With numerous illustrations drawn from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and The British Library - many of them in color - this volume will be invaluable to all readers wishing to increase their enjoyment and understanding of ...

With numerous illustrations drawn from the collections of the J. Paul Getty Museum and The British Library - many of them in color - this volume will be invaluable to all readers wishing to increase their enjoyment and understanding of ...

Text and photographs present pulleys and their function as a simple machine.

Text and photographs present pulleys and their function as a simple machine.

Colors play a big part in patterns as well. Bobbie Kalmans new book helps explain how some patterns help camouflage animals or scare predators away, and how certain patterns seem to appear everywhere in nature!

Ages 5 to 8 years. Coasts are areas of land next to oceans. Coasts can be sandy or rocky and have landforms such as cliffs, sea stacks, caves, and arches. Coasts can be next to open oceans or be sheltered in bays or coves.

This series offers a detailed, informative and lively discussion on four of the key areas of physical geography.

Discusses the relationship between the earth and the sun.

Mountains cover almost one-quarter of the Earth's surface and are on every continent and are also found in the oceans.

Full-color photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the concepts of big and small.