Bailey, Donna

Explores the world of crabs, from the tiny pea crab to the large Japanese spider crab, explaining how crabs use their claws and legs for catching food, walking, and swimming.

Text and illustrations introduce sea animals from the simplest types such as corals and sponges to the more highly developed fish and sharks.

Explains how mountains and volcanoes are formed, which animals live in mountains, and life and travel in the mountains.

Describes various aspects of deserts, including their creation, modernization, plant and animal life, mineral and oil resources, and how humans live there.

Examines such aspects of stars as their relationship with other heavenly bodies, their study by humanity, their chemical composition and life, and the different kinds of stars.

Describes the origin of cities, aspects of city life, and specific cities old and new, past, present, and future.