Inside

Describes the destruction caused by lightning, and explains the different types of lightning, and how and when lightning strikes.

Examines the nature of volcanoes, how they are formed, what they look like, and how they are measured.

Describes the destruction caused by earthquakes, including survival stories, and explains how the strength and size of earthquakes are measured.

An illustrated introduction to how the human body works, describing the functions of the major body systems, and explaining the parts of a cell, the role of skin, how the brain communicates with the rest of the body, the digestion process, and more--with fold-out pages.

Provides an introduction to paleontologists and the work they do, looks at where dinosaurs lived throughout the world, and features fold-out illustrations and information about different kinds of dinosaurs, when they lived, their classification, and their extinction.

Describes the destruction caused by earthquakes, including survival stories, and explains how the strength and size of earthquakes are measured.

An exploration of weather that includes fold-out and flip-up photographs of weather, and discusses climate versus weather, weather scientists in action, and why weather happens.

Describes the destruction caused by lightning, and explains the different types of lightning, and how and when lightning strikes.

Provides information about stars, how they form, how they are classified, and how they are studied by scientists, looks at star systems, and discusses the importance of stars. Includes fold-out, flip-up pages.

An exploration of tornadoes that includes fold-out and flip-up photographs of twisters, information on where and how they form, stories from survivors and storm chasers, and an examination of how they may be affected by climate change.