Farndon, John

Photographs and text help describe more than two hundred different species and varieties of minerals found around the world, providing information on each mineral's physical properties, optical effects, and identification.

Looks at rocks and minerals using the newest facts, 3-D models, charts, and ideas with website keywords to access more information on the internet.

Uses color photos, diagrams, charts, and cutaway drawings to examine a wide variety of subjects.

Explores how scientists, engineers, and inventors have shaped the way humans live throughout history, tracing the evolution of scientific thought and highlighting key breakthroughs and discoveries from ancient times to the twenty-first century.

This book, divided into one hundred illustrated topic panels, presents information on history from the Norman invasion of England to the dissolution of the U.S.S.R.

An illustrated encyclopedia covering such topics as space, the living world, the human body, science and technology, transportation, people and society, and history.

Presents color maps of the countries of the world, arranged in the four continental groups of the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa, each with information about the people of the country or region and the way they live; and includes vital statistics, such as highest mountain, capital, population, natural resources, and others.

Contains 150 alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about the lives of animal species around the world, and includes illustrations, activities, a glossary, and an index.