Megan Kopp

Content-rich photographs and accessible text combine to guide readers as they discover the often overlooked ecosystems found outside their own back doors! Children will be fascinated to learn more about the animals, insects, and plants they often take for granted, including squirrels, skunks, bees, and dandelions.

Tide pools form from water left on rocky shores when the tide withdraws. From seaweed and sea snails to shore crabs and seabirds, readers will discover some of the plants and animals that live in and around these ever-changing ecosystems.

Reality Television provides a balanced look at a hot-button topic. Discover what reality television is, its popularity, and its history, from Candid Camera to The Real World and Survivor. Learn what makes it controversial, including contestant behavior and show themes. Full-color photos, a glossary, an index, sidebars, primary source documents, and other creative content enhance the book. It also includes prompts and activities that directly engage...

Did you know that a Saguaro cactus can live for more than 200 years and grow as tall as 50 feet (15 meters)? Readers will discover how these desert giants are used for shelter by animals such as woodpeckers and owls, and provide food for animals such as bats and other small mammals. This captivating title provides a close-up look at the plants and animals that live in and around the Saguaro cactus in the Sonoran Desert.

"Describes cobras, including their distinctive characteristics, habitats, and defenses"--Provided by publisher.

"Describes anacondas including their distinctive characteristics, habitats, and defenses"--Provided by publisher.

The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean basin on Earth. It covers almost one third of Earth's surface. Find out more in Pacific Ocean, one of the titles in the Our Five Oceans series.

La Campana de la Libertad es un símbolo de libertad en los Estados Unidos y en todo el mundo. La campana fue hecha para colgar en el campanario de la Casa de Gobierno de Pensilvania. Descubre más en La Campana de la Libertad, uno de los títulos de la serie Íconos Americanos.

This juicy book shows how some insects get the food they need to survive from plants, while others get it from animals, or both plants and animals. Readers will be surprised to learn that the mouthparts of an insect usually determine what it eats-some chew, some sip.

How was the solar system created? Why are the Sun and Moon the same size in the sky? These are just some of the questions answered in this exciting book about our seemingly endless solar system. Readers will love the problem-solving focus that makes space exploration an adventure in innovation.