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Climate Action: What Happened and What We Can Do by Seymour Simon
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Meet the young activists who are using their voices and minds to fight climate change. Did you know that the past five years have been the hottest ever recorded? Or that over seven million people participated in the global Climate Strike? We're facing a very real problem, but there's hope. Everyone is a ...Show more
Comets, Meteors and Asteroids by Seymour Simon
Category: Children's
Comets, meteors and asteroids have fascinate d sky-gazers throughout history. But where do these racing c elestial bodies come from, and what can they teach us about our universe? This book seeks to find some answers. '
Coral Reefs (Smithsonian) by Seymour Simon
Category: Education | Series: Smithsonian
Seymour Simon knows how to explain science to kids and make it fun. He was a teacher for more than twenty years, has written more than 250 books, and has won multiple awards. In Coral Reefs, Simon introduces elementary-school readers to the oceans' reefs through wonderful descriptions and stunning full- ...Show more
Destination: Mars by Simon, Seymour
Category: Education
Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explores the Red Planet through fascinating facts and amazing full-color photographs. Readers will learn about the recent discovery of water, the Valles Marineris-the biggest valley on Mars-the ice caps, recent expeditions, and more.This updated edition include ...Show more
Destination: Moon (Space Station Academy) by Seymour Simon
Category: Educational | Series: Space Station Academy
An out-of-this-world exploration of the 1969 Moon landing from children's science expert Seymour Simon In July of 1969, NASA sent the Apollo 11 spacecraft to the Moon. Inside were three people: Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins. They went into lunar orbit a few days later. More than a h ...Show more
Dinosaurs: Fact and Fable by Seymour Simon
Category: Children's Non Fiction
"If you love dinosaurs, you'll love this book.-- Steve Brusatte, paleontologist at the University of Edinburgh and New York Times bestselling author of The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon as he separates fact from fiction in a brilliant exploration of some ...Show more
Dolphins by Seymour Simon
Category: Children's Educational
Friendly and fascinating, dolphins are one of nature's most intelligent animals. They live in families called pods and can make a series of 2,000 high-pitched clicks to locate fish in the water. Despite their beauty and playfulness, dolphins face serious dangers from commercial fishing and human activi ...Show more
Elephants by Seymour Simon
Category: Children's Non Fiction
Join award-winning science writer Seymour Simon as he investigates the many characteristics and behaviors of one of the world's most beloved animals: the elephant From their ancient relatives, woolly mammoths and mastodons, to their amazingly versatile trunks and strong ivory tusks, elephants are some o ...Show more
Exoplanets by Seymour Simon
Category: Children's Educational
Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon explores the farthest reaches of space in the brand-new Exoplanets There are thousands of exoplanets scattered throughout the Milky Way galaxy, and scientists are on a constant quest to find one just like Earth. In Exoplanets, Simon examines the planets outside ...Show more
Frogs (Smithsonian) by Seymour Simon
Category: Animals & Nature
Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon takes readers on a journey through a frog's life cycle, from egg to tadpole to grown frog, with fascinating facts, stunning full-color photographs, and an underlying message of ecological preservation. Readers will learn about the different types of frogs and t ...Show more
Global Warming (Smithsonian) by Seymour Simon
Category: Children's Educational | Series: Smithsonian
Earth's climate has always varied, but it is now changing more rapidly than at any other time in recent centuries. The climate is very complex, and many factors play important roles in determining how it changes. Why is the climate changing? Could Earth be getting warmer by itself? Are people doing thin ...Show more