An exquisitely illustrated nonfiction picture book about a desert flower that blooms for just one night a year.

Nature does it best...and did it first! Explore the ways we have looked to nature for brilliant new designs and innovations to solve our own conundrums. Each example in nature is paired with a fun, rhyming description, an example of how it has been used by us, and a question to the reader―"what other problems can be solved?"

Discover the changing colors of fall through leaves in this text. Full color photographs provide an...

This is the atlas for twenty-first-century readers. It’s packed with information about the way in...

This bright and cheery illustrated book breaks down STEAM subjects, like science and technology...

Min is a microbe. She is small. Very small. In fact, so small that you'd need to look through a...

RIF Summer Camp: STEM Stars Badge. Did you know you can build a rocket using just air and water, or blow a bubble big enough to stand inside? Maker Lab: Outdoors turns your backyard into a science laboratory, with 25 hands-on experiments that reveal the fascinating science hiding all around you.

Where does food come from? How many plants do we eat? Using hands on activities, young readers will...

Do you wear jeans? Did you ever look at the label inside your favorite jeans? It probably said that...

The Florida panther once roamed as far west as Louisiana and as far north as Tennessee. Today, these...

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make...

You probably know that gardening is a great way to get in touch with nature. Did you know that is...

Did you know that gasoline is made from petroleum that is extracted from deep inside Earth? And that...

Should scientists manipulate genes to create new varieties of food? Is genetically modified food...

Long known as a potential power source, geothermal energy – heated water from within the Earth – is...

How the Giant African Snail destroyed field crops and flower gardens and spread diseases to people...

Is human activity causing Earth's to heat up? Is global warming just a natural event? What are the...

The small golden lion tamarin is known for its brownish-red mane, long tail, and territorial nature...

In the complex world of the 21st century, the ability to use innovation to solve problems or make...

Many people are afraid of bats, but like every other living thing they play in important role in...

Gray squirrels are known for their bushy tails and hoarding habits. These North American natives...

Gray whales live in the Pacific Ocean and can grow to be 50 feet 15 meters) long. Readers will...

At one time, the howling of gray wolves was a common sound throughout North America. Readers will...

The grizzly bear once roamed much of western North America. In the early 1800s, as many as 50,000...