This series looks at natural disasters from an environmental standpoint and discusses how far human interference with the balance of nature can effect disasters. "Hurricanes and Typhoons" discusses how storms occur, their devastating effects and ways in which man is possibly influencing them.

Hurricanes and Typhoons (Natural Disasters)

Jacqueline Dineen

Shooting Star Press

Explains why some animals are more active at night and examines the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of such nocturnal animals as bats, frogs, toads, marsupials, and others.

Animals of the night (First sight)

Bender, Lionel

Children's Books

Describes how gorillas and chimpanzees live, the differences between the two primates, and how they are threatened by poachers and the clearance of tropical forests which are their homes.

Gorillas and chimpanzees (First sight)

Chivers, David John

Poisonous snakes (First sight)

McCarthy, Colin

Part of a series which offers a view of different animals, through photographs, explanatory illustrations and a simple, informative text. This book on whales and dolphins concludes with a survival file examining the efforts to conserve animals in danger.

Whales and dolphins (First sight)

A brief introduction to the characteristics and habits of various kinds of sharks.

Sharks (First sight)

Wheeler, Alwyne C

Photographs and text detail how mammals, birds, fishes, and insects disguise themselves with different kinds of camouflage in order to survive.

Camouflage (Animal behavior)

Parker,Steve

Air, wind & flight (Science workshop)

Seller, Mick

Easy to make science experiments with bright ideas and why they work!!

Magnetism

Robson,Pam

Taken from a series which takes a detailed look at how modern machinery work, this book looks at racing cars. It investigates all aspects of a particular machine in use today - the technology, different types and future developments.

Racing cars (How it works)

Graham, Ian

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