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.

"Imagine yourself exploring the most extreme parts of our amazing oceans-riding the tallest waves, diving to the darkest depths, and encountering the largest and most dangerous sea creatures on Earth. Join award-winning author Seymour Simon as he introduces you to the most extreme environments, animals, plants, and weather in the ocean! These mind-bending facts and stunning photographs invite you on an exciting, and sometimes unbelievable, underwater...

Each double-page spread features one photograph of a creature along with several lines of text commenting on its physical characteristics and behaviors. One excellent graphic feature, often used here when the photo has been enlarged, is an inserted box showing the actual size of the animal with its body position identical to that shown in the main picture.

Introduces the facts about volcanoes, what they are, why and how they erupt, different types of volcanoes found around the world, and the effects of some famous eruptions of the twentieth century.

Discusses what knights wore and where they lived a thousand years ago in Europe.

Twelve-year-old Adam "Einstein" Anderson is not your average kid. He enjoys baseball, telling bad jokes and puns, and-more than anything else-mysteries. With his amazing scientific knowledge, he solves all kinds of problems. Einstein's friends and family members love to challenge him with puzzling situations. Using basic scientific principles, he quickly disproves the mystery behind an alien sighting and a monster living in the town pond. And, he...

Sixth-grader Adam "Einstein" Anderson is a true science detective. He can solve just about any mystery, even when everybody else is fooled. He also tries to make people laugh by telling bad jokes-but they usually groan instead. All sorts of people test Einstein's scientific knowledge. A man working on a horror movie claims he's seen a real vampire, but Einstein isn't so sure. Margaret, Einstein's best friend, has a photograph of an anti-gravity machine....

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.