Nicola Davies

Looks at all the different microbes that inhabit the Earth and examines the varied jobs they do.

Bat wakes up, flies into the night, uses the echoes of her voice to navigate, hunts for her supper, and returns to her roost to feed her baby.

A young boy and his family are trying to overcome the loss of his father. The natural world becomes part of the healing process.

"Take a lively look at the biology of plants on Earth-and their vast importance to our planet-with this wide-ranging exploration from an award-winning team.This tree doesn't look like it's doing very much.It just stands there in the sunlight,big and GREEN. But in fact, this tree is busy . . .On land and in the seas, green plants make the oxygen and food that many living things-including us-need to survive. Covering the evolution of the first plants...

An illustrated treasury of poems reflects the experiences of children as they encounter nature for the first time.

Every spring, birds small enough to fit in the palm of your hand fly two thousand miles north to lay their eggs. This is the story of one tiny hummingbird's amazing journey.

The story of a tiny sea turtle who swims out to sea, then returns after a few years to the beach where she was born to lay her eggs before returning to the sea. Includes many facts about sea turtles.

An extensive look at nature in verse. An essential introduction to the animal world with exquisitely modern illustrations.

Following his mother, a baby dolphin learns about life under the sea, from catching his first fish to developing his own unique whistle.

An introduction to genetic code combines simple, engaging language and expressive, child-friendly illustrations to explain how biological life grows and changes and how DNA combines to make humans both unique and connected to all life on the planet.