Most Popular Books by Melvin Berger

In an easy-to-follow conversational style, this book explores basic questions about this endearing, and endangered, species. Illustrations.

Find out which creatures in the animal kingdom have the coolest superpowers in this new book in the 101 Animal series! Discover some of the most extraordinary creatures in nature! This book takes a close look at 101 of the coolest tricks and superpowers in the animal kingdom. Find out how these animals'' superpowers work and what they use them for--both to hunt and to protect themselves! Organized from A to Z, meet insects, reptiles, mammals, birds, and fish, all that have amazing super-abilities!

Did you know that an oil spill occurs somewhere in the world almost every day of the year? Berger and Mirocha focus on one of the worst spills in history—the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill—to explain in simple terms and with bold, full color illustrations why oils spills happen, how experts clean up after them, and what effect spilled oil has on ocean plants and wildlife. "A good introduction to the subject."––BL. 1994 "Pick of the Lists" (ABA) Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1995 (NSTA/CBC)

The follow-up to the fun and informative 20 Questions #1: Why Do Feet Smell? A follow-up to 20 Questions: Why Do Feet Smell? (Spring 2012) featuring fun facts about animals. Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? will ask and answer the questions about animals that kids are really curious about. Each book in the 20 questions series contains 20 questions and answers, with a full-color photograph on every page. Read the question on the right and turn the page to see the answer on the left!

Through simplified scientific explanations and colorful pictures, a child can learn how to read a weather map on the nightly news, how rain is formed, and how to sort the different kinds of clouds. Full color throughout.

Presents information about a variety of insects, including flies, bees, butterflies, and caterpillars.

The 4th book in the popular 101 ANIMALS series! Did you know that sea turtle mothers leave their babies to hatch from their eggs completely on their own? Or that baby gorilla black-backs are carried around for as long as three years after they are born? In 101 Animal Babies, readers will learn about penguins and sea-horse fathers that guard and hatch their eggs, birds that teach their chicks to fly, kangaroos that keep their joeys safe in pouches, and wolves that teach their pups to hunt.Filled with fascinating facts and adorable full-color photos on every page, 101 Animal Babies is sure to be an instant favorite for kids, parents, and teachers alike!

Let''s face it, kids love to ask and answer questions, which is why the Scholastic True or False series is packed full of fun questions like "Do thunderstorms always have thunder and lightning?" and "Can all birds fly?" Kids will read the question on the right-hand page and then flip it over to find out the answer. It''s the truth--the Scholastic True or False series is a hit!

Explains how the postal system works by following a letter on its way to its destination.

Poses true or false questions about toads, frogs, and other amphibians and reveals the answers with a turn of the page.

Asks readers a true-or-false question about the physical characteristics, diet, or behavior of dangerous animals that the reader can find the answer to by turning the page.

An introduction to cancer, cancer research, and associated career opportunities. Discusses the particular activities of some leading scientists in their research laboratories.

This account explores the world of killer bees, fire ants, & other such bugs.

This is the first book in a brand-new series featuring TONS of awesomely incredible, weird, and crazy facts! Did you know crickets have ears on their knees? That snakes never close their eyes? Or that no plant has black flowers? Discover these incredible facts and more in the first Fact Attack book, all about plants and animalsFact Attack is an exploration of the most amazing and awe-inspiring plant and animal facts. Heavily designed with different approaches on each page, the style is dynamic, fresh, and in your face. Whether you flip to a page to learn a digestible fact or read it from beginning to end, this is a book a reader will return to time and again.

Autumn has warm days and cool nights.

Presents a collection of trivia about animals, discussing the length of an anteater''s tongue, the eating habits of koalas, and the physical characteristics of worms.

Fall is pumpkin time.

Explains how computers work and discusses their increasing importance in more and more areas of day-to-day life.

Using the various sensory organs, people can see, hear, touch, taste and smell.

An introduction to the flute from the first lessons to career opportunities and from the scientific principles of the instrument to its history.

Introduction to owls and where they live.

Discusses the first quarter-century of our space program, what is happening now, and what is planned for the future.

Introduction to robins and where they live.

Cool charts, fascinating facts, an fantastic full-color photographs and illustrations.

Student Book

Describes the biological makeup and behavior of some twenty whale species, including killer whales, blue whales, dolphins, and porpoises, and discusses their relationship to man and their threat of extinction.

Discusses how the practice of using coins and paper money evolved and explains the circle money travels as it is earned, saved, and spent.

These animals are so ugly, they''re cute! From bulldogs to sloths, lemurs to hippos, there are ugly cute animals all across the animal kingdom. This level 2 reader will feature the cutest of those ugly animals. Kids may recognize some of the animals as their very own pets, while others will be new discoveries for young readers. The reader will feature large full-color photos with fun facts about each creature. Kids will get a kick out of silly creatures and the trendy phrase "ugly cute."

Introduces basic theories about the nature and behavior of the atom and the field of nuclear physics.

A tadpole looks more like a fish than a frog. Read and discover how a tadpole changes into a frog.

Explains the process of making a jar of peanut butter from peanuts growing in the field to processing to table.

Animals live in many different places. Learn about the homes of bees, birds, rabbits, alligators and more.