heat

The landscape is alight with flame and billowing black smoke clouds the sky. What on Earth is causing these fires everywhere? As Earth's climate is changing, the serious heat is drying out the land, leading to increasingly serious wildfires. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore its impact on fires, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text with engaging images brings this timely topic to life.

Polar ice is melting, baking blacktop is splitting streets in scorching record highs, and the mercury keeps rising. What on Earth is causing this warming planet? As Earth's climate is changing, the planet is heating up, leading to even more change in a vicious feedback loop. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore the impact of a warming planet, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text and engaging images bring this timely topic to life.

Provides a simple introduction to heating and cooling.

"Each book in the My Science Fun series includes a simple experiment for the earliest readers. This book features step by step instructions on playing with solar heat while encouraging further exploration on the topic. Simple sentence structure and word usage help children develop word recognition and reading skills"--Provided by publisher.

"Animals . . . have adapted in . . . ways to survive chilly weather. [This book] is an . . . introduction to animal adaptations around the world"--Provided by publisher.

Provides a scientific investigation of temperature, explaining how it is measured, its effects on weather, and its impact on states of matter. Includes related experiments.

Readers will find out when climate change began, how it has progressed, and what we can do to fight it.

"Under a burning sun on the dry grassland, animals ranging from a tiny field mouse to a large elephant fight over [a] bit of shade until they learn a better way"--OCLC.

Explores the science behind heat including energy, the Sun, and friction.

An introduction to the sources and characteristics of heat.