Angela Royston

Describes a day in the life of a fire fighter.

A simple photographic story of how life begins for humans, animals, and plants.

Text and photographs show the development of a duckling from hatching to eight weeks old.

"This fascinating series takes a very simple look at animal classifications, with each book focussing on a different group of animal. This book is about birds: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals. Beautifully illustrated with colorful photographs, the book shows many examples of different types of birds in their natural environment."--

Photographs and text depict the development of a chick from the egg stage to the eighth week.

Gorillas are surprisingly gentle and non-confrontational despite their size and strength. For decades, poaching, logging, and human diseases have ravaged their population until they have become endangered. Readers will learn engaging details about these gentle giants, the struggles they face, and what is being done to protect them.

Henry Ford changed the way products were made using his breakthrough idea of utilizing the assembly line. Readers will love learning about the life of this amazing inventor who made cars available to Americans everywhere. This book covers Ford's early life and work as an engineer. It also highlights Ford's many experiments and inventions, emphasizing the Model T and how the assembly line worked. This book is a great addition to STEM and history curricula,...

What makes racing bikes extra-fast? How do boats float? What makes an aircraft take off? Covering lots of different vehicles, including land vehicles such as bikes, cars and scooters, water vehicles such as large boats and speedboats, and airborne vehicles such as helicopters and aeroplanes, Race that Bike! takes a fun look at forces in vehicles. While learning about forces you will find that you also find out the answers to many questions that you...

"This book explores the rich food chains and webs that exist in a rain forest habitat. It equips readers with crucial vocabulary, using examples from that habitat to explain the roles of producers, consumers and decomposers, and illustrates how living things depend upon each other. Readers learn how fragile food chains can be, how they can be broken, and what we can do to prevent this."--