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Why Do Leaves Change Color?

Beth Bence Reinke (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503813533

Find out why leaves turn orange, yellow, red, and purple in the autumn before falling to the ground. Additional features to aid comprehension include colorful images, informational diagrams, hands-on activities, detailed captions and callouts, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

Why Does Earth Have Seasons?

Marne Ventura (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503813540

Find out what causes spring, summer, fall, and winter and how different parts of Earth experience the seasons. Additional features to aid comprehension include colorful images, informational diagrams, hands-on activities, detailed captions and callouts, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

Volcanoes

Peter Murray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438622

Provides information about volcanoes, how they form, where they are, how they erupt, the damage they can cause, and the ways we can monitor them.

Tornadoes

Peter Murray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438615

Examines tornadoes, their causes, where they occur, their characteristics, and the effects they produce.

Hurricanes

Peter Murray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438608

Provides information about the causes of hurricanes, where they occur, their characteristics, and the effects they produce.

How to Survive in the Wilderness

Samantha Bell (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071222

Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people live in--and make it out of--the wilderness to survive against all odds! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

How to Survive on a Deserted Island

Samantha Bell (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071246

Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people find the things they need to survive on--and get rescued from--a deserted island! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

How to Survive Being Lost at Sea

Samantha Bell (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071215

Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people stranded on the seas endure and survive against all odds! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

How to Survive an Animal Attack

Marne Ventura (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071253

Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people avoid and overcome dangerous animal situations to survive! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

How to Survive a Tsunami

Marne Ventura (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071260

Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people prepare for (and react to) massive tsunamis to survive. Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

How to Survive an Earthquake

Marne Ventura (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071192

Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people trapped in rubble (or other dangerous situations after an earthquake) survive against all odds! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

How to Survive a Flood

Marne Ventura (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781634071208

Through fascinating true stories and illuminating photos, learn how people trapped because of high water endure and survive against all odds! Additional features include a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

Garbage Collector

Arnold Ringstad (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631437991

Learn more about garbage collectors, including what they do on a typical day, what the grossest part of the job is, and what technology they use to stay safe and make the job less gross.

Forest Fires

Patrick Merrick (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438592

Provides information about forest fires, where they happen, how they occur, and how they are fought and prevented.

Floods

Peter Murray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438585

Discusses what floods are, how they occur, and how to protect oneself when they happen.

Earthquakes

Peter Murray (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438578

Examines earthquakes, what they are, what causes them, and better means of monitoring them.

Droughts

Patrick Merrick (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438561

Provides information about the causes of droughts, where they occur, their characteristics, and the effects they produce.

Compost Center Operator

Mirella S. Miller (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631437984

Learn more about compost center operators, including what they do on a typical day, what the grossest parts of the job are, and what technology they use to stay safe and make the job less gross.

California Wildfires Survival Stories

Thomas K. Adamson, Heather Adamson (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503806627

Through narrative nonfiction text, readers hear stories from survivors of the devastating wildfires that broke out across southern California in October 2007. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a fast-fact section, fact-filled captions and callouts, a timeline of the disaster, infographics, a glossary, a listing of source notes, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

Avalanches

Patrick Merrick (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781631438554

Discusses what avalanches are, how they occur, and how to protect oneself from avalanches.

South America

Mary Lindeen (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503828704

A very simple introduction to the geography, topography, flora, fauna, and people of South America. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions, detailed photographs, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

Europe

Mary Lindeen (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503828681

A very simple introduction to the geography, topography, flora, fauna, and people of Europe. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions, detailed photographs, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

Asia

Mary Lindeen (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503828667

A very simple introduction to the geography, topography, flora, fauna, and people of Asia. Additional features to aid comprehension include fact-filled captions, detailed photographs, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, and an introduction to the author.

Mindfulness and Nature

Priscilla An (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503880849

Explores ways that mindfulness can be useful while experiencing nature. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, a mindfulness activity, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.

How Has COVID-19 Changed Our World?

Kara L. Laughlin (author)

Publisher: The Child's World ISBN: 9781503853218

A kid-friendly look at the economic and environmental impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as why businesses are closed, why people are losing jobs, and how the environment is being (positively) impacted in the absence of industry. Additional features include informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research, information about the author, and an index.