Most Popular Books by Melvin Berger

Covers the history of flight, from Leonardo da Vinci to modern jumbo jets.

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.

Presents a look at recent inventions that changed the world.

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

This easy-to-read book provides young readers with answers to commonly asked questions about spiders and their habitat, eating habits, and webs. Simultaneous.

Introduction to bears and where they live.

Presents information on the tropical rain forest in a question and answer format.

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

A tadpole looks more like a fish than a frog. Read and discover how a tadpole changes into a frog.

Questions and answers explain what computers do and how they work.

The moon is our closest neighbor in the solar system. Read and discover all about the moon. -- back cover.

Introduction to turtles and where they live.

Weather can be wild. Thunderstorms, hurricanes, tornadoes, and other storms can cause accidents, damage property, and injure people. Learn about what makes wild weather and what you can do to keep safe.

Ice is frozen water that is cold and hard.

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

A collection of wacky jokes features humorous bits dealing with camping, wildlife, and more. Original.

Simple explanations of confusing concepts about space.

From metamorphosis to migration and camouflage to hibernation, insect enthusiasts will find a wealth of information about butterflies and moths. Original.

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.

Une série de premiers documentaires servant d''initiation à la lecture. Le court texte, qui tient en une phrase par page, est rédigé dans une large typographie et est accompagné de photographies attrayantes et judicieusement choisies. Des "infobulles" s''insèrent à l''occasion dans ces dernières, apportant des notions complémentaires en lien avec la thématique abordée. [SDM].

Introduces the sun and each of the planets of the solar system.

"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." -- T.p.verso.

Simple text and photographs present the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitat of a variety of animals living near the North and South Poles, including humpback whales, seals, polar bears, and penguins.

This volume contains introductory information about at least a dozen animals that bite, sting, and are dangerous to touch. ... vivid illustrations, sometimes from the animal''s perspective, energize the book. --Horn Book

Provides answers to a variety of questions about various poisonous creatures, such as Do Gila monsters bite humans, What are killer bees, Which ant sting hurts the most, and Are frogs poisonous?

This book is packed with gross facts about cool bugs from fireflies to army ants.

A look at the similarities and differences between animals that look and act alike.

Discusses dinosaurs and different theories regarding their extinction, including climate changes, starvation, cosmic rays, and an asteroid collision with the earth.

Describes ways in which various animals have adapted to their environments over the years.

Questions and answers explore such topics as what the dinosaurs were, what they ate, what color they were, and how we know about them.