First facts

Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduces young readers to dinosaurs, with simple facts about different types of dinosaurs.

Describes the geographic features of mountains, plants and animals that live there, and how to climb mountains.

Describes some of the plants and animals that live in the forest and how the forest changes with each new season.

An introduction to rocks, their origins, and their evolution.

A simple introduction to the origins, properties, uses, and dangers of fire.

This eye-opening look at life in an African village is narrated by Asale, a little girl whose family struggled to find enough water until a charity built a well in their area. Quotes from Asale illustrate life before and after the life-saving construction. Closes with a blunt conservation warning, followed by a plaintive comment from Asale that if people in rich countries keep using so much water, "there will not be enough for people in poor countries like mine.".

An introduction to the physical characteristics, habits and natural environment of the harvester ant.

Explains the origins and uses of water.

Describes, in simple text, the properties and uses of air, where air is found, and why it's essential to life.

Walking by the seashore, a child observes sand, waves, plants, and animals.