A New true book

Introduces animals, freely moving about the African forests and plains.

Discusses the behavior and the habitats of different kinds of animals and what can be learned by observing birds, mammals, insects, and other kinds of wildlife.

Describes the movements and destructive power of hurricanes and explains how they are predicted and monitored.

Presents experiments which demonstrate the properties of air.

Discusses the climate and locations of jungles and describes the plants, animals, and people that live in jungles.

Suggests experiments introducing magnets and magnetism, demonstrating the magnetic field and the properties, strength, and uses of magnets.

Briefly discusses sound, pitch, sound travel, sound waves, vibration, frequency, length, and thickness, with simple experiments to demonstrate each concept.

Discusses the giant planet, how it was named, and the information astronomers have gathered about it.

Presents experiments which demonstrate the properties of water.

Illustrates some basic principles of science, based on experiments and tricks using straws, paper, drinking glasses, and coins.