Patricia Lauber

"Discusses the importance of trees as sources of food, oxygen, and other essential things"--Provided by publisher.

An introduction to one of the curiosities of the sea--the multi-tentacled, highly intelligent octopus. Refutes common myths and misconceptions about the octopus, describing the animal's behavior, habitat, anatomy, reproductive cycle, unique talents, and surprising intelligence.

Tells how hurricanes form, how scientists study them, and how they have affected the United States throughout this century.

Text and photographs taken from space depict the nature, evolution, and future of Earth.

"Discusses how fossilized remains of plants and animals reveal the characteristics of the prehistoric world."--Title page verso.

Presents recent archaeological findings about the first people to settle the Americas, how they got here, and from what continent they came.

Traces the life of the pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic Ocean and mysteriously disappeared in 1937 while attempting to fly around the world.