Jakab, Cheryl

Examines the life cycles of various plants and their importance to the Earth's environment.

Examines the two main groups that make up the animal kingdom and describes their importance to the Earth's natural environment.

Photographs, diagrams, and illustrations describe the Earth's natural cycles, how the cycles all connect with each other, and their importance to the environment.

Describes the components of the food cycle: plants, plant eaters, meat eaters, and decomposers; discusses the balance of nature and factors, such as pollution and overfishing, that disrupt that balance; and includes a hands-on activity.

Examines the Earth's water cycle and its importance to the over-all environment.

Photographs, diagrams, and illustrations describe the various types of rocks that make up the rock cycle, how rocks are formed, how the rock cycle is linked with Earth's other cycles, and the importance to the Earth's environment.

Discusses various issues related to toxic waste, covering exposure to toxic organic chemicals, lead and mercury poisoning, stockpiles of toxic chemicals, and toxic chemicals in the home, and including two case studies for each as well as advice on what that reader can do to help.

Uses simple language, illustrations, and everyday examples to introduce key science concepts, such as air pressure, astronomy, and bacteria. Arranged alphabetically from A to B.