New Releases by Adrienne Mason

It’s not just humans combating global warming. Meet one of Earth’s “ecosystem engineers”! In this fascinating and unique book, a marine biologist reveals how whales are “ecosystem engineers” — animals that create, modify or maintain a habitat or ecosystem. Whales do this by reducing the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. They store loads of carbon in their bodies for decades, even centuries; when they die, they sink to the ocean floor, taking their carbon with them. More carbon in the ocean means less carbon in the atmosphere. And it’s all thanks to whales! Now kids get one more reason to love these amazing creatures! Whales are helping the planet!

Uses the metaphor of an ark to explain why biodiversity is important to the survival of living things, including us.

"Longtime resident Adrienne Mason uses her intimate knowledge of Long Beach--that spectacular sweep of sand along the west coast of Vancouver Island--to explore the region''s rich natural and cultural history. Including rarely seen archival photographs and contemporary nature photography, this is a vivid, multi-faceted portrait of a dramatic part of the world"--Page 4 of cover.

A one-stop sourcebook to answer kids'' tricky questions about the physical sciences.

Includes activities which demonstrate such concepts as air pressure, condensation, and changes in states of matter from liquids to solids and gasses.

In this Level 2 first reader, the Dog Detectives go undercover to solve a mystery.

In this Level 2 first reader, the Dog Detectives are on the trail of a missing puppy.

"Adapted by David MacDonald and Adrienne Mason from the book The carnival caper"--T.p. verso.

This book in the Primary Physical Science series is full of surprising facts and hands-on activities to help kids explore solids, liquids and gases.

Learn all about skunk growth and change, skunk habitats and communities in this exciting book in the popular Kids Can Press Wildlife Series.

Introduces structures, including their function, the materials they are made of, and how their parts are joined together.

Des bicyclettes aux ponts et aux digues des castors, nous sommes entourés de structures. Les structures, c''est quoi? explore la fonction des structures, les matériaux utilisés pour les construire, la façon dont elles sont assemblées, et plus encore.

La matière est une substance qui occupe de l''espace. Ce peut être un solide, un liquide ou un gaz. Avec ce livre, les enfants découvriront les différents états de la matière et ses propriétés.

This book in the Primary Physical Science series is full of surprising facts and hands-on activities to help kids explore the world of materials.

A simple look at motion.

- no wild snakes live in New Zealand, Ireland, Newfoundland or many other islands- a few snake species can glide through the air- the venom of baby snakes can be stronger than that of their parents- a snake''s tongue helps it tell if food, enemies or other snakes are nearby

Don''t miss this fun, underwater learning adventure.

Avec ce livre, les enfants découvriront les propriétés de la matière. Ils seront invités à observer les couleurs, les formes, les textures, les dimensions, la masse et le magnétisme. Une première approche qui les initie à une démarche scientifique plus étoffée.

为了甩掉淘气的菲菲,侦探狗露露和科南用各种奇怪的密码互相联络。没想到,却有一位神秘人破译了他们的密码......