Detailed text and full-color photographs introduce a wide variety of species from the animal kingdom, including information about skeletons, body structures, food, life cycles, camouflage, self-defense, migration, evolution, and extinction.

Introduces the first flying animals, including pteranodon, harpagornis, and confuciusornis; provides maps of where fossils of the animals have been found; and compares the size of each to man.

Computer generated images show the inner workings of the human body, with text and captions that describe how bodies are formed, movement, food and energy, the senses, reproduction, and the nervous system.

"An overview of chemistry for kids covering topics such as metals and nonmetals, states of matter, chemical changes, temperature and heat, acids and bases, and more"--Provided by publisher.

Delves beneath the surface to describe how the lungs, heart, and blood vessels work together to deliver blood, oxygen, and other important substances to all parts of the body.

Explores the Solar System of the universe.

"Covers a wide selection of machines used on the sea, from submarines to sailboats, outlining how they work and what they are used for"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces the reader to one of the most common groups of animals, from the large, flightless ostrich to the tuneful nightingale.