New Releases by Melvin Berger

On snowy days, the air is very cold. Read and discover all about snowy days.

Simple text and photographs present the five senses and how they work.

Introduction to turtles and where they live.

Introduction to bears and where they live.

Learn and read about why spiders are not insects.

Introduction to robins and where they live.

Jokes with a Halloween theme.

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

An introduction to reflex acts that explains why we sneeze, shiver, hiccup, and yawn

Questions and Answers series.

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

From whales and weasels to bears and bees, this informative book examines the survival strategies of a number of animals. Topics include hibernation, migration, and the changing of fur color. Full-color illustrations highlight this fascinating look at the natural world.

Through simplified scientific explanations and colorful pictures, a child can learn how to read a weather map on the nightly news, how rain is formed, and how to sort the different kinds of clouds. Full color throughout.

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.

Describes how to make a weather station, using a few simple tools, to chart the humidity, barometric pressure, wind speed, etc.

Describes types of mind control such as cult conversion, hypnosis, prefrontal lobotomies, brainwashing, and electric shock treatment, some of which are extremely controversial, especially when applied against one''s will.

Explains how computers work and discusses their increasing importance in more and more areas of day-to-day life.

Introduces the history and construction of the trumpet, related instruments, composers, musicians, and music written for the trumpet and offers the beginning player advice on instruction and careers.

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

Discusses the history of the clarinet and saxophone, how they are made, music that has been composed for them, outstanding performers on these instruments, and advice for the would-be student.

Describes various tools and methods used by scientists in studying biology.