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Prehistoric Predators
From the Series If Extinct Beasts Came to Life
Did you know that dinosaurs weren't the only prehistoric beasts on Earth? Even before the time when dinosaurs lived, there were many other incredible creatures, and some were even bigger and… Read More →
Prehistoric Sea Beasts
From the Series If Extinct Beasts Came to Life
The ocean is filled with giant, strange, and scary creatures such as whales, octopuses, and sharks—but the prehistoric megalodon was powerful enough to crush a killer whale. Other sea beasts… Read More →
Profiling a Criminal: Using Science to Seek Out Suspects
From the Series Crime Science
What makes people commit crimes, and how do you unlock a criminal mind? In this fascinating exploration of crime science, readers will discover how crime investigators use science to profile… Read More →
Reinventing Invention: A Crayola ® Guide to Innovation
Inventions change people's lives. But the stories told about how they were invented are often wrong. That story you heard of an overnight success took years of hard work and countless failed… Read More →
Reptiles and Amphibians
From the Series Amazing Life Cycles
Meet some amazing animals—from caring crocodile mothers to meat eating plants, from the tallest parents in the woods to sea horse fathers looking after their young . . . with the odd hairy… Read More →
Rivers: A Visual History from River to Sea
This breathtaking journey along the most important rivers in the world takes us from the Nile to the Amazon, the Mekong Delta to the Mississippi, the Murray to the Waikato. Our seas and… Read More →
Rocks: Let's Investigate
From the Series Science Essentials
All around us Earth's rock cycle is in action. Wind and rain turn rocks to sand; dead leaves mix with rock particles to make soil; over millions of years, layers of sand and soil turn to… Read More →
Run! Reptile!
From the Series Fierce Creatures
Open this book and you're presented with three different reptiles and this question: which reptile would you sit and watch, view from afar or which would make you run for your life? The… Read More →
Saving the Asian Elephant: Meet Scientists on a Mission, Discover Kid Activists on a Mission, Make a Career in Conservation Your Mission
From the Series Mission Survival: Saving Earth's Endangered Animals
The Asian elephant is one of Earth's most intriguing creatures, yet it is also one of its most threatened. Find out why some people are making it their mission to try to save Asian elephants, Read More →
Saving the Gorilla: Meet Scientists on a Mission, Discover Kid Activists on a Mission, Make a Career in Conservation Your Mission
From the Series Mission Survival: Saving Earth's Endangered Animals
The gorilla is one of Earth's most awe-inspiring creatures, yet it is also one of its most threatened. Find out why some people are making it their mission to try to save gorillas, and what… Read More →
Saving the Orangutan: Meet Scientists on a Mission, Discover Kid Activists on a Mission, Make a Career in Conservation Your Mission
From the Series Mission Survival: Saving Earth's Endangered Animals
The orangutan is one of Earth's most entrancing creatures, yet it is also one of its most threatened. Find out why some people are making it their mission to try to save orangutans, and what… Read More →
Saving the Sea Turtle: Meet Scientists on a Mission, Discover Kid Activists on a Mission, Make a Career in Conservation Your Mission
From the Series Mission Survival: Saving Earth's Endangered Animals
The sea turtle is one of Earth's most entrancing creatures, yet it is also one of its most threatened. Find out why some people are making it their mission to try to save sea turtles, and… Read More →
Saving the Snow Leopard: Meet Scientists on a Mission, Discover Kid Activists on a Mission, Make a Career in Conservation Your Mission
From the Series Mission Survival: Saving Earth's Endangered Animals
The snow leopard is one of Earth's most entrancing creatures, yet it is also one of its most threatened. Find out why some people are making it their mission to try to save snow leopards, and Read More →
Saving the Tiger: Meet Scientists on a Mission, Discover Kid Activists on a Mission, Make a Career in Conservation Your Mission
From the Series Mission Survival: Saving Earth's Endangered Animals
The tiger is one of Earth's most awe-inspiring creatures, yet it is also one of its most threatened. Find out why some people are making it their mission to try to save tigers, and what… Read More →
Scary Bugs
From the Series In Focus: Bugs
From wood-eating beetles to spitting spiders, meet the scariest bugs and insects in the world in this exciting new title. Did you know that the Asian giant hornet's sting kills people in… Read More →
Scary Dinosaurs
From the Series My Favorite Dinosaurs
Meet fascinating dinosaurs sure to be favorites, from the show-stopping Spinosaurus—the largest walking predator from the dinosaur era—all the way to the weird-looking Stegosaurus. Readers… Read More →
Science Essentials — Hardcover Set
From the Series Science Essentials
This series takes a in-depth look at key areas of elementary science, full of factual tidbits on sciences from geology to astronomy! Designed for students to enjoy and as a helpful resource… Read More →
Shark Habitats
From the Series In Focus: Sharks
From the lemon shark to the goblin shark, this book reveals amazing facts about the ocean's top predators. With amazing, up-close photographs and jaw-dropping facts, learn all about the… Read More →
Shark Life
From the Series Shark Safari
Take a deep dive into the wonderful world of sharks. Discover prehistoric sharks, including the ancient shark with a buzz-saw jaw and the fearsome ocean giant, the megalodon. From an extra… Read More →
Shark Life
From the Series In Focus: Sharks
From their special skeletons and scales to their eating habits, this book reveals amazing facts about the ocean's top predators. With amazing, up-close photographs and jaw-dropping facts,… Read More →
Shark Safari — Hardcover Set
From the Series Shark Safari
Dive into the wonderful world of sharks! From their prehistoric past to their uncertain future, discover what makes these mysterious creatures so special and learn why they need our… Read More →
Sharks and People
From the Series Shark Safari
From shark attacks to shark tourism, learn all about the connection between sharks and humans, and discover the dangers threatening the survival of these remarkable creatures, such as… Read More →
Sharks: And Their Food Chains
From the Series Food Chain Kings
If there is a top predator that sends shivers down the spine, it has to be the shark! Readers will discover how the apex hunter tracks down and kills its prey with devastating accuracy and… Read More →
Sharks in Danger
From the Series Wild World of Sharks
Sharks—sleek, fast-moving predators with powerful jaws—can take care of themselves, right? Wrong! Thanks to humans, many shark species are officially endangered and some iconic sharks even… Read More →