Hirsch, Rebecca E

Science writer and plant expert Rebecca E. Hirsch presents fun and gross facts about a variety of plants along with explaining the science behind why they do what they do. Featured plants include the Venus Flytrap, an African tree that houses stinking ants to protect itself from hungry animals, a "vampire vine" that sucks nutrients from other plants, and fiendishly invasive kudzu.

Explains what heredity is and how genes determine the traits of people, animals or plants.

Explains the journey caribou take between their feeding and calving grounds, and describes their physical characteristics and behaviors.

"Climate Migrants explores the migration of peoples throughout the world in response to the effects of climate change, including droughts, desertification, rising sea level, melting permafrost, and severe storms. The book showcases people and communities that have already relocated because of climate change, and the challenges they faced before, during, and after relocation. The book investigates the cultural, environmental, political, and economic impacts of ecomigration and how they could play out in the next century"--Provided by publisher.

Introduces readers to physical maps, which show landscape features, land elevations, and more.

Explains how to read various climate maps, from those showing temperatures to those detailing precipitation.

Explores the pros and cons of bringing animals like the passenger pigeon or the woolly mammoth back from extinction and discusses the cutting-edge science that makes it possible.

Simple text presents a short introduction to South America.

Discusses weather and climate conditions in different locations and how to read climate maps.