"An inspired weaving of indigenous knowledge, plant science, and personal narrative from a distinguished professor of science and a Native American whose previous book, Gathering Moss, was awarded the John Burroughs Medal for outstanding nature writing. As a botanist and professor of plant ecology, Robin Wall Kimmerer has spent a career learning how to ask questions of nature using the tools of science. As a Potawatomi woman, she learned from elders,...

Presents ninety-six questions about many common natural phenomena and then shows how to answer them using mostly basic mathematics and precalculus.

"In Eclipses, early fluent readers will explore different kinds of eclipses while learning the science behind these amazing sights. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them"--

In this title, budding photographers will learn how to take great landscape and wildlife photographs. Using simple text and dramatic photographs as examples, all the basics will be covered, including choosing the right cameras and lenses, composition, shutter speeds, depth of field, plus special field equipment used by today's top photographers. Also covered are the basics of making image adjustments in the digital darkroom. Readers will also learn...

Celebrates the shape of a spiral in nature, from rushing rivers to flower buds and even the shape of an ear. Includes facts about spirals.

Suggests ways to study nature, featuring habitats such as town and city, woodland, and seaside with sketches of insects, plant-life, and animals typically found there.

Told in rhyming text, the story takes us through a child's day, focusing on the animals and objects around the child.

"Two curious children go for a walk, asking imaginative questions about the natural beauty that surrounds them"--

Describes the water, air, soil, sky, sun, and more shared by all living creatures on Earth.