An illustrated overview of the polar regions that covers such topics as their climate and weather, early history, exploration, and wildlife, as well as tourism and pollution.
An introduction to monster truck racing that traces the history of the sport, highlights influential moments and people, and explains how a monster truck runs and what makesthem so powerful.
This book takes a fun look at animals by asking and answering a series of quirky yet thought-provoking questions about crocodiles crying crocodile tears, earwigs crawling into ears, and cows causing global warming.
Describes a wide range of environmental disasters, including the meltdown at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, the Alaskan oil spill, the shrinking of the Aral Sea, and others.