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Explains how leaves change their colors in autumn and then separate from the tree as the tree prepares for winter.

Provides an introduction to the detective-like work of archaeologists who search for clues in the ground to learn how people lived in the past.

Explains how fossils are formed and what they tell us about the past.

Read and find out about one of nature's most mysterious forces-the earthquake. Some earthquakes are so small that you don't even feel them, while others can make even big buildings shake! Learn why earthquakes happen, where they are most likely to occur, and what to do if one happens near you.

An introduction to the human skeletal system, explaining how the 206 bones of the skeleton join together, how they grow, how they help make blood, what happens when they break, and how they mend.

Discusses how scientists, studying fossil remains, provide information on how dinosaurs lived millions of years ago.

This book is a simple introduction to the appearance, growth, habits, and behavior of starfish.

Even though Mount Everest measures 29,028 feet high, it may be growing about two inches a year. A mountain might be thousands of feet high, but it can still grow taller or shorter each year. Mountains are created when the huge plates that make up the earth's outer shell very slowly pull and push against one another. Read and find out about all the different kinds of mountains. The earth's continents rest on plates that move slowly across our planet's...

A simple introduction to the composition and functions of blood.

Describes the formation and characteristics of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks and how to recognize and collect them.