Most Popular Books by Angela Royston

Introduces the life cycle of a dog, using a golden retriever as an example and describing various stages of her life, from newborn puppy to adult dog having puppies of her own.

Describes for young readers what hip-hop dance is.

Explains which foods are healthy, why and how often they should be eaten, and why sweets and fats are not healthy.

Animal life cycles can be very different, as seen between the 70-year-old elephants and the adult mayflies that only live a few hours. However, the cuckoo and the cheetah illustrate how many parts are similar, too. Readers will gain a basic understanding of life cycles and as they read about examples from animals all over the world. Colorful photographs of animals in action will engage readers while accessible science content will augment classroom learning.

Put the world at readers'' fingertips as they get a chance to see and study natural land formations as never before. Each book in this series examines one geographical feature, such as rivers or mountains, and includes engaging pairings of aerial photos with straightforward maps that contain appropriate detail for geograohic features. Amazing facts about particular landforms are also included.

Introduces the life of astronauts, including where they work, how they eat, and how they sleep.

What''s in a book? We enjoy reading books but do you know how many people are needed to make a new book. Sometimes the people live in different parts of the world. A book is mainly made of paper, but ink and glue are used too. This book shows how these materials are made into a book.

Provides a definition of a coast, looks at some of the different landforms, plants, animals, and other natural features of coasts, and discusses the dangers posed to coasts by pollution.

This book explores mountains, describing how mountains are formed, how mountains are changed by weather, and how some mountains contain valuable metals.

This series takes a very simple look at animal classifications. This book is about reptiles: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals.

This fascinating series takes a very simple look at animal classifications, with each book focussing on a different group of animal. This book is about mammals: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals. Beautifully illustrated with colorful photographs, the book shows many examples of different types of mammals in their natural environment.

"Each book in the Adapted to Survive series looks at a selection of high-interest animals that share a common skill, examining how each animal has adapted to survive in its own particular environment. This book looks at animals that hunt, and includes chapters on lions, sharks, crocodiles, spiders, and more!"--

This fascinating series takes a very simple look at animal classifications, with each book focussing on a different group of animal. This book is about invertebrates: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals. Beautifully illustrated with colorful photographs, the book shows many examples of different types of invertebrates in their natural environment.

Provides a simple explanation of the differences between things that are living and nonliving, and includes examples of each.

In this series, readers literally get an inside look at the shape and funciton of bones and muscles, and along the way learn the importance of exercise and good nutrition. Labeled anatomy diagrams provide ample opportunities for presenting magnified and microscopic images.

This book is all about islands.

Looks at rivers and oceans, the life that they support, how human activity threatens them, and how people try to reduce their negative impact on them.

An introduction to the life cycle of a bean from the time it is first planted until, four months later, it has grown as tall as an adult person.

Put the world at readers'' fingertips as they get a chance to see and study natural land formations as never before. Each book in this series examines one geographical feature, such as rivers or mountains, and includes engaging pairings of aerial photos with straightforward maps that contain appropriate detail for geograohic features. Amazing facts about particular landforms are also included.

This book presents microscopic and x-ray images that take you inside the human body, comparisons between the way a human body works and the way animals'' bodies work, and information on staying healthy and keeping your body able to bend, throw, grip, walk, and run.

"This fascinating series takes a very simple look at animal classifications, with each book focussing on a different group of animal. This book is about amphibians: what they do, how they behave, and how these characteristics are different from other groups of animals. Beautifully illustrated with colorful photographs, the book shows many examples of different types of amphibians in their natural environment."--

Provides a simple explanation of what makes different materials soft or hard and how they are used for different jobs because of their hardness or softness.

"Each book in the Adapted to Survive series looks at a selection of high-interest animals that share a common skill, examining how each animal has adapted to survive in its own particular environment. This book looks at animals that run, and includes chapters on horses, cheetahs, gazelles, ostriches, and more!"--

Introduces the parts, pollination, life cycle, and farming of sunflowers.

Provides an introduction to how forces and motion work in sports, including how ice skating works, why some sprinters can run faster than others, and what makes a ball bounce.

Photographs and simple text teach children how people move, what friction is, and how bicycle brakes work.

Explains what soil is, how soil is used in your garden, and the kinds of soil in your backyard.

An introduction to how plants reproduce, discussing buds, flowers, fruits, nuts, pods, pollination, and the dispersal of seeds.

Have you ever had a burn or a blister? Do you wonder why people get them? This book will help you to find out all you need to know. What are burns and blisters? How can you avoid getting burns and blisters? What happens if you have a burn or a blister? Book jacket.

Examines the problem of global warming, its causes, and ways to prevent the situation from getting worse.

Explains in simple text how the human body grows.

"Each book in the Adapted to Survive series looks at a selection of high-interest animals that share a common skill, examining how each animal has adapted to survive in its own particular environment. This book looks at animals that dig, and includes chapters on moles, prairie dogs, wombats, polar bears, armadillos, and more!"--

Introduces the geography of deserts.

How do plants help us breathe? Why do we eat plants? What plants do we wear? Learn the answers to these questions and more! This book surveys the many uses of plants, including food, drink, spices and herbs, creams and perfumes, medicine, wood and paper, clothes, and decoration for gardens and plants.

Describrs for young readers the art and sport of ballroom dancing.

This series introduces simple science topics using everyday objects and situations that readers can recognize in the world around them. This title looks at magnetism: what it is, what materials are magnetic, uses of magnets including compasses and Maglev trains.

Introduces the life cycle of a mushroom, from formation of spores through underground growth of the mycelia to formation of mature mushrooms.

This series introduces simple science topics using everyday situations and objects that readers can recognize in the world around them. Activities and questions are presented to encourage active thinking about concepts. Captions and labels support the presentation of key ideas.

Describes pollution and the problem of pollution, discussing how human activities affect the problem.

Introduces readers to the life of a farmer using a diary format.