Most people like a good scare, which is why disaster stories make gripping films. But some disasters are so colossal that no film could ever do them justice. They have happened ever since life first appeared on Earth, and another one could strike at any time. From gigantic eruptions tocollisions with asteroids, they have the power to devastate life on Earth, or even to wipe it out.Countdown to Disaster explains how these disasters happen, and how likely each kind is to strike. It looks back into the past, showing when they have occurred, and what effect they had. Even more importantly, it looks forwards, explaining what would happen if one of these disasters happened today- is there anything we can do?Includes topics such as supervolcanoes, global warming and asteroids.This is a companion volume to Countdown to Extinction.

Countdown to Disaster: The World in Danger!

BURNIE, DAVID

Oxford University Press

This text traces the discoveries and theories which try to explain how the giraffe got its neck, why big ears are good when things get hot, and how it is that someone called Lucy can claim to be everyone's greatest of great-grandmothers.

Get a Grip On Evolution

Science & Math

Biological Sciences

Weidenfeld&Nicolson

Full-color photos. "Here is everything readers will ever desire to know about trees. Every imaginable aspect of the life of a tree is examined. Anatomy, physiology, reproduction, growth, and development are described using the best photos in botanical literature and succinct, lively captions. Each page is a delight to the eye. Of particular note is the coverage of tree diseases, including acid rain. An excellent reference, a valuable addition to any school or public library."--(starred) Science Books & Films.  

Tree

Children's Books

Science, Nature & How It Works

Knopf Books for Young Readers

A comprehensive modern reference book all about disasters for expert readers. In this exciting addition to Scholastic's Discover More series, follow a tornado chaser into the heart of a storm, track the path taken by a hurricane as it sweeps the Ocean, or find out which natural disaster is the world's worst killer. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations show how natural disasters occur and the destruction they wreak. Timelines show events unfolding minute-by-minute or hour-by-hour. Read eyewitness accounts from people who have lived to tell the tale and mind-blowing, up-to-the minute facts and figures.

Scholastic Discover More: Disasters

Education & Reference

Scholastic Reference

The Concise Encyclopedia of the Human Body

Demco Media

Hundreds of full-color photographs, diagrams, and charts illuminate the definitions of more than two thousand key words pertaining to the natural sciences, arranged thematically and cross-referenced with a substantial biography section and comprehensive index.

Dictionary of Nature

Get a Grip on Evolution

Evolution

Time-Life Education

The introductory pages of this book describe the biomes of the world and then the shrubland biome. The 5 main chapters look at different aspects of shrublands: climate, plants, animals, people, and future. Between the chapters are detailed maps that focus on major shrubland regions. Throughout the book you'll also find boxed stories or fact files about shrublands. At the end of the book is a glossary.

Shrublands (Biomes Atlases)

Heinemann/Raintree

El Libro de los animales (Our World in Pictures: The Animal Book) (Spanish Edition)

Animals

DK Children

Animal Reproduction (Inside Guides)

Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd.

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