Hidalgo, Maria

Full-color photographs and simple text describes how the sun produces heat, the temperatures during the various seasons, heat in desert regions, and the effects of too much heat on the environment.

Explores the nature and many variations of color and its importance in the world.

Briefly describes the parts of our ears and how they enable us to hear sounds.

A simple introduction to the sense of taste. Includes related activities.

Explains how the sense of touch works.

Briefly describes the parts of the eye and how it enables us to see.

Presents information on the properties of water, the hydrologic cycle, oceans, rain and snow, and the importance of water to living things.

Discusses the nature and sources of light, as well as its importance in our world.

Illustrated photographs describe how lightning is formed and how it causes thunder, as well as lightning safety.