Nicola Davies

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

Some animal farms are up in the hills, or down winding lanes. But Silver Street Farm is different — it's in the middle of a city, and it's run by kids!
Even though Meera, Gemma, and Karl live in the city, they've always wanted a farm of their own. And it looks as though their dream may happen sooner than they imagined when Meera discovers an abandoned railway station with grounds for grazing. Next, some eggs they thought were foul

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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.

"When her father successfully harpoons a manatee, leaving its baby orphaned, Manuela vows to rescue the calf and return it to the river, helping change the attitudes of the people in her village in the process." --

Describes how the polar bear, also called Nanuk, thrives in the Arctic and explains the lessons that the Inuit people have learned from watching the creature.

Covers saltiness, tides, waves and weather, plants and animals, and ecological issues. Includes instructions for projects.

Animals adapt to their surroundings for survival. Learn how they survive in conditions that humans never would.

Examines the physical characteristics, habits, and habitats of the blue whale.