Ryback, Carol

Simple text and photographs describe the planets, their sizes, distance from the sun, what they are made of, and what they look like.

Simple text and photographs describe how a star is born, the various constellations and galaxies, and supernovas.

Presents an introduction to the sun, in simple text with illustrations, describing how it formed and how it maintains the center of the solar system.

Presents an introduction to the moon, in simple text with illustrations, describing how it moves around the Earth and why it looks like it has a face.

Provides basic information--in simple text with photographs--on scuba diving, including how to dive, what to wear, what you see, and lists the names of some well known scuba divers.

Provides information on ten of history's worst hurricanes, including the Great New England hurricane in 1938, Hurricane Katrina in 2005, and the cyclone in Myanmar in 2008.