Taylor-Butler, Christine

"Learn all about the history of computers, from how they were first invented to how they impact our lives today."--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to the structure and function of the human respiratory system, explaining how the lungs work to pump air in and out of the body, how oxygen is processed and distributed throughout the body in red blood cells, disruptions caused by allergies, asthma, and illness, and how to protect the lungs.

Find out how meteorologists study patterns in Earth's atmosphere to predict temperature changes, dangerous storms, and even global climate change.

Contains experiments that explain how matter is composed of tiny molecules bonded to one another and how these molecules expand and contract, causing matter to take different forms.

Contains experiments that introduce the basics of botany, detailing the ways plants grow from seeds and bulbs, the nutrients they need for survive, and how they affect their environments.

A scientific introduction to plants, describing how scientists study plants and perform experiments, and providing instructions for related experiments.

"... the search continues as the [five friends] travel from the lost world of Atlantis, to outer space, to an IMAX theater in the Smithsonian. The bond of the diverse friendship is tested against many obstacles as the continue to fight to save a universe they are only just discovering ..."--Amazon.

"Five friends could never imagine their ordinary parents are scientists on a secret mission. When their parents go missing, they are forced into unfathomable circumstances and learn of a history that's best left unknown. Now they must race against time in search for artifacts that are thousands of years old... artifacts that hold the fate of the universe in balance."--Dust jacket.

Photographs and simple text introduce young readers to facts about the sun.