New Releases by Melvin Berger

Learn and read about why spiders are not insects.

Describes the activities of foxes during different seasons of the year.

Questions and answers provide information about volcanoes and earthquakes, covering such aspects as why, how, when, and where these phenomena occur.

Explains the cycle of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation that provides fresh water to the earth and describes how this supply is brought to people''s homes.

Questions and answers explore various aspects of stars and our solar system, including the sun, planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.

Chirp! Chirp! Chirp! That''s the sound crickets make. You''ve probably heard them chirp on a summer evening. But did you know that they make their chirping sounds by rubbing their wings together, and that only male crickets can chirp? Inside this book you''ll learn about crickets, and even how to tell the temperature by counting a cricket''s chirps. Melvin Berger and Megan Lloyd have created a wonderful introduction to a fascinating insect: the cricket. Chirrrp, chirrrp, chirrrpthats the sound of crickets on a summer evening. A male cricket makes this sound by rubbing his legs against a bumpy vein on his wing. Find out more about crickets, including how they hear with their knees, in this stunningly illustrated introduction to the cricket.

Student Book

Describes the habitation of various insects, birds, reptiles, mammals, and marine life.

Explains the process of making a jar of peanut butter from peanuts growing in the field to processing to table.

Basic information on our solar system, its components, their movements, and their likely history.

Discusses immigration, past and present, focusing on how four children from different countries came to live in the United States.

Children are given an introduction to reading and using maps, plus detailed descriptions of the continents, the poles, and the equator. Explains directional cues and map symbols.

Describes the remarkable turtle, which can live almost anywhere, eat almost anything, range in size from tiny to gigantic, and live longer than any other animal.

Introduces basic theories about the nature and behavior of the atom and the field of nuclear physics.

Describes in simple scientific detail how the body heals itself when cuts, scratches, and scrapes occur.

Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out Science Stage 2.

This account explores the world of killer bees, fire ants, & other such bugs.

Provides definitions for over 1000 drugs and drug-related terms. Discusses street, prescription, and over-the-counter drugs, and describes the special equipment and vocabulary of the drug culture.

An explanation of the composition, behavior, and uses of atoms, molecules, and quarks, the building blocks of the universe.

Entries include name, acronym, formula, description, exposure standards, uses, and health effects. Also includes a listing of federal laws and agencies, terms used in the field, and sources for further information.

Describes the work done in clinical and research laboratories within medical centers and the specific jobs of the various lab personnel.

An introduction to cancer, cancer research, and associated career opportunities. Discusses the particular activities of some leading scientists in their research laboratories.

Discusses the daily activities of oceanographers at the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution and some of the current problems in oceanographic research.