Melissa Stewart

Describes what are meteorites, and where do they come from?

Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.

Everyone loves chocolate, right? But how many people actually know where chocolate comes from? How it's made? Or that monkeys do their part to help this delicious sweet exist? This delectable dessert comes from cocoa beans, which grow on cocoa trees in tropical rain forests. But those trees couldn't survive without the help of a menagerie of rain forest critters: a pollen-sucking midge, an aphid-munching anole lizard, brain-eating coffin fly maggots-they...

"Winds whip. Waves crash. Rain pours down. A superstorm moves across the ocean and gets closer and closer to land. Hurricane watch! Read and find out how hurricanes form, how scientists track the storms, and what you can do to keep yourself safe if one strikes. With colorful illustrations from Taia Morley and engaging text from Melissa Stewart, Hurricane Watch is a look into a powerful natural disaster."--Provided by publisher.

Describes different types of ants and their behavior.

Do your readers know that hippos have their ears on top of their heads? Or, that the African elephant has the biggest ears of any animal? Readers learn how animals use their ears to stay safe.

This title is replete with brilliant photographs and exclusive in-depth coverage including Bob Ballard's 1985 discovery.

"Provides comprehensive information on spiders and the process of how they make webs"--Provided by publisher.

"Provides comprehensive information on bats and the process of how they use their sensory system to find their way in the dark"--Provided by publisher.

"Superhero and comic book force? Sure, but also a real-life animal! Find out in this Level 3 Reader how fierce wolverines, who are expert survivors, can be even more fantastic than those in movies and graphic novels. Journey through harsh cold and rugged mountain ranges to see how wolverines take down prey, raise their young, and live in one of the world's harshest environments. Learn how their bodies adapt for survival and about its challenges in...