Most Popular Books by Clint Twist

Provides information on planet Earth with a focus on its history, layers, atmosphere, and volcanoes.

Explains what force and motion are and the various ways that objects can move faster or slower.

Describes the three voyages of Captain James Cook, examines their historical background, and looks at the effect of European contact with island peoples

Stone Age takes readers back to the dawn of humankind. Impressive pop-ups of a mammoth hunt, a campfire gathering, a limestone cavern with cave-painters and flickering torches, village life, and the building of Stonehenge are accompanied by the sounds of prehistoric animals, grunting cavemen and primal drumbeats.

Explore the amazing world of minibeasts, where hardworking and incredibly well-organized species of insects and spiders have thrived- and survived- on our planet for millions of years. Clear text describes the life cycles, body structures, habitats, and food gathering methods of selected arthropods. The presentation is lively, with fascinating sidebars and a wealth of stunning, close-up color photos on each spread. A diagram illustrating the life cycle of each beast and a page of "Fabulous Facts" round out each volume and are ideal quick-reference tools.

Explosion of life - The Cambrian, Ordovician, The Silurian, The Devonian, The Carboniferous, The Jurassic and the Silurans forms of life - Our ancestors, early man, prehistoric people and the human race - Survival of the species, the voyage of the Beagle, adaptation, natural selection, evolution in action, evolution and the changing earth.

Examines the sources of the fuels used by industry and homes, including fossil fuels, nuclear energy, solar energy, and others. Suggested level: intermediate, secondary.

More than 100 polar creatures, from the Adelie penguin to zooplankton. This dictionary is a fascinating quick-reference guide to polar life.

"Describes the life of a dung beetle by explaining its body parts, habitat, and behaviors. Explains how the beetles clean up after mammals in the wild and compares them to other types of beetles. Includes life-cycle diagram and close-up photos of body parts"--Provided by publisher.

Let the captain and crew of a modern cruise liner take you on a tour of one of the largest ships ever to sail the oceans. Pull the tabs to reveal the inner workings of a cruise ship in technically accurate detail, and discover how a ship is made, how propellers and rudders work and all the things passengers can do on board.

An illustrated, alphabetical list of some of the world''s most unusual creatures - such as echnidnas, lungfish and tube-nosed fruit bats.