Kategoria BISAC: Juvenile Nonfiction >> Science & Nature - Environmental Science & Ecosystems

Activities such as exploring soil runoff, composting, and analyzing soil composition offer kids the chance to get their hands...

Profiling nearly 200 types of rocks and minerals from volcanic rocks and granite to sparkling diamonds and explosive sulfur, Pocket Genius: Rocks and Minerals digs deep beneath the surface, informing young readers what each rock is made of, how they are formed and what they are used for, how to be a rock collector, and how to identify rocks and minerals. Also highlighting landmarks such as Devils Tower, Giant's Causeway, and Shiprock Pinnacle, this Pocket Genius title shows how rocks and minerals play a part in the formation of each.

Redesigned in paperback, DK's best-selling...

Kingdom of Longleaf is a nonfiction children's picture book illustrated with professional photographs. It will introduce young readers to an amazing, beautiful, and fragile ecosystem- one as rich with biodiversity and fascinating species as the rain forest, yet which is practically in their own backyards. The Longleaf pine forest is home to unique species such as the red-cockaded woodpecker, the gopher tortoise, the indigo snake, and carnivorous pitcher plants. Like the rain forest, this ecosystem is fragile and threatened. Only 3% of the original 90 million acres of Longleaf...

Life isn't always easy, but some organisms take hard living to the extreme. Things That Make You Go Yuck : Extreme Living looks at organisms living in the weirdest of ways: swimming miles deep in the ocean, freezing on icy mountaintops, boiling in hot springs, or even floating in space. You'll also find critters bigger, smaller, softer, longer, and stretchier than you ever thought possible. Whether it's nature's slimiest organisms or the weirdest mutations, Things That Make You Go Yuck celebrates survival of the fittest, grossest, craziest, and creepiest things in...

New York Times bestselling author, award-winning meteorologist, and Today Show co-anchor Al Roker explores extreme weather phenomena in his first book for kids.

Dive deep into a world of fascinating weather with everyone's favorite meteorologist, Al Roker

With this mesmerizing book that covers a wide range of topics, readers will learn about the conditions that generate unique weather occurrences like red sprites, thundersnow, and fogsicles. Surprising facts, colorful spreads, and captivating pictures will hook children and...

Rain, Hail, Sleet & Snow was first published by Nancy Larrick in 1961 and served as an introduction to elementary students about how weather conditions are formed.  The book has been out of print for quite some time and modern books do not offer this age group such an approachable discussion of how inclement weather is formed and the conditions that effect it.  While it does not discuss the most modern tools of meteorology, it does mention the use of airplanes, satellites, and other tools of measurement.  Other topics besides rain, hail, sleet and snow that are...