A series of adventure readers for young teenage learners of the English language, featuring a puzzle on each double page spread, which the reader must solve before continuing with the story. Students need to use their powers of perception and deduction, as well as clues in the text.
Time is running out for the people of Planet Centrum. The machine that purifies the air has stopped working. They need a precious crystal called xarkon to start the machine again. Without it their planet will die...
The Case for Pluto: How a Little Planet Made a Big DifferenceIn support of Pluto–the cutest and most unfairly treated planet
Pity poor Pluto: It?s a planet that was discovered because of a mistake, a planet that turned out not to be a planet at all, thanks to a still–disputed decision made in 2006. And yet, Pluto is the planet best–loved by Americans, especially children, one that may have contained the building blocks of life billions of years ago and may well serve as life?s last redoubt billions of years from now.
A photographic feast serves up imagery and information about all things planet Earth: from its place in the solar system, to what it's made of, to what grows in it and on it, to what hovers above it. Following on the incredible success of One Million Things: A Visual Dictionary, this spectacular book features dynamic photographic spreads that beautifully showcase the rocks, minerals, streams, oceans, layers, clouds, ancient sediments, and brand-new islands that make up our planet. There are millions of things to learn about Planet Earth!
Clean, Green, and Lean: Get Rid of the Toxins That Make You Fat
A renowned naturopathic doctor shows you how to get lean and be green while helping to save the planet. Now you can lose weight and be good to the environment, too—without starvation diets, calorie counting, complicated meal plans, or even having to exercise. Dr. Walter Crinnion, a naturopathic doctor and environmental medicine physician, shows you how to clean up your diet and clear out your body and home to eliminate unwanted pounds and toxins from your life.
