Riley, Peter

Introduces the scientific principles of light and color, including explanations of where light comes from, reflected light, colors in nature, and how the eye works.

Introduces the basic science behind food chains and presents experiments to show how they work.

Introduces the basic science behind forces and movement and presents experiments to show how they work.

Text and activities demonstrate that materials are solids, liquids, or gases and while they have special distinguishing features called properties, they can be changed in ways known as processes.

Contains a layered series of acetate illustrations through which the reader can explore the increasing depths of the ocean, and provides information about the plant and animal life that is found in the sunlit zone, the twilight zone, the deep ocean, and the abyss.