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A Walk in the Boreal Forest, 2nd Edition
From the Series Biomes of North America Second Editions
Take a walk in the boreal forest. Sunlight filters through tall spruce and pine trees. It's cool and damp, even late in the summer. As you walk silently across the carpet of needles, you can… Read More →
A Walk in the Deciduous Forest, 2nd Edition
From the Series Biomes of North America Second Editions
Take a walk in the deciduous forest. Sunlight filters through new green leaves. It's early summer, and squirrels are chattering in the treetops. A warbler calls out. She's building a nest in… Read More →
A Walk in the Desert, 2nd Edition
From the Series Biomes of North America Second Editions
Take a walk in the desert. It's hot and dry―and full of life. An elf owl peers out at you from its home, a hole in a saguaro cactus. Nearby, a desert tortoise stretches its neck to nibble on… Read More →
A Walk in the Prairie, 2nd Edition
From the Series Biomes of North America Second Editions
Take a walk in the prairie. This land of all grass and open sky is full of life. You can hear the warbling song of a meadowlark. At your feet, a grasshopper munches on a flower stem. How do… Read More →
A Walk in the Rain Forest, 2nd Edition
From the Series Biomes of North America Second Editions
Take a walk in the rain forest. It's hot and humid and humming with life. Look up into the dense canopy of leaves above you. Tangled vines lead to the treetops, where parrots squawk and… Read More →
A Walk in the Tundra, 2nd Edition
From the Series Biomes of North America Second Editions
Take a walk in the tundra. In this cold, harsh biome at the top of the world, summer is short. Carpets of wildflowers and grasses bloom in the bright sunlight. An arctic fox pup catches sight Read More →
Nature's Ninja: Animals with Spectacular Skills
Ninja were skilled warriors in medieval Japan. And now you can find ninja in comics, movies, and TV shows. But what about in nature? Real animals aren't anything like ninja . . . are they? A Read More →
Masters of Disguise: Amazing Animal Tricksters
An ant hurries over the rocky ground. It pauses beside a dark pebble to clean a bit of dust off its antenna. Unfortunately for the ant, this is the last thing it will ever do. Because what… Read More →
Chernobyl's Wild Kingdom: Life in the Dead Zone
After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion in Ukraine, scientists believed radiation had created a vast and barren wasteland in which life could never resurface. But the Dead Zone, as the… Read More →
Journey into the Deep: Discovering New Ocean Creatures
Have you ever wondered what mysteries the ocean holds? Prepare to explore the ocean from sunlit shallows to the deepest, darkest depths. Along the way, you'll meet many incredible creatures… Read More →
When Lunch Fights Back: Wickedly Clever Animal Defenses
The octopus spies a nice, tasty mantis shrimp. It swims over for a closer look at the small creature. Then—WHAM!—the mantis shrimp strikes a nasty blow with its hammer-like forelimb. The… Read More →
Atomic Structure, 2nd Edition
From the Series Great Ideas of Science
What is matter made of? Scientists have been trying to answer this question for thousands of years. The concept of the atom—the tiniest fragment of a substance that still retains the… Read More →
Genetics, 2nd Edition
From the Series Great Ideas of Science
If a black dog and a white dog have puppies, what color will the puppies be? Genetic scientists have been trying to answer this question for hundreds of years. Genetics is the science of… Read More →
Plate Tectonics, 2nd Edition
From the Series Great Ideas of Science
For hundreds of years, people found the fossils of ancient sea creatures at the tops of tall mountains. Scientists puzzled over this problem. A fish couldn't have swum up a mountain. And how… Read More →
Battle of the Dinosaur Bones: Othniel Charles Marsh vs Edward Drinker Cope
From the Series Scientific Rivalries and Scandals
In the 1880s, science witnessed a major shift: Charles Darwin proposed his theory of evolution. People dug up the first dinosaur fossils. And the field of paleontology—the study of ancient… 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 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 →
Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead
Are zombies real? As far as we know, dead people do not come back to life and start walking around, looking for trouble. But there are things that can take over the bodies and brains of… Read More →
A Walk in the Prairie
From the Series Biomes of North America
Take a walk through the prairie. This biome of tall grass and open sky is teeming with life. How do the plants and animals of the prairie survive? As you travel through the prairie, watch… Read More →