Exploring our world

Discusses the characteristics of earthquakes and volcanoes and examines earthquake and volcano disasters and locations.

Discusses the characteristics of earthquakes and volcanoes and examines earthquake and volcano disasters and locations.

Discusses, in text and illustrations, the characteristics of the oceans and seas, their location, and the plants and animals that inhabit them. Includes suggestions for projects, further reading, and a glossary.

Discusses, in text and photographs, the characteristics of islands, their location, and the plants, animals, and people that inhabit them. Includes suggestions for projects, further reading, and a glossary.

Discusses the characteristics of grasslands, where they are located, and the plants, animals, and people that inhabit them.

Explores the changing nature of the earth and the formation of continents, islands, earthquakes and volcanoes, rocks and soil, seasons, and weather.

Discusses, in text and illustrations, the characteristics of deserts, where they are located, and the plants, animals, and people that inhabit them. Includes suggestions for projects, further reading, and a glossary.

Describes the erosion, volcanic activity, climates, wildlife, and other aspects of the mountains of the earth and looks at individual mountain chains such as the Himalayas, Andes, and Rockies.

Examines the weather, geographic features, and life of the earth's polar regions.

Discusses, in text and illustrations, the characteristics of different kinds of rivers, the plants and animals that inhabit them, and their importance to the lands through which they flow. Also describes some of the major rivers of the world and includes suggestions for projects, further reading, and a glossary.