Children’s / Teenage general interest: Physical world

Why does the wind blow?

An introduction to the basic characteristics of plateaus.

Through bright photos and simple text, kids describe what snow looks and feels like.

In the borderlands between the United States and Mexico, America's largest cat-the jaguar-is fighting to regain its kingdom.

Earth is changing every day.

In the mid-1840s, potato blight ruined the crops of impoverished farmers across Ireland.

The arctic tundra is frozen for most of the year.

Do you want to be your own naturalist and watch animals out there where they belong?

Earth has a pollution problem.

El aumento de las temperaturas en todo el planeta pone en riesgo a los animales, que pierden el lugar donde viven.

Los combustibles fósiles calefaccionan nuestros hogares.

With borders on the Atlantic Ocean, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Sahara Desert, Morocco has been an important part of African and European history.

Australia is a large and diverse nation.

This cold, giant plant may be far away, but scientists know lots about it and are striving to discover even more.

"e;Books like this one help lead the way to a better climate future for all inhabitants of Mother Earth.

Water is essential to life on our planet.

The Titanic was supposed to be an unsinkable ship, so what happened?

Cryobiology is the science of cold.

Water is water, puddle, pond, sea.

A spark from a lightning strike or a campfire can quickly grow into a wildfire covering acres.

Weather is awesome and exciting - it's part of our everyday lives but what is it?

People have called South Korea home for over 10,000 years.

Ever wonder what the capital of Alaska is?

Some of the earliest human achievements took place in China thousands of years ago.

As hurricanes, droughts, floods, and wildfires are increasing in regularity and intensity, climate change can no longer be ignored.

There's a lot to see and do in India!

Off the coast of Peru, gentle giants swim beneath the waves.

Exhaust from cars and factories pollutes Earth's air more each day.

A machine floats on top of the ocean, drawing in water.

The United Nations supports a compelling solution to world hunger: eat insects!

Want to know just how tall Mount Everest is?

Lindsey loves mapping!

With a double-page spread for each month, this book describes the journey of a single drop of water throughout the year.

Globi trifft auf Kinder, die von ihrer Heimatinsel fliehen mussten, weil der Meeresspiegel immer weiter ansteigt.

Would you like to go to Mexico?

Rising temperatures around the globe put animals at risk.

Today, an ancient world is vanishing right before our eyes: the age of giant animals.

Rapidly increasing sea levels are endangering coastal wildlife and contributing to major floods worldwide.

Glaciers, rivers, wind, and rain are a few of the elements that shape the landscape in powerful ways.

The outside layer of our planet is an active place.

Ani-gisinaa dagwaagig.

A rock is a rock, part of cliff, road or sea.

Snowmen droop / Cardinals swoop, Rabbits bounce / Foxes pounceIn the early days of spring when the snow begins to melt, plants and animals stir to life.

There are lakes in each biome on the planet.

Katelyn, Mo, and Leon have a new enemy - fire-breathing creatures destroying the Amazon rainforest!

Desde la Gran Mancha Roja hasta sus famosas lunas, el planeta más grande de nuestro sistema solar, Júpiter, es una verdadera maravilla.

Minerals are fascinating resources that have a variety of uses.

Earth is changing every day.

Después de la Tierra, Marte es el planeta más explorado de nuestro sistema solar.