New Releases by Louise Spilsbury

Examines the evolution of the airplane, its design, and how planes affect today''s world.

Offers a brief introduction to igloos, covering building materials, construction methods, and the people who live in thse traditional Native American dwellings.

This book explores what causes floods and how people can prepare for them.

Presents an introduction to the changing role of women, discussing how to research basic facts, find a topic, evaluate sources, use tangible evidence, and write a presentation.

Teaches about tsunamis including the causes, after effects, and major storms in history.

Teaches about earthquakes and how scientists detect these natural disasters.

Geography is covered in an interactive, investigative and visual way.

Discusses how people make sense of Earth by making maps and introduces globes, flat maps, and scale.

Presents information on the fruit group of the USDA Food Guide Pyramid, and describes different fruits, how they are grown and served, their nutritional value, and recipes.

Provides a series of questions and answers describing the importance of milk and dairy products in a balanced diet; and includes photographs, diagrams, and charts to encourage readers to cook and eat smart.

Health & Diet.

Working in a group or team is a fact of life for most people-whether at school, in the workplace, or on the sports field. Together as a Team! will help you understand team dynamics and recognize the best ways to use the skills and interests of every person in the group. With tips for organizing strategies, team-building exercises, preventing arguments, and getting your group motivated, this book demonstrates how great teamwork can really make things happen! Book jacket.

An introduction to daily life in India.

Describes the world of plants and the various parts of specific plants, such as flower, seed, roots, trunk, and more.

What plants do we eat? How do we use plants in medicine? How can plants be used for cleaning things? Plants are more than just pretty greenery in our yards and parks. They have many uses that can be helpful to people. Read ''Plant Products'' to look at the many ways people use plants in their daily lives. ''The Life of Plants'' series explores the amazing world of plants. Learn about the different elements of plants, including plant structures, life processes, plant classification, and plant uses. Examples range from familiar plants to fascinating plants. Activities and experiments are included in each book to give you a chance to apply what you have learned.

This book describes how food is broken down so the human machine can get nutrients for the energy it needs to live, grow, and repair itself and how the human machine''s waste disposal system works.

Contents include: What are Entomologists?; How do Entomologists study insects?; What have Entomologists discovered?; How do people become Entomologists?; an insect key.

This book looks at the different ways plants have adapted to life in the many different habitats found on Earth.

This book introduces the Creole people, who live in Guadeloupe, and describes their daily lives and culture.

Photographs and illustrations describe what astronauts do in space, what it''s like to travel into space, and how to become an astronaut.

Which plant has flowers up to three feet across? How do plants give us energy from sunshine? How is VIADOCS helping scientists? How are plants organized into different groups? Can you easily name plants? Do you need a microscope to identify a plant? ''Plant Classification'' provides the answers you want.

What is cartilage? Why do we have joints? How does exercise help bones and muscles? The Human Machine asks the questions that young people want answered. Each chapter contains a different question, so readers can develop their knowledge.

Discover what are paleontologists, what do they do, and how to become one.

Readers will learn about how mixtures and solutions are made and measured; what makes dissolving easier; how we can separate mixtures and solutions; what air is made from; and more.

Readers will learn what chemical reactions are, how they work, what changes happen during reactions, and how we can stop reactions.

A description of life in the Islamic empires written in the form of a travel guide.

This book explores the fun parts about keeping cats, and looks at their natural behavior. It describes how to properly care for a cat including feeding, grooming, and health problems. The book also contains expert tips on cat care.

Bengal tigers are in danger of dying out. Read this book to learn where Bengal tigers live and what they eat. Discover why Bengal tigers need our help and how you can help save these tigers. Age-appropriate text introduces new concepts gradually for young children. This book features fantastic photographs, explanatory diagrams, a glossary, an index and information about more books to read.

Blue whales are in danger of dying out. Read this book to learn where blue whales live. Students will discover why these sea mammals need our help, and how they can give that help. Age-appropriate text introduces new concepts gradually for young children. This book features fantastic photographs, explanatory diagrams, a glossary, an index and information about more books to read.

Describes the characteristics and habitat of black rhinoceroses, and discusses the activities that threaten their existence and the ways these animals are being saved.