Extreme scientists

Discusses volcanoes, techtonic plates, the different types of volcanic activity and dangers, and scientists' efforts to predict and study eruptions.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the work that paleontologists do and the ancient fossils they uncover.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the work that marine biologists do and the underwater life they study.

Photographs and simple text describe the work that astronauts and astronomers do, the tools and equipment they use, living and working in space, and the experiments they perform.

Discusses the study of climates and how they change due to deforestation, pollution, eruptions, and natural patterns, and covers oceanographers and meteorologists and measuring devices such as thermometers, anemometers, and satellites, and the use of fossils and samples to look into the past.