Fleisher, Paul

Explains how the plants and animals of a forest form a food web in which energy is distributed throughout the entire environment.

Explains how the plants and animals of a desert form a food web in which energy is distributed throughout the entire environment.

An introduction to the planet Neptune that provides information on its location in the solar system, size, orbit, temperature, atmosphere, surface, rings, and moons, and discusses how it is studied by astronomers.

An introduction to the planet Venus that provides information on its location in the solar system, size, orbit, temperature, atmosphere, surface, and moons, and discusses how it is studied by astronomers.

Traces the life cycles of animals and other living things in and around lakes and ponds, and discusses the importance of taking care of these environments.

Examines the laws of physics that govern the universe, covering such topics as planetary motion, Newton's three laws of motion, gravity, the behavior of gases, and quantum mechanics. Includes experiments and activities.

Describes the characteristics and life cycle of the giant saguaro cactus that grows in Arizona's Sonoran Desert.

Presents illustrated explanations of how liquids and gases behave, describing Archimedes' Principle, Bernoulli's Principle, Pascal's Law, and Boyle's and Charles's Laws, and providing a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.

Presents illustrated explanations of how classical mechanics works, describing planetary motion, pendulums and falling objects, Newton's three laws of motion, the law of universal gravitation, and the conservation of momentum, and providing a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.

Presents illustrated explanations of relativity, quantum mechanics, conservation of mass and energy, and the uncertainty principle, and provides a time line, biographical sketches of scientists, and a selected bibliography.