Carson, Mary Kay

A guide to Earth that provides facts on the planet's atmosphere, natural disasters, history, and the ways researchers study it.

Describes how scientists are learning more about bats, how they fly, communicate, and hunt, and what dangers they are facing and explains how researchers are trying to stop the spread of a disease that is killing bats in North America.

"What if tornadoes could be stopped or slowed down? In this [book], scientist Robin Tanamachi and her team are trying to come up with a way to predict tornadoes with even greater accuracy, and save countless lives across America's heartland"--Provided by publisher.

Describes some of the types of marine life found in the deep parts of the oceans.

Follows scientists who study geysers, grizzlies, and salamanders in Yellowstone, Saguaro, and Great Smoky Mountains National Parks. Contains facts about each park, color photographs, a glossary, tips for readers, and further resources.

"Learn about Philo Farnsworth, and see how he invented tv"--Provided by publisher.

"Follow a spacecraft the size of a piano, named New Horizons, on the first ever spacecraft mission to Pluto, the space entity formerly known as a planet ..."--Provided by publisher.

Provides an overview of the universe.

Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the oceans.