The earth, its wonders, its secrets

A color-illustrated overview of weather and climate that covers the way weather works; the effects of weather, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, and lightning; world climates; and climate changes.

Presents photographs and descriptions of some of the natural wonders of the world, looking at landscapes, water, colors, plants, and animals.

A photographic exploration of the Earth's seas and oceans, looking at the various habitats that exist in and around the water, and examining some of the wonderful creatures that live in the watery locales.

Text and color photos and illustrations describe some of the worst natural disasters in history and explain how these forces are created; covers volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunami, landslides, moving ice, hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, droughts, wild fires, and meteorites.

A color-illustrated overview of the different rain forests around the world that describes their varied plants and animals and how they sustain each other, and discusses the rain forests' future.