This book takes a comprehensive look at different kinds of reptiles, describing cold blood, scaly skins, super senses, fierce hunters, deadly weapons, and more.
Chronicles the history of medicine from Stone Age surgeries to health care in outer space, describing the practices of the ancient East, ancient Greece and Rome, and medieval Europe, and the scientific breakthroughs that led to modern medicine.
A graphic novel retelling of Charles Dickens' novel in which Pip, an orphan in Victorian England, learns that a mysterious benefactor has ensured that he will be educated and raised as a gentleman.
Contains articles that describe the physical characteristics and behaviors of over twenty different reptiles and amphibians; arranged alphabetically from adder to chameleon, with photographs, fact files, and a reptile and amphibian family tree.
Photographs and easy-to-follow text provide an introduction to the ecology of the Earth's polar regions, and describe the plants, animals, and people who live and survive in frozen environments.
