Walker, Richard

Provides information about the brain and how it works, discussing how animals developed brains, the interaction between the brain and the nervous system, brain mapping, the mind, senses, and behavior. Includes a selection of brain teasers.

Describes the great plagues and epidemics that have occurred throughout history, including the Black Death, smallpox, AIDS, and others.

A collection of nine tales of tricksters from different cultures around the world.

A guide to the human body and the way it works offers an accessible way to find out about the body's operating and maintenance systems, and all the key components that make this machine work so well.

A visual guide to the human body that provides information on cells, organs, reproduction, body language, exercise, sleep, the senses, blood, digestion, and other related topics.

Discusses the moral and ethical aspects of euthanasia and related topics.

Describes the human body, especially how it defends itself from many sources of harm.

Describes the human body, especially how it defends itself from many sources of harm.

Provides a wide variety of information about plants, covering such topics as photosynthesis, life cycles, the formation of flowers and fruit, and plants as sources of food.

Uses illustrations and microphotography to support lessons on how the male and female reproductive systems function in the human body. Includes definitions of unfamiliar words, and a cumulative index.