New Releases by Steve Parker

"Provides an in-depth look at the M109A6 Paladin, with detailed cross-section diagrams, action photos, and fascinating facts"--Provided by publisher.

Provides an in-depth look at the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, with detailed cross-section diagrams, photographs, and additional facts and information.

Describes what electricity is and how it is generated, stored, and used; explains what magnets are and how magnetism works; and discusses how electricity can be used to create magnets.

Describes the history of the procedure, discusses when and how it is done, and relates the reasons why it is used and the reasons it may fail.

"An in-depth look at the M2 Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle, with detailed cross-section diagrams, action photos, and fascinating facts"--Provided by publisher.

Take a new look at the human body. Find out how your body manages to fight disease and keep healthy. Using interesting photos and facts, this book will really make you think about your body and the amazing things that go on inside you every second. You''ll never feel the same way about yourself!

"This leveled text is a version of Freestyle: Body talk: Pump it up!"--T.p. verso.

Take a new look at the human body. Find out what happens to the food you eat as it makes its journey through your body. Using interesting photos and facts, this book will really make you think about your body and the amazing things that go on inside you every second. You''ll never feel the same way about yourself!

Discover how living things adapt to the world around them, creating millions of different species. Explore the fascinating world of living things, including the processes that keep animals and plants alive, and how people study them. Fact boxes that introduce the most amazing plants and animals are featured in this book along with colorful photographs that show the incredible diversity of life. This book includes a glossary and resources for further research.

Take a new look at the human body. Find out how your body''s control systems work and how you can affect them. Using interesting photos and facts, this book will really make you think about your body and the amazing things that go on inside you every second. You''ll never feel the same way about yourself!

Originally published: London: David West Children''s Books, 2005.

Even though the air can seem clear and clean, sometimes there is something lurking where the human eye cannot see. Read this title to find out about the type of microlife that makes us ill.

What happens to old, dead plants and animals? They lie around on the ground, but not for long! Over time, they go moldy and rotten, turning into crumbly pieces of rotting goo. Watch these things change in this title that''s all about decay.

Introduces the reader to one of the most common groups of animals, from the large, flightless ostrich to the tuneful nightingale.

Examines some of the fastest vehicles, including stock cars, rocket planes, powerboats, and high speed trains.

Every time you visit a garden you walk over a microjungle! The soil under your feet is wriggling with living things. Some are too small for our own eyes to see. This title gives you a close-up look at the types of microlife that lives n the soil all around us.

Discover how living things evolve or change over time to become more suited to their environment.

Explains how bones and muscles work together to move the body.

Introduces simple scientific principles involving air, and provides instructions for experiments that can be done at home to prove them.

Introduces the species of fish including information of physical characteristics, habitat, and life cycle of various types of fish.

Presents experiments and projects to demonstrate the principles of light and color.

Introduces the reader to the most well-know group of animals, from the mighty whale to the tiny shrew.

Describes the scientific principals of electricity and magnetism by using experiments and real-life examples.

How do forces work in the world? Find out the different ways in this fact-filled title.

Dive into a spectacular and informative guide to the natural world of mammals. Packed with stunning real-life photographs of bush babies, badgers, wallabies and a unique "eyewitness" view of the natural history of mammal behavior and anatomy. See how newborn mice develop, what a whale has inside its mouth, why some animals store food in their cheek pouches, and much, much more! The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

Discover the story of human and animal skeletons-their evolution, structure, and function with DK Eyewitness Books: Skeleton. The skeleton is the framework of the body as it supports, moves, and protects us. It examines in detail the construction of the skull, spine and rib cage, hands, arms, legs, and feet and comapres us to the bones of birds, reptiles, fish, and mammals. Learn about the 206 different bones and how they function in you! The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.

Not only are seashores a popular muse for painters, the stretching seashore is also home to millions of creatures, from crabs to sea lions and sea urchins to puffins. Stunning real-life photographs of lobsters, tide pools, fish, seals, seabirds, and more offer a unique "eyewitness" view of life on the seashore. See a starfish on the move, how a sea urchin disguises itself, a sea anemone catch aprawn, the inhabitants of a tide pool, and fish that change color. Learn how alimpet grips the rock, how a crab grows a new leg, how a prawn becomes invisible, how seabirds catch fish, and how a sea otter sleeps at sea. Discover how long seaweed can grow, why hermit crabs live in secondhand shells, which shells bore holes in solid rock, where a puffin lays its eggs, and much, much more. Discover the fascinating world of the seashore-its strange and beautiful creatures and their secret lives.