Search
Type
Format
Sort
Location
Audience

Kurzius, Alexa

Summary: Introduces different plant ecosystems, including forests, grasslands, deserts, and tundra, and describes what life is like in the world's most extreme biomes.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 581.7 KUR

Gregory, Josh

1 hold on 1 copy

Summary: Describes how plants and humans have interacted throughout history, detailing how people genetically modify plants to serve certain purposes, and why plants are important to the survival of all life on Earth.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020

Sorry, no copies available

Place a hold to request this item.

Batchelor, Jacob

Summary: Provides strange but true facts about flowers and plants, including the different ways plants spread their seeds, why leaves come in different shapes, and what is causing worldwide deforestation.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 571.3 BAT

Grunbaum, Mara

Summary: An introduction to the life cycle of plants describes their path from seed or spore to plant and back to seed again, with information on photosynthesis and reproduction, and an activity for making a seed sprout.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 581 GRU

Ziem, Matthew

Summary: "This book details the history, current uses, and potential future applications of wind energy."--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2018

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 621.31 ZIE

Crane, Cody

Summary: Introduces many different types of plants, discussing their habitats, and how they look, reproduce, and grow.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 581 CRA

Hamalainen, Karina

Summary: Presents strange but true facts on plant adaptations, from succulents in the arid desert and insect-eating carnivorous plants to foul-smelling flowers and gigantic seeds.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2020

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 581.4 HAM

Gregory, Josh

Summary: "Learn all about nature's most incredible predators, from how different species hunt to what animals they prey upon"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 GRE

Brearley, Laurie

Summary: From rushing river currents to the waves that crash along coastlines, water power is all around us. For centuries, people have relied on the movement of water for transportation and a power source for simple machines. It can also be used to create the electricity we rely on every day. Readers will find out what makes water flow from one place to another, how dams and turbines are used to...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2018

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 333.91 BRE

Franchino, Vicky

Summary: "Learn all about animals that rely on camouflage to help them stay hidden, whether it's to avoid predators or launch a surprise attack on prey"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2016

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 FRA

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 590 FRA

Gray, Susan Heinrichs.

Summary: Explains what geology is, shows how the Earth itself and rocks change, and looks at how geologists study the polar regions and outer space.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 551 GRA

Brimner, Larry Dane.

Summary: Describes the orbit, rotation, temperature, and surface formations of the planet Mercury and the probe Mariner X that took pictures of it in 1974 and 1975.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1998

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J 523.41 BRI

Nelson, Sharlene P.

Summary: Describes the destruction caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980, the slow return of plant and animal life, and the special area set aside to study this renewal.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 1997

Copies Available at Woodmere

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 979.784 NEL

Squire, Ann

Summary: Introduces the planet Saturn, discusses its history, its composition, and its role in the solar system.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J523.46 SQU

Taylor-Butler, Christine

Summary: Introduces the planet Uranus, discusses its history, its composition, and its role in the solar system.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

Copies Available at Peninsula

1 available in Juvenile, Call number: J523.47 TAY

Benoit, Peter

Summary: Describes how nuclear power developed, how it works, and the serious health and environmental problems that ensue when the process malfunctions.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press 2012

Copies Available at East Bay

1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 363 BEN

chat loading...
Back to Top