Ganeri, Anita

Describes the life cycle, habitat, and habits of the garden spider.

This book looks at harsh habitats and considers some of the animals and plants that manage to survive in the hottest, coldest, highest, and driest places on Earth.

A collection of questions and answers about the oceans including "What is sand made of?" and "Which sea animals sing like canaries?".

Provides information on different dangerous animals that attack through poison and are maneaters or disease carriers, with chapter quizzes and a glossary.

Examines the society, laws, commerce,language, drama, religion,and other aspects of ancient Greece.

Uses a question-and-answer format to present information about some of the ways various animals protect themselves.

Provides descriptions of ten rivers around the world notable for their extraordinary features, including the Nile, Amazon, Mississippi, Ganges, Yangtze, and Zambezi, with photographs, maps, fact boxes, and notes on where each river is located, its length, source, and drainage basin.

Provides descriptions of ten islands around the world notable for their extraordinary features, including Greenland, Hawaii, Great Britain, Iceland, and the Galapagos, with photographs, maps, fact boxes, and notes on where each island is located, its size, and its population.

Fascinating facts about the animal world and maps and lists give summaries of the animal record-breakers.