New Releases by Melvin Berger

Ka-choo! Brrr. Yawnnnn. Have you ever wondered what makes you sneeze when you''re in a dusty room? Or shiver when you get out of the bathtub? Or yawn when you''re tired? All of these actions are reflexes. Your body makes them happen even though you don''t tell it to. Budding young scientists will be amazed as Melvin Berger and Paul Meisel reveal the mysteries behind the reflexes that happen in our bodies every day and offer fun-filled experiments to try on family and friends. Let''s Read and Find Out Science, Stage 2.

Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crickets while giving particular emphasis to how they chirp.

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

Provides answers to such questions about the weather as "What makes the weather?", "Does air have weight?", "How big are hailstones?", and "What is El Niäno?"

A series of questions and answers provides information about the physical characteristics, senses, eating habits, life cycles, and behavior of different insects.

Simple explanations of confusing concepts about space.

Student Book

Wintertime survival strategies of several different animals.

Did you know that an oil spill occurs somewhere in the world almost every day of the year? Berger and Mirocha focus on one of the worst spills in history-the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill-to explain in simple terms and with bold, full color illustrations why oils spills happen, how experts clean up after them, and what effect spilled oil has on ocean plants and wildlife. "A good introduction to the subject."--BL. 1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1995 (NSTA/CBC)

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

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.

This book explains how these basic household items work and how a child can help ensure that they keep working. Technical terms are explained in easy-to-understand words, using analogy and examples to teach and inform. Only the very basic, non-dangerous trouble-shooting methods are described for each household item, including the importance of parental supervision. Illustrated.

Discusses how the practice of using coins and paper money evolved and explains the circle money travels as it is earned, saved, and spent.

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.

Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.

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

With the same authority, insight, and unique ability to bring music to life on the printed page that he brought to his Guide to Chamber Music, Melvin Berger gives us an indispensable guide to the sonata form. Comprehensive, analytical, and historical, including descriptions in nontechnical language of over two hundred of the best best-known sonatas, Guide to Sonatas is designed to help all music lovers—casual listeners, experienced concertgoers, performers, conductors, or teachers—deepen their understanding and enhance their enjoyment of the classical repertoire. “Mr. Berger is a gifted writer, and his annotations . . . are jargon-free, informative, and balanced in their approach to the musical material. He does not talk down to his readers, nor lose his enthusiasm for his specialty. Others could emulate him with profit.”—Musical America “Berger evokes the mood of each composition through judiciously chosen adjectives and alliterative expressions . . . he has found the right vocabulary to communicate with sophisticates and enthusiasts alike. Reading his analysis is the next best thing to listening to the work analyzed.”—Wilson Library Bulletin

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.

A guide to hi fi equipment and the selection, operation, and maintenance of the various components.

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.

Discusses ESP, parapsychology, astrology, psychokinesis, spiritualism, faith healing, witchcraft, and UFO''s.

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.

Examines the work of various scientists searching for remedies and solutions to the pollution problem.

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

Biographical portraits of fourteen biologists who, in the past 100 years, have pursued research in disease, genetics, and the origin of life: Louis Pasteur, Robert Koch, Paul Ehrlich, Frederick Grant Banting, Alexander Fleming, Charles Darwin, Gregor Johann Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Hermann J. Muller, Wendell M. Stanley, Jonas E. Salk, Melvin Calvin, and Francis H. C. Crick and James Dewey Watson.