Shows how water, minerals, and food travel through a plant's structure, discusses topics such as xylem and phloem, and presents a hands-on investigation of geotropism and the ways plants react to their environment.
Examines infant development from the perspective of discoveries in neuroscience and developmental psychology, arguing that human emotion and the sense of self originate not in the first year after birth, but in the womb, and looking at what parents can do to help actualize their child's full potential.
Text and photographs follow a baby chick through its first year of life as it learns how to peck for food, plays with other chicks, and develops into a rooster.
Explains, in simple text and illustrations, the growth and development of plants, including how animals spread seeds, why flowers are important, and what happens to plants in winter.
Presents an introduction to the life cycle of insects, describing what insects are, and what types of changes they experience as they go through life, from egg, to larvae, to pupa, to adult. Includes glossary.
Provides information about how plants grow, looking at what they need to survive and thrive, how they make food, and what happens when they die. Includes activities and a glossary.
