Claybourne, Anna

Introduction to Shakespeare's works and life, looking at how his works have been performed, interpreted and adapted from his own lifetime up to the 1990s.

This book describes the properties of sound and the part it plays in communication, entertainment, navigation, health care, and industry covering such terms as decibels, sonar, ultrasound, amplitude, and more.

Full-color photographs highlight the powerful jaws of the grizzly bear, the huge horn of the rhino, and much more.

"Full of the roughest and toughest things on the planetanimals, bugs, plants and materials so hard, so resilient, and sometimes just so darn difficult to kill, that weve dubbed them 'the Indestructibles! Look inside to discover rampaging plants that can take over your house in a week, insects with shells so tough you need a drill to get through them, jellyfish that never die, shrimps with military-grade body armour, giant birds that can kick down a door, and a fish so tough that it eats piranhas for breakfast.".

Find out about all the different habitats the animals live in, from polar bears in the freezing Arctic to orangutans in the steamy rainforest.

Profiles types of dangerous or disgusting plants that contain spikes or thorns, poisons, and foul smells. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

Presents information about cyclones, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, and other deadly natural disasters, and provides examples of some of the deadliest of each type in history.

An introduction to extreme conditions on Earth, discussing how volcanoes are formed, temperature extremes, rivers, lakes, caves, earthquakes, tsunamis, and more.

Introduction to Shakespeare's works and life, looking at how his works have been performed, interpreted and adapted from his own lifetime up to the present.