Best Selling Books by Clint Twist

Table of contents includes: Where does light come from? -- Why does it get dark at night? -- How do we see when it''s dark? -- How does light travel? -- What is sound? -- What makes sounds loud and quiet? -- How do we make sounds? -- Can we block out sound?

Exactly 100 facts accompanied by photographs and detailed artwork reveal fascinating information about the Earth. Throughout there are quizzes and activities, plus fun facts and color cartoons.

"Describes the life of a tarantula by explaining its body parts, habitat, and behaviors. Compares tarantulas to other spiders, shows how they spin webs and catch food. Includes life-cycle diagram and close-up photos of body parts"--Provided by publisher.

''Puzzle Quest Through Space'' uses a combination of games, puzzles and informative text to teach curriculum topics, and develop logic and deduction skills.

[box back panel] The Great Forensic Challenge! 20 challenging crimes to solve 20 dubious suspects to identify 4 science books packed with forensic information 1 Read about the Crimes 20 crime reports packed with clues to help you identify the criminals 2 Check the Criminal Files Photographs, fingerprints, and other data for 25 potential suspects 3 Understand Forensics 4 books of forensic science information for all the knowledge you need to crack crime 4 Try Forensic Techniques Use the special equipment in each forensic box to examine evidence for yourself 5 Solve the Crimes Combine your forensic knowledge and the evidence to track down the guilty suspect

Immerse yourself in this interactive introduction to one of history''s greatest adventurers. Travel along the Silk Road to medieval China with Marco Polo as your guide. Meet the warlord Kublai Khan and sail through pirate-infested seas in search of riches beyond measure. Including booklets, foldouts, and maps, as well as excerpts from The Travels of Marco Polo, this beautifully illustrated volume illuminates the adventures of history''s greatest storyteller.

This brand new series is designed to give children a head start with their own natural history collection and help them develop a fascinating hobby. Each pack contains a Guide to Shells book with more than 50 photographs, providing easy identification of different kinds of shells. It also contains aCollector?s Album for children to produce their own drawings, photographs and notes, a nd 6 shell samples to start their collection.

Explore the world of reptiles and amphibians, discover how they live, how large or small they are, how they attack prey or escape from predators.

From adders to the zygaspic quadrifons, this comprehensive dictionary includes an extraordinary range of snakes. With entries on the deadly black mamba, the little known urutu, the slug-eating snake and the eastern coachwhip amongst others, ''Snake Dictionary'' will have something to fascinate everyone.

Examines the characteristics of living things and looks at the difference between plants and animals.

Examines what alcohol is, how it is made, why people drink it and become addicted to it, and how abuse of it can affect families.

Dictionary that introduces young readers to over 100 animals that can inflict great harm.

Discusses various power generators including steam turbines, nuclear power, wind and water turbines and explains how they convert fuels to provide energy. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.

Describes the exploration of the western half of America in 1804, by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. Suggested level: secondary.