Peter Bull

Provides information about different kinds of cartoons and how to create them, including a simple look at the process of animation.

Suggests experiments and projects illustrating basic principles and phenomena of meteorology, including precipitation, temperature, wind, and seasonal changes.

Journey back to the Mesozoic Era, when fearsome dinosaurs raomed the land, menacing pterosaurs patrolled the skies, and the seas were filled with awesome reptiles. Find out how these creatures lived, why they died out, and what their fossil traces tell us.

Presents an introduction to coral reefs, discussing how they are created, the protection they provide for many types of sea life, and the current danger to their existence from global warming.

An introduction to microscopes and magnification.

"Why do I have a belly button? What happens to the food I eat? Why am I different from everyone else on Earth? All children want to understand how their body works, and this lively illustrated book explains it all, from what DNA is to how their heart pumps blood"--

Join tour guide Abdul and his group of young tourists on their visits to ancient sites in exciting Egypt. See an ancient Egyptian nobleman's house, a dhow, one of the pyramids at Giza, a temple at Abu Simbel, and a stone tablet covered in hieroglyphs. Read all the fun facts about life in ancient Egypt, then pull the tabs to see how everything looked in ancient Egyptian times.

"From reproduction to respiration and from enzymes to ecosystems, every topic is fully illustrated to support the information, make the facts clear, and bring biology to life. For key ideas, "How it works" and "Look closer" boxes explain the theory with the help of simple graphics. And for revision, a handy "Key facts" box provides a summary you can check back on later."--Amazon.com.

"Dive into a world of gross facts and discover the secret science of everything icky and sticky"--

Explore the wonderful world of plants and fungi, with everything from cacti and carnivorous plants to trees, flowers, and mushrooms.