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Health and wellness

Informative text, photographs, illustrations, and science activities and projects examine a number of health and wellness-related topics, including adolescence, diet, physical fitness, alcohol and drug use, emotional health, and more.
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Cells, tissues, and organs

A discussion of cells, tissues, and organs, with illustrations, charts, graphs, and a timeline, covering the work of scientists such as Robert Hooke and Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and various terms and concepts related to circulation, nerves, and the respiratory system.

Cell function and specialization

A discussion of the structure and function of plant and animal cells, with illustrations, charts, graphs, and a timeline, covering terms and concepts associated with the subject.

Unicellular organisms

Presents discussions of cell function and specialization; tissues and organs; plant reproduction; respiration and photosynthesis; the role of genes; and unicellular organisms, and other aspects of living organisms, with illustrations, photographs, and a glossary.

Ecology

2009
A comprehensive introduction to ecology for young readers that discusses the effects of alien species on an ecosystem, symbiosis, competition between species, extinction, pollution, and more.

Classification of animals

2009
Explains how animals are classified into different categories according to physical, behavioral, and biological characteristics, from the largest branch to the smallest.

Respiration and photosynthesis

2009
A discussion of plants' ability to change sunlight into energy, with illustrations, charts, graphs, and a timeline, covering terms and concepts associated with photosynthesis, food chains, and ecosystems.

Science ethics and controversies

2009
An examination of ethics and controversies in science that discusses the scientific method, conflicts over technology, evolution, and global climate change, and other related topics.

Earth's biomes

2009
Informative text, photographs, illustrations, and science activities and projects examine biomes, including deserts, the tundra, freshwater regions and more and discusses related topics, such as adaptation and the Tollund Man.

Changing life on Earth

2009
Examines the science behind how and why species change over time, discussing adaptation and variation, Darwin's theory of evolution, eras of Earth's history, human ancestors, and other topics.
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