Elisa Peters

Introduces riding trains as a form of public transportation and discusses the parts of a train, the rails, their crew, and their history.

Auroras-the dancing lights that most often grace the night skies of the North and South Poles-look like magnificent kaleidoscopes of light and color to the naked eye. This absorbing volume breaks down this breathtaking phenomenon, using it to introduce elementary readers to the basics of magnetism and atmospheric science. The narrative carefully explains how the Earth's poles and atmosphere affect solar wind and describes how similar dazzling displays...

This volume is a comprehensive overview of the scientific discipline that studies psychological and biological processes and behavior in humans and other animals. It features chapters on the history of the field, the thought process, memory, theories of personality, and key figures-such as William James, Sigmund Freud, Jean Piaget, B. F. Skinner, and Daniel Kahneman-who helped shape the field. The difference between clinical psychology and the growing...

We still have much to learn about our own planet. Readers are introduced to basic facts about Earth and discover Earth's relationship with the Moon. Vibrant photographs and uncomplicated text are presented in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish. Readers will be inspired to learn more about our home planet.

Readers begin to explore the vastness of our universe in this engaging volume. They start with subjects such as comets, meteors, planets, and more. Vivid full-page photographs accompany accessible text in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish.

Readers will become enveloped in this illuminating volume on stars. Striking full-page photographs accompany basic text, in both English and standard Latin-American Spanish, and take readers on a journey into outer space. A picture glossary and index supplement the text and are excellent resources for any reader.