four elements (philosophy)

Before they can save the world from the monstrous phantoms, four girls who have the power to control the classical elements: earth, air, fire, and water must first try to figure out how to work together.

Text and illustrations provide an introduction to the element water.

Contains all four sacred tales of The Lost Scrolls, following Aang, a twelve-year-old Airbender who is destined to be the next Avatar, as he struggles to save the world from being dominated by the Fire Nation.

A collection of stories, legends and facts about the Earth Nation of the world of Avatar. Katara tells how she inspired a group of Earthbenders to take a stand; Aang tells how he outsmarted the great Earthbender, King Bumi; and Sokka recounts the tale of the Great Divide.

The ancient philosophy of the world as made up of four elements--earth, fire, water, and air--becomes a contemporary entreaty for respect for the natural world and our place in it.

Simple text and illustrations introduce the functions of air, water, fire, and earth.

Brooklyn Museum curator and professor Piers Knight, having saved the world by using magical artifacts and worked out a treaty of peace with the dragon council, teams up with his former lover, Tian Lu, his seventeen-year-old intern, and a dragon ally in an effort to stop a dragon who is using nuclear weapons to enslave humanity.

A collection of poems for elementary students about the science of Earth, including periodic elements, hibernation, plate tectonics, and more.

A lyrical story-in-verse that details the experiences of an African boy who was kidnapped and sold into slavery.