Demonstrates the difference in lifespan of various plants and animals

"This nonfiction book for elementary-school-age children details the steps that brought a meteor from outer space, across the eastern US, to the roof of a car in Peekskill, New York, and thereafter to be verified, tested, and exhibited at the American Museum of Natural History. Hartland breaks down complex actions and processes in kid-friendly terms and includes pages of fascinating meteor details"--Provided by publisher.

Displays photographs of rocks that resemble the letters of the alphabet and objects represented by each letter.

A young girl takes her grandmother on an outing to the natural history museum.

"Set off on an adventure and find natural treasures, from spiraled seashells to discarded mermaid's purses. Then learn more about the marine plants and creatures in this fact-filled guide to the outdoors."--

Provides nature activities for every day of the year, including making a snow gauge, hatching amphibian eggs, planting a butterfly garden, and creating a cloud in the kitchen.

Provides suggestions and ideas for nature experiments based on the scientific method, including projects related to photosynthesis, metabolism, and pollination.

Introduces the Amazon River and the rain forest that surrounds it, describing their physical characteristics and the plants and animals that live there, and discusses its people, their history, economic and social conditions, and other details --

Presents general information about nature and includes more than thirty activities to help study and observe plants and animals, including making casts of footprints, growing a bean plant in a box, and making bark rubbings.