New Releases by Steve Parker

How do you know if you are allergic to something? What kinds of things are people allergic to? What happens when a person has an allergic reaction? This book examines a broad range of allergies, including hay fever, rhinitis, food allergies, skin allergies, and allergies to chemicals or insect stings. Read about the causes of allergies and the current medications available. Get the facts about what it is like to live with allergies every day.

Explains the workings of the major parts of the human body.

Explaining the potential dangers facing our world, this series offers positive suggestions for securing our future. The books demystify terms such as global warming, acid rain and ozone layer and discuss how real the dangers are, what is being done today and what can be done in the future. The titles should provide a useful resource for students studying areas of the curriculum involving science, technology, geography and environmental studies.

Eyewitness Guides are best-selling, high-quality visual information books. This title is a valuable resource to students whether you want to learn how many toes a horse has or what is the smallest bone in a human body.

Introduces different types of forces, the laws that govern them, and Einstein''s theory of relativity.

Discusses the evolution, structure, and function of the human and animal skeletal systems.

Looks at how the human brain works, including memory and learning as well as brain and nerve diseases.

Describes how different kinds of vehicles and their wheels have developed throughout history, from chariots to trucks to the Bullet Train.

A comprehensive look at the different types of muscles in the human body and how they function.

Depicts the anatomy and internal structure of twenty-one animals and explains the intricate workings of each.

Explores the world of mammals by answering such questions as What if giraffes had short necks? What if a bat couldn''t hear? and What if whales could breathe underwater?

Examines the world of fishes--from terrifying sharks to graceful seahorses--using a series of questions such as What if a lungfish crawled out of the water? and What if a coral didn''t build reefs?

Professor Protein, Carol Calorie, and their friends tell how to get fit, stay healthy, keep clean, relax and rest, and enjoy life through the best foods, drinks, exercises, and sports.

Captures the life and times of Aristotle, the ancient Greek philosopher who studied a wide range of subjects and helped to shape scientific thought.

Provides a biography of Albert Einstein, traces the development of his ideas, and assesses their impact on science and society

World in Newton''s time.

Describes the characteristics and behavior of sharks, marlin, tuna, catfish, piranhas, rays, monkfish, pufferfish, and anglerfish

A guide to the way plants and animals function and struggle to survive on Earth.

Details the life and work of Marie Curie from early childhood to the discovery of radium and her two Nobel Prizes.

Explores the lives of dinosaurs and how they disappeared. See & Explore Library.