Seymour Simon

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of big cats.

Everyone is affected by climate change. Reading Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do is the perfect introduction not only to the dramatic effects of climate change, but to the solutions. Learn how our behavior and actions have led us to this point, hear from kids around the world dealing with extreme storms, wildfires, and sea level rise, and discover what scientists, youth activists, and ordinary citizens are doing to protect their communities....

This book examines superstorms and their potential destructiveness, including thunderstorms, hailstone showers, tornadoes, hurricanes, and typhoons.

Text and photographs explore the physical characteristics, life forms, and fragility of the world's oceans.

Explains, in simple terms, the characteristics of volcanoes and describes some famous eruptions and their aftermath.

Celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission with the story of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, including insights about what makes the Moon so fascinating to humankind.

Introduces the facts about volcanoes, what they are, why and how they erupt, different types of volcanoes found around the world, and the effects of some famous eruptions of the twentieth century.

Introduces young children to computer languages and explains programs and how to write them.

From their ancient relatives, woolly mammoths and mastodons, to their amazingly versatile trunks and strong ivory tusks, elephants are some of the most fascinating animals on Earth. Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon as he investigates the many characteristics and behaviors of elephants and, with stunning full-color photographs, learn all about the largest land animals in the world!

Explores new discoveries about dinosaurs and answers such questions as "Were all dinosaurs giants?" "How are dinosaurs named?" "Which was the largest meat-eater?" and "How smart were the dinosaurs?".