Goodman, Susan E.

Documents the experiences of a group of seventh and eighth graders from Michigan who traveled to the Amazon to learn first-hand about biological diversity and what it is like to survive in the rain forest.

Reviews the history of helicopters, explains how they work, and looks at the unique capabilities of helicopters, and how they are used.

A middle school class from Boston visits Cobscook Bay, Maine, to learn about the marine biology of the Bay's tidal zone.

Follows a group of eighth-graders from Hannibal, Missouri as they attempt to help archaeologists at Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Colorado solve the mystery of why the Puebloan people who had lived in the area for over a thousand years suddenly left around A.D. 1300.

A compendium of fascinating, weird, and gross facts about excrement.

A compendium of fascinating, weird, and gross facts about excrement.

Describes the different kinds of adaptations plants use to compete for sunshine, water, staying safe, and reproducing.

An illustrated, historical account about urine and urination.

Describes the work of John Walsh as he travels the world helping to save animals in Kuwait during the war with Iraq, the Kobe earthqake, and floods in Surinam.

As Grandma bakes a batch of chocolate chip cookies, she explains where all the ingredients come from.