New Releases by Rebecca L. Johnson

The student will learn to identify chemical changes and the signs that they have occurred. Introduces how to distinguish between physical and chemical changes, and the concept that chemical reactions involve changes in energy. Identifies factors that affect reaction rate. Explains the role of enzymes in chemical reactions. Describes the importance of chemical reactions in daily life.

Provides opportunities for students to develop and apply fundamental mathematical and scientific skills.

Do you realize there are about 100 trillion cells in your body? That''s a lot of cells to manage! It''s a good thing they are organized into systems that all work together. This book takes you on a journey inside your body to see many types of cells skin cells, blood cells, muscle cells, and more magnified hundreds or thousands of times larger than their actual size. You''ll find out how groups of cells work together to keep your body running. Are you ready for this microquest?

Describes the physical characteristics and habitat of carnivorous plants, including pitcher plants, venus fly traps, and cobra lilies.

Overview of life and work of archaeologist Johan Reinhard, focusing on his discoveries of Inca mummies and antiquities.

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.--

Learn what satellites do for us.

Offers information about nanotechnology, a new scientific field that involves moving individual atoms and molecules around to create things on an ultra-small scale.

Discusses the National Weather Service and its importance in keeping us safe by forecasting severe weather conditions.

Introduces the roles that light and sound waves play in everything from modern medicine to music.

Discusses the function of the muscular system and how it works, and explains how to keep muscles healthy and functioning properly.

Takes readers on a journey into a river, showing examples of how the animals and plants are connected and dependent on each other and the river''s freshwater environment.

Takes readers on a walk in a swamp, showing examples of how the animals and plants of wetlands are connected and dependent on each other and the wetland''s watery environment.

Takes readers on a walk at a sheltered bay, showing examples of how the animals and plants of estuaries are connected and dependent on each other and the estuary''s mix of fresh and salt water.

Takes readers on a journey into a lake, showing examples of how the animals and plants are connected and dependent on each other and on the lake''s freshwater environment.

Takes readers on a journey into the ocean, showing examples of how the animals and plants of the ocean are connected and dependent on each other and the ocean''s saltwater environment.

Provides opportunities for students to develop and apply fundamental mathematical and scientific skills.

A biography of Sir Ernest Shackleton, the daring, charismatic Antarctic explorer who fell short of his goal of crossing Antarctica, but accomplished a far greater feat by bringing every member of his crew back alive.

Readers take an imaginary trip inside the body to learn what makes each person unique. Learn about chromosomes and genes and watch them at work.

Overview of life and work of paleontologist Paul Sereno.

Describes the climate, seasons, plants, animals, and soil of the boreal forest, a biome or land zone, which stretches across the northern parts of North America, Europe, and Asia.

Describes the day-to-day experiences of several women who work as scientists, helicopter pilots, snowplow drivers, and doctors in Antarctica.

Discusses the greenhouse effect, research into its causes, and possible impact on our planet.