Author: Usborne Usborne Science Activities Scientific activities which encourage children to explore the intriguing nature of plants. Readers can find out how to change the color of a leaf, how...

Sheila Burnford January 1, 1995 by Hodder Children's Books

Andy Goldsworthy Illustrates outdoor sculptures created with a range of natural materials, including snow, ice, leaves, rock, clay, stones, feathers, and twigs September 1, 1990 by Abrams

Peter Matthiessen “You don’t have to be a ‘craniac’ . . . to appreciate [this book] . . . All you really need is a passion for prose as good...

Peter Matthiessen Peter Matthiessen crisscrossed 10,000 miles of the South American wilderness, from the Amazon rain forests to Machu Picchu, high in the Andes, down to Tierra del Fuego and...

A Just Ask Book  

Broughton Coburn Foreword by Mingma Norbu Sherpa Released in paperback just in time for the 50th anniversary of Hillary's history-making climb, this exciting photobiography celebrates the extraordinary life of the...

Temple Grandin Why would a cow lick a tractor? Why are collies getting dumber? Why do dolphins sometimes kill for fun? How can a parrot learn to spell? How did...

Nuala Gardner Determined that her autistic son, Dale, should live a fulfilling life, Nuala Gardner describes her despair after being repeatedly let down by the authorities. But their lives were...

Kathleen KudlinskiT-rex, Velociraptor, Stegosaurus, Triceratops: which dinosaur would YOU want for a pet? Kids will have a great time choosing their favorite from 12 popular prehistoric creatures. Facts from the...

Connie and Peter RoopWhat does a baby dolphin do on the day it is born? He swims, he whistles, he jumps, he naps, he escapes a shark, and he follows...

Connie and Peter RoopWhat birds have wings but can't fly? Penguins! Instead, these adorable animals use their flippers to swim in the deep, cold water. Meet the different species, from...