This book introduces the tools scientists use to predict the weather. Chapters highlight the history of forecasting, folk sayings, the importance of inventions such as the thermometer and the barometer, and vital tools such as anemometers, hygrometers, rain gauges, radar, weather balloons, satellites, and computer models. Readers will learn about short- and long-term weather prediction, how weather information is shared across the globe, and the future of forecasting. Full-color photographs, bold glossary words, and an index support this easy-to-read, engaging text.

Product Description: To capitalize on the fascination teens have with all kinds of monsters, from the mythological to the could-be-real varieties. Books in this series should include lots of stories and personal accounts.

Presents basic facts about such glow-in-the dark animals as fireflies, certain types of bacteria, and some kinds of fishes whose bodies chemically produce light.

Presents basic facts about such glow-in-the dark animals as fireflies, certain types of bacteria, and some kinds of fishes whose bodies chemically produce light.

Product Description: Topics include explanations of how HD-TV works, difficulties with its development, broadcasting issues surrounding wide spread usage and future applications. Glossary, additional resources and index.

Describes the geography, climate, animals and plants, measurement, exploration, and ecology of Mount Everest.

Discusses the physical features, environment, eating habits, and life cycle of the humpback whale, as well as the dangers they face and their unique way of communicating.

This book introduces where, why, when, and how often hurricanes occur. Engaging text breaks down concepts for the reader, such as air pressure differences, cloud formation, updrafts, rising air, and rotating winds. Chapters highlight the progression from tropical disturbance to tropical depression to hurricane based on wind speeds, as well as hurricane structure from rain bands to the eyewall to the eye. Readers will learn how hurricanes are classified by wind speed on the Saffir-Simpson Scale, how scientists predict a storm’s path to issue watches and warnings, how conditions change as a storm approaches an area, how winds and storm surge cause damage, and how to stay safe during a hurricane. Clear, helpful diagrams, full-color photographs, bold glossary words, and an index support this easy-to-read, engaging text.

Discusses hurricanes, their birth and development, the devastation they can cause, and their aftermath. (view table of contents)

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Product Description: Born in the mid-1800s, the Impressionist movement redefined the way artists approached their craft, opening the doors to previously unheard-of freedom in methods, viewpoint, and execution. This book examines Impressionist artthe tools, the techniques, the artists, and the artwork that so many generations have come to know and love...read more

The Artlist Collection dogs guide young readers around the mysteries of measurements, showing them the difference between inches, feet, yards, and more. Original.

Let's talk (and read) about the weather! The science of weather phenomena are explained in this colorful, diagram-filled series. Perfect for supporting curricular units on meteorology or satisfying curious minds in weather-obsessed parts of the US and Canada. Explains extreme and everyday weather, forecasting, and more.

Let's talk (and read) about the weather! The science of weather phenomena are explained in this colorful, diagram-filled series. Perfect for supporting curricular units on meteorology or satisfying curious minds in weather-obsessed parts of the US and Canada. Explains extreme and everyday weather, forecasting, and more.

Describes wind, including what causes it, global wind systems, and how wind plays a major role in some types of weather systems such as hurricanes.Title: It's Windy!Author: Hirschmann, KrisPublisher: Abdo GroupPublication Date: 2008/01/01Number of Pages: 32Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress: 2007029157

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, predators, and life cycle of jellyfish.

Profiles the senior vice president of Apple's industrial design division, a man who helped design the wildly successful digital music player known as the iPod.

Explores the world of killer whales, including what they eat, the structure of their families, and how they got their name.

Defines the meaning of leadership and describes ways to be a leader and set a good example.

Describes the invention and development of LEGO toys. Includes glossary, websites, and bibliography for further reading.

Discusses human lice, including how they spread, feed, and grow, and explains how to get rid of them.

Discusses the physical structure of lions, their habitat, mating and hunting habits, and the threats they face from humans. (view table of contents)

Presents the basic anatomy, life cycle, behavior, distribution, and conservation efforts for these hard-shelled ocean dwellers.