Sylvia A Johnson

Follows a beekeeper through the four seasons, showing how bees and humans work together to make honey.

Describes the structure and purpose of leaves, the ways in which they change as part of the natural cycle of the seasons, and the process that creates their autumn colors.

Discusses the physical characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of crabs.

A history of mapmaking showing how maps both reflect and change people's view of the world.

Examines the physical characteristics of snakes and the way in which they live.

Describes the varied characteristics and habits of bats and the importance of their roles as pollinators and seed dispersers.

Describes the habits and life cycle of mantises, including the hatching of eggs, development of young, and final molt that produces adult insects.

Discusses the Adeelie and emperor penguins that make their homes in Antarctica.

Follows the battle to reconcile scientific fact with religious faith with regard to Darwin's theory of evolution, from the supporting theories of fellow scientists, to the opposing voices of clergymen, to twenty-first-century supporters of Intelligent Design. Through quotations from letters and other contemporary sources, readers will meet the personalities and ideas involved in the debate. They will also examine some of the legal cases that brought...

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of the soft-bodied member of the beetle family that uses its light to attract a mate.