Royston, Angela

Explains how this research can increase our understanding of other planets, expand our knowledge of the universe, and discover untapped resources.

Oceans explains how research under the seas can increase our understanding of climate change and biodiversity.

The Middle East has long been a hotbed of conflict, and Israelis and Palestinians have fought over territory for many years. Through the friendship of two boys, one in the West Bank and one in Jerusalem, readers learn about the heavy cost of continual violence.

Outlines survival skills designed to help one stay alive in the rain forest. Discusses how to find food and water, build a shelter, and avoid dangers and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Outlines survival skills designed to help one stay alive in a desert. Discusses how to find food and water, build a shelter, and avoid dangers and includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Explores the reason why scientists classify animals and describes the features of the different animal classifications, from reptiles to mammals.

Details the characteristics of an animal life cycle and examines how various creatures change over the course of their lives. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

Explores the physical science of sound, discussing how different musical instruments make sounds and why sound is amplified through a megaphone.

Examines magnetism, how it works, and how it is used in everyday life. Includes experiments, a quiz, color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Explores the basics of light from where it comes from and how it produces shadows to what happens when light meets a reflective surface. Includes light science experiments, a quiz, a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.