Make some amazing discoveries and experiments. Habitats, evaporation, latitude, photosynthesis, hydroponics, germination and momentum are some of the scientific principles explained. Vocabulary and other pertinent information are also given.
Introduces wonders of earth's atmosphere, including auroras, mirages, trade winds, dust storms, acid rain, meteor showers, sundogs and a host of other meteorological phenomena.
Tells the story of Given Kachepa, a young man from the African nation of Zambia who was chosen at the age of eleven by a missionary group to become part of a choir touring the United States, only to find himself a victim of human trafficking, and who has made it his job to educate people about the problem since being rescued by the Immigration and Naturalization Service and placed in a foster home.
Brief introductions to thirty animals with unusual and bizarre habits--such as the hognose snake who plays dead as a defense mechanism and the sand skink who can see through windows in his eyelids.
Describes some of the biological and geological wonders found in the ocean depths, including electric creatures, poisonous fish, swimming reptiles, the longest mountain chain, and a river in the ocean.
Photographs and easy-to-follow text describe the life of Hannah Taylor, who at the age of ten began the Ladybug Foundation, an organization to help the homeless.
