Explores how rivers change the landscape as they flow from mountain springs and wind their way down to the sea; how rivers provide a home for plants and animals; and how humans use rivers.

Describes why volcanoes and earthquakes occur, the chaos they cause, how they help to form mountains, valleys, and islands, and ways in which they are useful to people.

Mountains looks at how mountains came into being, how they are constantly changing, and how they provide a home to plants, animals, and humans.

This book examines the dramatic and destructive effects of storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards, droughts, and floods and looks at what lies behind these catastrophic events.

"Explains essential facts about light and dark, including natural and artificial light, color, and reflection. Includes experiments"--Provided by publisher.

This book discusses how and why landslides and avalanches occur and what can be done to prevent them or lessen their effect.

Explains where different woods come from, how they are harvested, and what they are used for.

Presents an introduction to birds, describing basic physical characteristics, different types, including water birds, seabirds, woodland birds, ducks, geese, swans, and birds of prey, and the dangers that birds face from pollution and loss of habitat.

Demonstrates what balance is and how it works through a series of simple experiments.

Provides simple instructions for creating a variety of visual tricks.