Akron Public Library

Explains the mechanics of speech: what body parts are used, and how different sounds are formed.

About the BookThe earth-and everything on it-needs water. But lately, its been unusually sunny, warm, and dry. The weather anchor announces that your area is experiencing a drought! Where do droughts happen? How do we know that we are in a drought? Why is rainfall important? Do droughts just affect people? Can scientists keep track of rainfall? Read and find out!This book is full of activities, like how to measure rainfall, how to visualize how much...

Describes the various properties of air and shows how to prove that air takes up space and that there is air dissolved in water.

Explains what the Greenhouse Effect is and what can be done to combat it.

Story of the first peregrine falcons to be hatched in the wild when the falcons began to make their comeback in the Eastern United States.

Describes the characteristics of the redwood trees.

A brief explanation of the fact that sound is vibration, using examples from everyday life and simple experiments.

A simple explanation of what happens to various plants in winter.