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|  | Black Holes by Paul P. Sipiera
Completely redesigned for today's young, investigative reader, True Books are an indispensable addition to any collection. Each book guides the reader through the facts that nurture their need to know. The new, dynamic True Book design features: -- an inviting and interactive page format -- a readable and attractive typeface -- large, bold, and brilliant full-color photographs The True Books series takes the young reader beyond the standard, fact-filled text by adding avenues for further discovery. Each book includes a variety of sidebars, highlighting extra facts that will fascinate children. In the Important Words section, young readers will find a glossary of words that will both challenge and expand their vocabulary. Each book includes a To Find Out More section, where every curious reader can find a list of related books to read and organizations to contact. True Books also point readers to the vast electronic universe of information on the Internet. Each book will list: -- e-mail addresses to help the reader contact individuals and organizations -- appropriate newsgroups and mailing lists -- FTP sites to download fun and useful software Begun in the 1950s, True Books are universally embraced as the definitive nonfiction series for young readers. Now in its third incarnation, the True Books series has once again evolved to meet the needs and tastes of modern readers and educators. AUTHOR: Paul P. Sipiera
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature 
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 | Beneath Our Feet by Ron Vernon
Description not available.Explains the processes responsible for creating rocks and minerals. AUTHOR: Ron Vernon
PUBLISHER: Cambridge University Press
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Electricity by Peter D. Riley, Ray Moller
Electricity explains simple circuits, generating electricity, motors, and their uses in everyday life. AUTHOR: Peter D. Riley, Ray Moller
PUBLISHER: Scholastic Library Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | A Place on the Water by Ed Sala, Jerry Dennis
Encompassing stories from his childhood up to the present day, Dennis relates to the reader his discovery and love of fishing, the environment, and life on the water. Blending memory and observation, this book is an exploration of subjects with broad appeal--love of land and water, the appreciation of nature, and the outrage at changes capable of obliteration. Line drawings. AUTHOR: Ed Sala, Jerry Dennis
PUBLISHER: St. Martin's Press, LLC
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Buder's Guide to Texas by Edward A. Kutac
Here is your best guide to the outstanding birding opportunities in the Lone Star State. AUTHOR: Edward A. Kutac
PUBLISHER: Lone Star Books
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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 | Elephant Destiny by Martin Meredith
The history of the elephant is darkened by ivory poaching and urban expansion into the wild. ELEPHANT DESTINY offers a compendium of facts, stories, and details about these creatures and their waning numbers. Meredith, author of COMING TO TERMS, creates through his own commentary on the material an encyclopedic primer that will be invaluable to anyone interested in elephants or how we have impacted and forever altered their lives. AUTHOR: Martin Meredith
PUBLISHER: PublicAffairs, LLC
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Science & Nature
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