Fullick, Ann

Examines the science of organ transplantation, discusses how the process has been used to save lives, and looks at some of the ethical objections people have to creating organs outside the body and using organs from other animals for transplanting into humans.

Examines the role of light in everyday life, looking at how light moves, how it is shaped, and how it is used, and discussing day and night, color in the sky, and possible future uses of light.

An overview of what forces are and how they affect the way we live, describing such forces as gravity, pressure, balanced and unbalanced forces, and motion on a curve.

Discusses various aspects of matter, including atoms, molecules, elements, compounds, states of matter, expanding and contracting, and other physical and chemical changes.

Discusses ecosystems and the environment, including habitats, food chains and food webs, adaptation, human impact, and genetic engineering.

A biography of the nineteenth-century English scientist who explored electricity and magnetism.

A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge.

Tells the story of the life and work of nineteenth-century French researcher Louis Pasteur.

Examines a variety of species of plant and animal life and how they are classified into groups and their importance to life on Earth.

Offers a comprehensive, yet easy-to-follow, overview of genetics, explaining how genes are passed on from one generation to the next, the variety genes create, and the process of evolution.