Exploring The Universe

A small shoe-box sized vehicle slowly crawls across the rust-colored surface of a distant planet, testing the soil and analyzing rocks billions of years old. More than 190 million miles away, its driver guides the vehicle with computer commands. What was once science fiction is now a common event. Anyone curious about the universe we inhabit will find this an irresistible resource.

This third book in the “Exploring” series offers invaluable information about the universe and is loaded with fun, easy-to-do activities. Historical background information, a current list of planetariums and websites and a glossary make this book a complete package for those curious about our universe.

Exploring The Rainforest

Imagine a place crawling, creeping and slithering with hundreds of thousands of creatures. Imagine a place where you can find 200-foot-tall trees, flying monkeys, 3,000-foot-long vines, parachuting lizards and 35 pound flowers.

Welcome to the tropical rainforest! With this detailed activity guide you’ll learn an abundance of information about this amazing and intriguing ecosystem. Through a variety of practical, unique science activities, you can investigate the layers of the rainforest, learn how it touches your life, understand why it should not disappear and discover what you can do to protect the rainforest.

Exploring The Oceans

A giant squid boasting an arm span of more than 30 feet, darts through the frigid Arctic waters off Alaska’s coast in search of food. A school of tuna zooms through the water at speeds of more than 35 miles per hour. A pod of whales surfaces, blows streams of water vapor from their blowholes, then crashes into the water with majesty and grace. This is the ocean – a magical and majestic environment that covers nearly two-thirds of the earth’s entire surface. From sea treasures on sunken pirate ships to vast deposits of precious minerals and amazing new creatures, the undiscovered reaches of the world’s oceans are infinite.

 Exploring The Oceans is full of exciting hands-on activities and projects that will help children, parents, and teachers learn and appreciate this important ecosystem.

Destination Disaster

Who would have guessed a simple fishing trip could end like this? Jim and his grandfather, “Pa” are completely cut off from civilization, and their food is running out fast. Worst of all, Pa is in no condition to help…. If either of them are going to survive the disastrous trip, Jim will have to think of something, and fast!

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Call of the Selkie

Ryan’s parents aren’t getting on and, sadly, he isn’t sure they ever will His one comfort is finding a mother seal and her pup – which Ryan names Selkie – in a hidden bay.

Ryan spends the summer with his new “friends”, and becomes accepted by Selkie. But, the happy days with the seals may soon end with the arrival of a mysterious fisherman named Ben Kelly.

Reading series, school purchase only.