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This exciting reference book uncovers everything you need to know about weather in an engaging question-and-answer format. Explore the intriguing answers to more than 200 questions about weather and learn all about the real-time impacts of the climate...

★"In this delightfully original nonfiction picture book... the readable text offers understandable science, while the engaging illustrations promote careful investigation. A valuable addition to science and nature collections. Highly recommended...

With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butterflies and moths from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science! Butterflies soar in the sunlight. While moths flutter under the moon...

With warm and heart-fluttering illustrations, discover the next nonfiction picture book about butterflies and moths from the creator of the New York Times bestseller Women in Science! Butterflies soar in the sunlight. While moths flutter under the moon...

A beautiful field guide featuring notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 rocks, minerals, and gems A compact version of DK's bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Rocks and Minerals is perfect for young geologists aged 7-9 for taking...

Find out how to identify, where to spot, and what to know about common woodland mushrooms and rare fungal finds with this beautiful book. Transportable in size and crammed with profiles of different mushrooms, An Anthology of Fungi covers toadstool...

We use water, electricity, and the internet every day--but how do they actually work? And what's the plan to keep them running for years to come? This nonfiction science graphic novel takes readers on a journey from how the most essential systems were...

Be brave as you meet the most incredible creatures to ever walk the Earth in this top-selling book. The ultimate visual encyclopedia introduces a huge variety of record-breaking dinosaurs in mind-blowing detail. Dinosaurs: A Visual Encyclopedia charts...

Bison are North America's largest land animals. Some 170,000 wood bison once roamed northern regions, while at least 30 million plains bison trekked across the rest of the continent. Almost driven to extinction in the 1800s by decades of slaughter and...

This ultimate guide to Mars launches 7 to 9 year olds on a breathtaking journey through the past, present, and future of the Red Planet. This spectacular reference book for children aged 7-9 explores the planet Mars, exploring the evidence for past life...

Discover a whole host of partnerships from across the animal kingdom, with the nature enthusiast and best-selling author Ben Hoare. Get acquainted with unexpected animal teams around the world, and find out how these groups thrive in the wild as they...

Unleash your inner botanist with this incredible journey through the plant kingdom! Eyewitness Plant is your ultimate guide to everything green and growing, taking you on a journey through a plant's fascinating lifecycle. See a seed sprout, a fruit...

Learn about everything on planet Earth with this book of extraordinary figures and number-based facts for children aged 9-12! Put the fun back into learning and take children on a number-crunching journey around our incredible planet. From microscopic...

A beautiful field guide featuring notes, photos, and illustrations of more than 100 species of butterflies and moths. A compact version of DK's bestselling anthology series, An Anthology of Butterflies and Moths is perfect for young bug enthusiasts aged...

Take children on a grand tour of the marine world in this striking book all about oceans. From the deepest known sea trench on Earth to the underwater forests that make their home in the Pacific Ocean, discover 10 of the world's most spectacular ocean...

Learn all about the fascinating world of minibeasts - from bees to butterflies, beetles, and more. This book is an exciting introduction to the seven major insect groups and includes profiles for over 40 amazing insects, such as the stag beetle, monarch...

What color is a polar bear under its fur? How do flamingos turn pink? What is a blue moon? Find the answers to all these fun questions and much more in this fact-filled adventure into the colorful world around us! The science of colors is hard at work...

An awe-inspiring picture book about the origin and advancement of humans, from author and #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator Nikkolas Smith. Fossil records show that the first humans were born in Africa. Meaning, every person on Earth can trace...

★"Vivid and fascinating...Budding scientists and animal lovers will keep this stellar title in full-circulation as they learn the mysteries and history of octopuses."--School Library Journal, starred review With their blue blood, big brains and...

Animals eat and drink in surprising, amazing and downright weird ways. Bearded vultures throw their food. Dogs slurp when they're thirsty. Amazon horned frogs swallow their meal whole. Cows burp. You should definitely NOT copy their behavior at the...

Let's meet the great ape family! Get to know our charismatic chimpanzee cousins, the peaceful bonobos, three types of high-flying orangutans and those gentle giants of the jungle, the gorillas. Discover where and how they live, their biology, what they...

★"An important book for helping kids see past the stereotypes of terrifying grizzly bears and join the call for conservation."--School Library Journal, starred review Grizzlies are one of North America's most iconic wildlife species. They once...

A thrilling guide to the most incredible objects, weirdest discoveries, and most surprising science in our Universe. Go on an outer space adventure to discover amazing stories of objects, matter, and mysteries that make up the universe. This fascinating...

Take children on a grand tour of the highest places on earth in this striking book all about mountains. From the salt flats of the Andes to the snow-capped peak of Mount Fuji, discover 10 of the world's most spectacular mountains, mountain ranges, and...

Meet 10 exceptional animals and track their unique and hidden escapades through the animal kingdom in this exciting wildlife book for kids What can ten real-life and jaw-dropping animal journeys teach us about our world, and the ways in which it is...

Join children's author and vet Dr Jess French and explore how animal bodies work, and the amazing things they can do. The Animal Body Book is a friendly introduction to animal anatomy, perfect for any child fascinated by animals or budding veterinarians...

World-renowned conservationist Bindi Irwin has a message for animal-loving kids: You can help protect the planet and all who call it home! Featuring exclusive Irwin family photos and animal fun facts. Calling all Wildlife Warriors! Step inside the...

Go on a fact-packed adventure through the prehistoric world with this children's book of figures and number-based facts! Put the fun back into learning and take children on a number-crunching journey through dinosaurs and prehistoric life. From...

This epic journey of scientific discovery starts in ancient times and travels through centuries of invention before fast forwarding into the future. From simple machines to modern-day marvels, you'll follow incredible illustrated timelines that plot the...

Just like people and animals, plants need to defend themselves. They can't scream or run away from danger, but many have developed surprisingly cool and courageous ways to keep themselves safe from pesky bugs, hungry animals and even large-clawed crabs...

Bioluminescent animals make their own light to survive. A firefly lights up the night sky, a foxfire mushroom sets the forest floor aglow and sea butterflies shine like beacons deep in the ocean. These glowing species are one of the most spectacular...

★"This beautiful dedication to these special animals brings the reality and the irreversible finality of extinction to the forefront and calls on readers to act now, before so many other animals become endlings. Highly recommended for all...

Spark the love of learning with this picture-packed guide to the Earth's oceans for children. DK's best-selling Eyewonder series is back and has been refreshed for the next generation of young readers aged 5-7. This picture-led reference guide will take...

Spark the love of learning with this picture-packed guide to Earth's rocks and minerals for children. DK's best-selling Eyewonder series is back and has been refreshed for the next generation of young readers aged 5-7. This picture-led reference guide...

The dazzling Ray illuminates how light works--part of the Science Pals series, including Drop: An Adventure through the Water Cycle and Puff: All About Air Meet Ray. He's light! And he's been shining since time began. Wherever there's life on Earth,...

In this lyrical and poignant nonfiction book about loss, follow the lives of a pair of Canada geese as they perform their courtship rituals, raise nests full of chicks, and migrate with the seasons... until one goose has to brave the world alone. Here is...

This fascinating picture book tells the unique, quirky, and true story of how one man in Idaho saved 76 beavers from destroying a town by parachuting them into uninhabited wetlands. In 1948, the town of McCall, Idaho was growing rapidly. World War II was...

Let trees teach you everything from how to branch out to how to stay rooted in this delightful blend of nonfiction and inspirational humor by author-illustrator Philip Bunting! What could we clever humans ever learn from trees? Find out when you take a...

Venture to the Arctic Ocean and discover real life underwater unicorns--narwhals--in this stunningly illustrated nonfiction picture book. A HORN BOOK AND BOOKLIST BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR You are a narwhal.Shy... Swift... Small...Humans call you unicorn of...

Let's go on a walk and practice our language! What birds will we see? I see one sîsîp / pêyak little duck! In a celebration of the connection between language learning and the land, a young child enjoys a walk in nature and spots different birds while...