Most Popular Books by Jen Green

Introduces young readers to Earth''s unique features, offering explanations of day and night.

Discusses water consumption, how we use the resource, pollution, and what actions can conserve this limited resource.

Oceans and Seas is an authoritative and comprehensive guide to Earth''s great bodies of water. Each volume contains a wealth of information, including physical features- surface area and depth, how the ocean was formed, plate movements, coastlines, islands, and more; climate- including tides, currents, trade winds, hurricanes, and tsunamis; marine life; the history of human settlement along the shores; transportation and navigation; natural resources; and current threats- including the effects of pollution, overfishing, and mining. Numerous maps, charts, fact boxes, and primary source quotations supplement the text. Supporting both the science and social studies curriculum, this series is truly an indispensable resource.

Explores how the changing ideas about the environment and sustainability have impacted conservation efforts.

Describes the history, climate, landscape, culture, and people of Japan.

Discusses important archeological finds from the Celts'' past and reveals how archaeologists use the latest technology to discover clues to ancient Celtic civilization.

Frozen Extremes explores the weather and fascinating animals of the coldest places on Earth. Simple text makes learning about cold climates a breeze in this new title from Crabtree Publishing.

Read about the women who changed the landscape of science: from pioneers of the ancient world to super-scientists like Marie Curie to unlikely geniuses, such as Hedy Lamarr, and much more. Women in Science includes scientific pioneers who came up with incredible ideas that changed the world; women who work in the fast-paced world of technology; amazing engineers who build incredible structures; and mathematical geniuses. Perfect for 7- to 9-year-olds starting to read alone, Level 3 titles include in-depth information presented through more complex sentence structure with increasing amount of text to expand the reader''s general knowledge and confidence in reading. Additional information spreads are full of extra facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles, such as fliers, instructions, and record-breaker statistics.

Discover about the history, people and places of China.

Discusses the impact of environmentalism on agriculture and the food industry, including the fair trade movement, organic farming, and crop rotation.

Presents readers with the hard facts about consumption and garbage, while encouraging change through activities.

How do plants spread their seeds? What is a gene? Why do some animals carry their young in pouches? Read this book to find out the answers to these questions and more. Each title in the Essential Life Science series explores a key curriculum topic. Find out how plants make seeds and how animals have young. Learn about the different ways animals reproduce and grow. How do genes control how we look and develop? Each book includes three simple activities or experiments to try. Heinemann Infosearch asks the questions you want answered. Each chapter starts with a question and provides a detailed answer. Book jacket.

A basic overview of the history, geography, climate, and culture of Cuba.

Explains what volcanoes are, why they erupt, the dangers they pose, how plants and animals survive in volcano habitats, and looks at volcanic eruptions around the world.

Designed to introduce middle school students to the diverse species that make up the reptilian and amphibian classes. Includes more than 100 articles that describe in detail specific groups of cold-blooded vertebrates; illustrated by colour photographs, drawings, and maps.

Get ready...as a harderned sailor, you''re about to join Shackleton in what will prove to be one of the most gruelling adventures of all time as you brave your way across the bitterly cold continent of Antarctica. As you encounter extreme cold, strong icy winds and a worrying lack of food and water, you''ll soon see why you really wouldn''t want to join Shackleton''s polar expedition! This title in the best-selling children’s history series, You Wouldn''t Want To…, features full-colour illustrations which combine humour and accurate technical detail and a narrative approach placing readers at the centre of the history, encouraging them to become emotionally-involved with the characters and aiding their understanding of what life would have been like on Shackleton’s polar expedition. Informative captions, a complete glossary and an index make this title an ideal introduction to the conventions of information books for young readers. It is an ideal text for Key Stage 2 shared and guided reading and helps achieve the goals of the Scottish Standard Curriculum 5-14.

Provides an overview of the physical and environmental features of the world''s many majestic mountain ranges.

Our eyes help us look at the world, but there are many things we cannot see. Atoms are the building blocks of everything in the universe, from planets and stars to the cells that make up plants, animals, and the human body. Atoms are invisible because they are so small, but bigger things can be invisible, too. Ancient artifacts and buried bones are hidden under the ground, while invisible forces such as earthquakes and winds shape life on Earth. This book explores the invisible world inside different animals. Find out how animals are made up of a complex network of microscopic cells. See how cells divide so animals can grow and reproduce. Learn about the tiny pests and parasites that make animals ill. Book jacket.

A ground breaking nonfiction series for early elementary students sure to become a standard in every library! The uncluttered design uses a mix of photos and artwork to support the narrative text, which is divided into short chapters easily digested by new readers. Each book contains a glossary and an index.