"Examines what is known about weather -- storms, predictions, climate, and other characteristics -- and how different the facts are from what scientists, from ancient Sumerians to the recent past, believed to be true"--Provided by publisher.
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"Examines what is known about the human body today, and how different the facts are from what scientists, from ancient Egyptians to the recent past, believed to be true."--Provided by publisher.
Decribes how the tide affect the biology of the tidal flats.
Examines what is known about dinosaur bones, behavior, and other characteristics and how different the facts often are from what scientists, from ancient China to the recent past, believed to be true.
Discusses the tracks, scents, nests, food remains, and other traces left by various animals and the clues thus provided regarding their behavior.
Examines what is known about dinosaur bones, behavior, and other characteristics and how different the facts often are from what scientists, from ancient China to the recent past, believed to be true.
Nuttagwon, daughter of a minor Pamunkey chief, is still a girl when Pocahontas's vision of peace between their people and the newly-arrived English colonists bonds the two in a lifelong friendship as they work together to make the vision a reality.
A biography of the scientist and writer whose book "Silent Spring" warned of the dangers of pesticides and launched a popular movement to control their use.
"Tells the story of a young Revolutionary War hero, Dicey Langston, who warned the Patriots of an attack by the brutal Loyalist leader "Bloody Bill" Cunningham"-- Provided by publisher.
During the Great Depression, fifteen-year-old Parker finds himself homeless and traveling across New Mexico's desert, when a shepherd leads him to the artist Georgia O'Keeffe who teaches him photography and gives him a new perspective on life.
A biography detailing Helen Keller's adventurous life as she worked tirelessly to lead the way for handicapped people.
Presents an illustrated biography of the founder of the Girl Scout movement.