"Urban planners, architects, and scientists are developing high-rise forests that seek to balance human activity and natural regeneration. Discover how green infrastructure will transform the urban landscape and how we think about our future"--

50-plus games, activities, and experiments are an enormous amount of fun whether you live near the Mojave Desert in California, Arizona, Utah, and Nevada or near the New Jersey turnpike.

"In this fascinating nonfiction account, author Nancy F. Castaldo reveals just what's going on inside the minds of animals, and through understanding animal intelligence we discover more about ourselves, including far more similarities than one might expect. Humans may have the biggest brains, but intelligence is not a quality exclusive to only us!"--

Provides dozens of ideas for winter activities in such categories as Fun and games, Winter critters, and Winter holidays and festivals.

Shares stories and facts that reveal the real-life survival challenges that have caused polar bears to become endangered, and provides information about what kids can do to support conservation efforts.

Explores the outdoors and teaches about a variety of plants and animals with over sixty suggested activities.

Explores different ocean habitats from tide pools to sunlit waters to the deep-water and includes creative activities to learn about sharks, whales, sea turtles, dolphins, and much more.

"In 1833, Ada Lovelace met mathematician Charles Babbage, inventor of calculating machines. She went on to devise a way of inputting data into Babbage's Analytical Machine, and in doing so became the first ever computer programmer. ...Learn all about Ada Lovelace's fascinating life, including her famous father (celebrated poet Lord Byron), her talent for languages and mathematics, and her predictions for how computers could change our lives."--Amazon.com...

Presents more than seventy craft and activity ideas suitable for a rainy day, including instructions for making pretzels, hosting a backwards party, and taking a puddle walk.