New Releases by Rebecca L. Johnson

Nanotechnology has already improved our lives in many ways. Scientists continue to research new innovations using this technology.

Students learn about the science behind geckos'' amazing ability to walk up walls and how that inspires new inventions!

Follow a number of scientific investigations looking for the causes of climate change.

DNA.

Explores the causes of current environmental problems, particularly global warming, and discusses new trends, technology, and new solutions.

Through close-up photographs of cells and cell parts, this book explains what special talents your cells--and the cells of other animals--have.

An illustrated compendium of information on plants and their diverse therapeutic properties and benefits brings together folklore, scientific research, and medical theory to describe hundreds of plants and their origins.--

6 PACK, PART OF MICROQUESTS SET

An introduction to the connection between matter and atoms, elements, and compounds.

An introduction to the properties of matter how matter changes in chemical reactions.

Explains what plant cells are, how they were discovered, their components, how they divide, different kinds, and what they do.

Describes how the body fights off germs, from secretions including tears and saliva to the cells that make up the immune system.

Machines make work easier to do.

"Four students travel to dry, icy Antarctica to study the AdeÌ1lie penguins. They use all they have learned to make an important rescue by themselves"--Publisher''s website

Facts and stories that explain the relationship between animals and the environment and recognize the contributions scientists make in understanding changes to the environment.

"A content-based fiction book--Science"--Cover, p. 1.

"A group of students studies a rare animal called a bilby in the Australian outback. They realize the value of their work when they save a bilby''s life"--Publisher''s website

Overview of life and work of paleontologist Paul Sereno.

Learn about discovering shipwrecks, treasure and artifacts. Identify technology used to explore the oceans.

How do butterflies find their way as they migrate thousands of miles each year? See how scientists track and learn more about birds, whales, and butterflies that migrate.

The reader follows scientists as they travel to the ocean floor, visit an underground cave, and peer into the world of noctural animals. Describes tools and techniques scientists use to gather information. Explains how a hydrothermal vent can support life. Describes some of the challenges scientists face in exploring underground environments. Explains how animals adapt to a nocturnal environment.

This series presents the diverse topics of the brain, body functions, fitness and nutrition, bones and muscles, fighting disease, and making healthy choices.