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Janey Levy
Lions and Komodo dragons are both fierce carnivores, but pitted against each other, which would come out on top? The answer to that is up to the reader of this…
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Fungi seem mysterious, they’re not animals and they’re not plants. Some aren’t even visible to the human eye. Yet, they’re constantly at work breaking down dead organisms. Our world would…
Describes George Washington’s life before he became president of the United States.
In this lively biography, readers will discover the life of this amazing woman, from childhood through her time at NASA to her accomplishments after leaving the space program.
The Human Genome Project was a groundbreaking, life-altering development of the late 20th century and a major evolution in science and medicine. Readers of this volume will follow the scientists…
Learn what invasive species are and discover how they spread across and alter habitats.
How do plants make new plants? They make seeds! And they want to make sure their seeds reach places with good growing conditions. In this engaging book, readers will learn…
Explains how plants that are not connected to the soil, derives its moisture and nutrients from other sources, such as fog, air, rain, and mist.
It’s something many Americans are certain is a solid fact: Columbus discovered America. While he is not with us to prove or disprove this fact, we now know that Columbus…
All of us occupy a climate and deal with the effects of that climate on a daily basis. Most of the time we don’t think too much about it, other…
Everyone’s had experience with diseases such as the common cold, but some diseases are deadly and they may kill quickly, in terrifying ways. Readers will learn about lethal diseases such…
Almost everyone has experienced a rainstorm or snowstorm at some time. They can be annoying or inconvenient. Sometimes, rain, snow, and wind produce storms that wreak havoc and turn deadly…
Most of us enjoy watching colorful butterflies flutter about, but the world is full of less beautiful insects, and an alarming number of them are deadly. Readers of this absorbing…
Who doesn’t enjoy a beautiful flower garden, an orchard filled with fruit trees, or a lush green forest? A surprising number of plants, even gorgeous and inviting ones, can be…
Most people have some contact with small wild animals on a regular basis. Many people enjoy feeding wild birds and squirrels, but not all wild animals are friendly, and some…
Animals are a familiar part of most people’s lives, from household pets to farm animals to backyard birds, but the animal world holds an enormous number of weird and freaky…
Grizzly bears are a powerful, intimidating subspecies of brown bear. Just how threatening humans find them is revealed by the final part of their scientific name: Ursus arctos horribilis. Though…
Hippos are perhaps the most surprising animals in this set about voracious biters. They are, after all, herbivores, not carnivores or even omnivores. Their huge body and short, fat legs…
American crocodiles and American alligators are formidable, but neither holds a candle to the fearsome Nile crocodile. Nile crocodiles have the strongest bite in the world at 5,000 pounds per…
Piranhas are small fish with sharp teeth and a ferocious reputation. They’re reputedly such fierce, terrifying predators that horror movies have been made about them. But do they really warrant…
Hyenas have a bad reputation as cowardly scavengers. In movies such as The Lion King, they’re portrayed as villains, but hyenas are actually Africa’s most successful predators. Young readers will…
If you saw the movie Jaws, you probably formed the opinion that great white sharks are to be feared above all others. Surprise! It turns out bull sharks were probably…
Shirley Chisholm died in 2005, and her career had largely ended over a decade before that. But the life of this remarkable woman has particular resonance for our world today…
Toni Morrison was one of the most celebrated writers of the 20th and early 21st centuries. She was the first African American woman to win the Nobel Prize in Literature…
Booker T. Washington has been described as the most famous and influential black man in the United States between 1895 and 1915. Born into slavery, his childhood was marked by…
Today, Oprah Winfrey is one of the richest and most influential women in the United States. But she began her life in poverty and endured some terrible experiences in childhood…
Harriet Tubman is well known for her work as an abolitionist and a conductor on the Underground Railroad. Her life was one of both extraordinary suffering and extraordinary courage. This…
The Bill of Rights is an exceptionally important part of the Constitution. Not only does the Bill of Rights guarantee individual liberties and place limits on government powers, but without…
The black mamba and the blue-ringed octopus are among Earth’s most venomous animals. Beyond that, they have little in common. One is known for its great size; the other is…