out light like headlights? Does your liver create blood? Do bumps on your head tell what's inside your brain? At one time, science supported wild notions like these! But… Read More →
Your Muscular System
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — How Does Your Body Work?
The muscular system is made up of three different kinds of muscles: skeletal muscles, smooth muscle, and heart muscle. But what does each kind of muscle do? And where in the body are they… Read More →
Your Nervous System
From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — How Does Your Body Work?
The nervous system is made up of the brain, the nerves, and the spinal cord. But what does the nervous system do? And how do its parts work together to help your body function? Explore the… Read More →