Seymour Simon

Everyone is affected by climate change. Reading Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do is the perfect introduction not only to the dramatic effects of climate change, but to the solutions. Learn how our behavior and actions have led us to this point, hear from kids around the world dealing with extreme storms, wildfires, and sea level rise, and discover what scientists, youth activists, and ordinary citizens are doing to protect their communities....

"All about their formation, destruction, warning signs, and more!"--Cover. Describes the location, nature, development, measurement, and destructive effects of tornadoes.

Profiles twenty animals considered dangerous or unattractive--such as the bat, the rat, and the grizzly bear--providing color photos and facts about their physical characteristics and their hunting methods.

Presents a photographic guide to the science behind lightning bolts and strikes. Discusses different forms of lightning and new technologies used to study the phenomenon.

Discusses the formation, movement, and different types of glaciers and icebergs and describes their effect on the world around them.

Learn how several baby animals are the same in many ways, yet also different. Interesting facts and colorful photographs help the reader to compare and contrast.

Describes the various parts of the brain and the nervous system and how they function to enable us to think, feel, move, and remember.

Introduces the dolphin family to young readers and defines the difference between a dolphin and a porpoise although they are both in the whale family as mammals. Discusses their behaviors, diet, and communication by high-pitched clicks. A dolphin female give birth to a single calf which weighs about thirty to fifty pounds and will nurse for about a year and a half.

Provides a guide to the workings of the digestive system through a review of the organs, the digestive process, and detailed photos of the surface of the stomach.

Presents nine true tales from the spirit world about haunted houses and castles, the Horror of Berkeley Square, a headless French officer, and White House ghosts of former presidents and first ladies. Includes illustrations and photographs.