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"Have you ever swallowed a seed? If you've eaten a strawberry or a tomato, the answer is, yes! But why didn't a new plant grow inside your stomach? In this book, readers discover what a seed needs to grow into a fruit-bearing plant."-- Provided by publisher.
All it would take is one sneeze. Your DNA would be all over this book. That's right. Your spit has DNA in it. So does your skin. And your blood. That's important to police because everyone's DNA is different. With the right equipment, detectives can match a person with some...
Explores ecology, from a macaw's view of life in the tropical rain forest, to the rebuilding of the ecosystem at Mount St. Helens after a natural disaster, to animal adaptations to environmental change.
"Have you ever laid on the ground at night looking up at the twinkling stars? Those stars are the millions of planets, moons, suns and space dust that make up the Milky Way Galaxy. Our Solar System lives in this galaxy and we are viewing Earth's neighbors when we look at the nigh...
"Different habitats are home to different plants and animals. They all have a role in keeping the habitat healthy. Plants and animals that live together in a habitat form a community. While thinking about their own backyard or local park, this book takes the reader on an explorat...
"Volcanoes are more than just fiery mountains spewing smoke and ash into the air. In this book readers will get a close-up look when these majestic mountains blow their tops. Readers learn about magma and lava flow, and how volcanoes form."-- Provided by publisher.
"Have you ever wondered what the coldest place on Earth is like? The coldest place on Earth is Antarctica, a large ice-covered continent at the southernmost point on the planet. Readers will join early explorers like Henryk Bull and Roald Amundsen in exploring this icy land and l...
Provides both a history and overview of poisons and presents a few actual poisoning cases solved by systematic analysis.
"Have you ever seen an elephant in a zoo? You know they are very big and can weigh as much as a school bus! Millions of years ago there was a dinosaur on Earth called Brachiosaurus. One Brachiosaurus weighed as much as 17 elephants! Can you imagine how big some dinosaurs must hav...