Franklyn M Branley

"How does a magnet work? Why does a magnet pick up a paper clip but not a leaf or a penny? How can the whole world be a magnet? Read and find out more about how magnets work! Franklyn M. Branley's classic text is seamlessly updated by NCTE Orbis Pictus Award Honoree Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano in this reissue. New edition includes a find-out-more section with glossary and step-by-step instructions on how to make your own magnet and find magnetic technology...

Describes how sunshine and the tilt of the earth's axis are responsible for the changing seasons.

Explains the uses of energy and describes its various sources with emphasis on future methods of energy production.

Describes the various properties of air and shows how to prove that air takes up space and that there is air dissolved in water.

Discusses some of the ideas and misconceptions about life in outer space and speculates on the existence of such life in light of recent space explorations.

Explains how the water cycle leads to different types of weather patterns.

Discusses the properties of light, particularly its source in heat.

Examines life aboard a space shuttle, describing how astronauts deal with weightlessness, how they eat and exercise, some of the work they do, and more.

Describes the origin and nature of hurricanes and ways of staying safe when threatened by one of these dangerous storms.