Berger, Melvin

Explains what maps are and how to use them, discusses map symbols and their meanings, and includes maps of a house, community, city, state, country, and the world.

Presents accounts of attacks by bees, fire ants, army ants, and wasps and of insects which can kill with one bite.

Explains how mountains form and how the earth's plates move in various ways to create and change the earth's topography.

Provides answers to frequently asked questions about the weather, plants, animals, and people found in tropical rain forests.

Presents information about frogs, toads, newts, salamanders, and caecilians in a question-and-answer format.

An introduction to reflex acts that explains why we sneeze, shiver, hiccup, and yawn.

Describes in simple scientific detail how the body heals itself when cuts, scratches, and scrapes occur.

Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.

Simple text and pictures explain the winter survival techniques of various animals, including whales, bears, frogs, bees, foxes, and chipmunks.

Takes a look at the daily lives, culture, and history of the Vikings, describing their home in Scandinavia, their kings and gods, their unique ships, and their conquests and explorations around the world; and includes a chronology and further resource list.