Let's-read-and-find-out book

Describes the process of hearing, during which sound waves travel through the ear and become signals the brain interprets as individual sounds.

An informative introduction to skin, what it is and how it protects you, with information on fingernails, toenails, and melanin.

An easy-to-read account of the woolly mammoth, a giant land mammal which has been extinct for over 11,000 years.

A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.

Describes the parts of the hand and all the things our hands help us to do.

Explains various changes in humanity's beliefs about the shape of the earth, from the flat earth theories of the ancients to the round earth theories which were proven true by the voyages of Columbus and Magellan.

A simple explanation of hair - how it grows, why dampness affects it, why its characteristics cannot be changed, how strong it is, and how it stretches.

Easy-to-read introduction to the tracks made by people and various animals.

Discusses some of the ideas and misconceptions about life in outer space and speculates on the existence of such life in light of recent space explorations.