An illustrated introduction to sustainable architecture that examines the building materials and techniques used to create environmentally-friendly homes and structures, and describes how eco-homes save energy.
Photographs and simple text examine the harmful effects of animals and insects that are introduced to new habitats, discussing how they get there and ways to control invasive species, and describing examples from history.
Discusses solids, liquids and gases; changing states of matter; water and the weather; evaporation; volcanoes and lava; particle theory and is ice a special solid.