Provides simple methods and directions for making a wide variety of projects, including cards, decorations, and presents, each introduced as being constructed by the characters from Apple Tree Farm and having farm related themes.

A fascinating introduction to an exciting and controversial topic uses stunning 3D artwork to takes readers deep inside a cell to see where genes are found, along with a clear, friendly text and simple, step-by-step diagrams that show how gene science works and go behind the headlines to explain GM foods, cloning, the Human Genome Project, gene therapy, designer babies, DNA testing, and the rights and wrongs of gene science.

A beautifully illustrated picture book takes young readers on a journey of discovery to find out what it would be like to go to the moon, as they fly into outer space, walk on the Moon, and take a look at our world from a very, very long way away.

Get ready for hours of fun as you search for giant scorpions in prehistoric swamps, spot spiny stegosaurs on a Jurassic plain, and find woolly mammoths stampeding through the snow, in a challenging puzzle book that provides a fascinating look at life on Earth millions of years ago.

On a clear night you can see thousands of stars in the sky, but they are just a tiny part of what is out in space, as readers discover some of the amazing things that are out there, many of which can be seen with just a pair of binoculars or a small telescope.

Discover who lived in castles, what they ate, where they slept and what they did for fun, in a volume in which photographs are combined with computer graphics to take readers inside the world of castles as never before.

Discusses the origins of the universe, the solar system, stars, and space exploration, and recommends related Web sites. Original.

A richly illustrated study, complete with valuable Internet links, explores the cultures, beliefs, homes, jobs, traditions and everyday lives of people around the world, continent-by-continent.

Provides information on the structure and movement of the Earth, earthquakes, volcanoes, climate, weather, plant and animal life, land formations, the water cycle, and related topics.