Melvin Berger

Whether children hear about volcanoes and earthquakes on television, learn about them at school, or live in vulnerable areas, they are amazed by – and afraid of – volcanoes and earthquakes. Kids want to know more about them, both to satisfy their curiosity and to ease their fears. This book explains everything about these natural disasters, from what happens just before a quake or eruption to how natural disasters help renew nature's landscape....

A level 2 reader in the Scholastic nonfiction reader line featuring gigantic animals that you'll hardly believe are real! Some people are short and some people are tall, but everyone is a little different. The same is true for animals. Some animals are small and others are bigger. But did you know that certain animals grow much, MUCH larger than all others of their kind? In this level 2 reader, you'll meet oversized animals--from rabbits the size...

Follow the cycle of the pumpkin from the seed planted in the field to harvest time.

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

Explains how bacteria and viruses affect the human body and how the body fights them.

Asks readers a true-or-false question about baby animals that the reader can find the answer to by turning the page.

Presents over one hundred interesting facts about animals from around the world, including armadillos, cuttlefish, giant clams, sharks, scorpions, and meerkats.