Knapp, Brian

Examines major facts about weather and climate, especially weather hazards and disasters, with a guide to the world's climates.

Examines the Earth's changing physical environment, especially its rivers and valleys and coasts and coastlines with an emphasis on the impact of earthquakes, volcanoes, and glaciers.

Examines artificial satellites and space probes and how they have made valuable contributions to the knowledge of space.

Describes space shuttles used for exploration as well as the development of Salyut and Skylab, Mir, and the International Space Station orbiting the Earth.

Describes the history of outer space exploration, including rocketry, space flight to the moon and probes to other planets in the solar system.

Describes the four largest planets in our solar system, Neptune, Uranus, Saturn and Jupiter.

Describes the rocky planets of our solar system, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Pluto.

Describes the formation, structure, and atmosphere of the earth and its moon, with up-to-date color photographs.

An introduction to the solar system, including information on all nine planets, the Sun, the Moon, comets, asteroids, meteors, and space travel.

An illustrated introduction to the universe and how it works, and includes sixty hands-on activities to reinforce the scientific principles and theories.