Product Description: Venture from Earth and beyond to explore space! This 8-title set includes books that feature vivid images, motivating text, sidebars, and key vocabulary; some include a lab activity, and others feature engaging TIME FOR KIDS content...read more

Product Description: Hippocrates is known as the father of medicine. He separated religion from medicine and tried to find scientific reasons for why people became ill. By observing a patient’s symptoms he was often able to diagnose illnesses and find cures...read more

Product Description: Jane Goodall has spent more than 30 years studying chimpanzees in Africa and is the world’s leading authority on this primate species. She has written numerous books detailing the life stories of many of the chimpanzees she has observed, and her work has helped us understand just how much we have in common with these cleaver, social animals...read more

Product Description: These books present information about scientists in a biographical form, both individual and collective. Each book includes an interview with a modern day female scientist by Sally Ride Science. Sidebars in "Interview" include quotes, career info, questions to ponder, etc...read more

Product Description: People have been fascinated by the sky since ancient times. Perhaps that is why astronomy is thought to be the oldest science. Still, no one knows how big outer space really is. Modern technology has helped people learn more about the universe...read more

Product Description: In the past, some people believed Earth was the center of the universe. Others believed that the planets had magical powers. Most believed Earth was flat. Scientists called astronomers built telescopes and observatories to study outer space...read more

Product Description: Jane Goodall is the world's leading authority on chimpanzees. This inspiring biography will have readers engaged and delighted as they learn about Goodall's life as a primatologist amongst the chimps and how her incredible research changed the way scientists view these amazing animals...read more

Product Description: Hippocrates is often referred to as The Father of Medicine. This captivating biography highlights the life and accomplishments of Hippocrates and how he had a major impact on the world of medicine. Along with learning about his belief in the four humors, his discovery of pneumonia, and the Hippocratic Oath, readers will also learn about some other inspirational scientists who made leaps in the medical field...read more

Product Description: Readers will learn about the way our body works to keep us moving and healthy in this stimulating book that features a variety of colorful, vivid images, easy-to-read text, a helpful glossary and index, and fascinating facts. This book will have readers captivated as they learn about the various systems in our bodies, including the digestive system, skeletal system, circulatory system, muscular system, endocrine system, and immune system...read more

Product Description: Come explore the wonders of space in this intriguing title that uses numerous vivid images, fascinating facts, and easy-to-read text to both delight and engage readers! From satellites to space food, observatories to Sputnik, readers will learn all about space and the various ways people have explored and learned about astronomy for years! A creative hands-on lab activity is featured to encourage children to explore astronomy even further!About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher...read more

Product Description: Telescopes and high-tech equipment help astronomers explore deep space. This captivating title introduces readers to some of the most notable scientists who helped develop technology that allows for space exploration, such as Galileo Galilei, Edwin Hubble, Annie Cannon, George Ellery Hale, Lyman Spitzer, and Jocelyn Bell Burnell...read more

Product Description: Discover some amazing scientists and engineers that paved the way for modern machines in this fascinating book! Featuring an array of vibrant images, stunning facts, and captivating mini-biographies, readers will learn about the accomplishments of people such as Thomas Edison, Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, George Eastman, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as some of the incredible inventions and discoveries they made--the wave theory of light to the metal detector! An accessible glossary and index are provided to aid in further understanding of such topics as the Doppler effect, acoustics, wavelength, and dioramas...read more

Product Description: Light and sound are two of the most important things in the universe. Without them everything would be dark and silent. Plants and animals would die. What scientists have found out about light and sound helps us live and work, but there is more to learn...read more

Product Description: Light and sound have been studied for a long time. With that knowledge, people have created such important things as telescopes, microscopes, cameras, telephones, radio, television, tape recorders, lasers, compact discs, and MP3 players...read more

Product Description: Light and sound are two of the most important ways to understand the world around us. The sun is Earth's main source of energy and light. Light bounces off objects and travels to our eyes. Our eyes and brain work together to translate that light into what we see while our ears pick up sound vibrations and translate them into meaningful messages...read more

Product Description: Light and sound are two of the most important things in the universe. Without them everything would be dark and silent. Plants and animals would die. What scientists have found out about light and sound helps us live and work, but there is more to learn...read more

Product Description: This dog owner's guide for assessing problems also provides methods for preventing them environmentally and genetically. (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Tells how to select and care for a cat, discusses health care, feeding, and training, and looks at feline behavior (view table of contents)