Hynes, Margaret

Describes marine environments, wildlife, and humans' changing relationship with the oceans, and explores such topics as ocean currents, coral reefs, marine wildlife migrations, and ocean pollution.

Provides a number of interesting facts about the animals that live in the Arctic and the Antarctic, including polar bears, seals, penguins, and reindeer; and discusses scientific research conducted on the South Pole, the Inuit people, Polar exploration, and much more.

An introduction to rocks and fossils that provides information on different types of rock, explains how rocks change and erode, and includes a look at fossils, paleontology, prehistoric plants, and other related topics.

Uses graphs, maps, and symbols to present essential facts about the human body in an interesting way, from DNA and cell structure to how the body processes food.

Presents a number of interesting facts about the animals that live in the Arctic and the Antarctic including polar bears, seals, penguins, and reindeer, the scientific research conducted on the South Pole, the Inuit people, Polar exploration, and much more.

Uses graphs, maps, and symbols to present information about a variety of animals in an interesting way, from meat-eating hunters to adaptable amphibians.

A visual guide to extreme weather conditions, explaining the science of thunderstorms, tornadoes, tropical cyclones, snow hazards, and other phenomena, and including fact boxes, and discussion of air-sea rescue, climate change, disaster relief, and damage limitation.

A guide to various types of aquatic and marine life and habitats, from ancient oceans to modern discoveries, examining coasts, marshes, and deltas; coral reefs; migration; ecology; human exploration; renewable energy from wind and wave power; offshore fossil fuel reserves; and other related topics, with illustrations and a glossary.

An introduction to rocks and fossils, including information on the various types of rocks and how fossils are created.

Presents a number of interesting facts about the animals that live in the Arctic and the Antarctic including polar bears, seals, penguins, and reindeer, the scientific research conducted on the South Pole, the Inuit people, Polar exploration, and much more.