The Rosen Publishing Group's reading room collection

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, social behavior, and endangered status of gorillas.

Provides information about what volcano are and how they grow, and tells the story of the eruption of Mount St. Helens in Washington on May 18, 1980, and return of wildlife to the area.

Provides photographs and facts about the moon, discussing how it was formed, its size and distance from Earth, its atmosphere and gravity, the phases of the moon, the moon's surface, and the American moon landing in 1969.

Examines atoms and the states of matter, including what some scientists call the fourth state of matter, plasma.

Introduces the violin, viola, cello, and bass, as well as the basic techniques for choosing and beginning to play a stringed instrument with a bow.

Explores the geology, biology, and history of a large group of islands off the coast of Ecuador in the Pacific Ocean, where some very unusual animals and land formations exist.

Introduces the Hunkpapa leader, Sitting Bull, including his childhood, war with the United States over land, life on a reservation, touring with Buffalo Bill, and death.