Angela Royston

Examines the world's deserts and discusses what creates a desert, desert animals, annual rainfall, what an oasis is, and how people live and survive in the desert.

Uses several photographs to describe the materials and methods used in making a bicycle.

Provides a definition of a coast, looks at some of the different landforms, plants, animals, and other natural features of coasts, and discusses the dangers posed to coasts by pollution.

Explains how rivers flow, how they shape the earth, how they are used for trade and sport, and why they must be protected, introducing such terms as "mouth" and "delta.".

Provides a simple explanation of the terms transparent, opaque, and translucent, and provides examples of common objects to help illustrate each concept.

Presents a description of how a soccer ball is made, in simple text with illustrations, following the process step-by-step, from the designer's computer to the store's shelves, and explains where their materials come from.

Describes a day in the life of a fire fighter.

Answers common questions about human skin.

An introduction to the physical features of alligators and crocodiles, their habitat, life cycle, and relationships with other animals, as well as conservation efforts and related facts.

This book explains that a machine changes a small force into a large force, that a force called friction slows moving things down, and that we notice the force of gravity as we move around on Earth.