Collection: Junior Non-Fiction Environment

Packed with amazing facts, photos and illustrations, this book will take you on an incredible journey through the world of weather and climate - from hurricanes to heatwaves, deserts to rainforests, and snowstorms to sunny spells. You'll discover the causes of different types of weather and clima...

Children can learn about the extraordinary strength of hurricanes and tornados, why rain and snow falls, how people and animals can withstand extreme climates, how droughts happen and the impact of climate change.

This book takes readers on a whirlwind tour of our planet's weather and climate. 30 key topics explore and explain the how and why of our global weather and its effects, from atmospheric influences, the seasons, and climate zones to extreme events, forecasting, and global warming. Each topic is p...

Why do Mexican jumping beans jump? How do sea cucumbers defend themselves? What causes the northern lights? This book is filled with facts about the most surprising and curious plants, animals, rocks, and phenomena in nature. Many animals and plants seem bizarre, but they are uniquely adapted to ...

What is a coral reef actually made of? What microscopic creatures take shelter in the coral and become its food? Which coral reef resident has stinging tentacles? And which huge creature visits the reef to have its dead skin and parasites nibbled away by a fishy clean-up crew? Packed with facts, ...

Profiles the plants and animals that live in the desert, including cacti, bats, and mountain lions.

Award-winning science writer and geologist Maya Wei-Haas introduces young readers to the fascinating world of rocks through the art of observation. Starting with a friendly question-and-answer format, she explores the diversity of rocks and minerals and how a rock's shape, colour, or texture help...

Helen Scales introduces children to the wonders of shells (from seashells to land snails) through the art of observation. Using a question-and-answer format, she explores the incredible diversity of shells around the world and showcases the environments molluscs inhabit. From what a shell's shape...

Everything you need to know about what we're doing to our environment, good and bad, from pollution and litter to renewable energy and plastic recycling.This environmental book will teach keen young ecologists about our actions affect planet Earth. Discover shocking facts about the waste we produ...

Our world is WONDERFUL- and it's worth protecting. This book takes you on a breathtaking tour of our planet- from towering mountaintops, through grasslands, jungles, rivers, deserts, polar wildernesses and into the blue ocean- to discover the incredible variety of life that calls it home. Along t...