Uses a question-and-answer format to present a variety of information about cats.

"Fourth grader Wren Jo Byrd questions lots of things--both little and big--when her parents decide to get a divorce, and learns a lot about the true meaning of family, home, and friendship"--

In this completely updated edition of Big Cats, award-winning writer Seymour Simon celebrates the grace and power of lions, tigers, leopards, jaguars, cheetahs, pumas, and snow leopards. Readers will learn all about how they hunt, care for their young, and rest in their varied natural habitats. This updated edition includes: Author's note Stunning full-color photographs Glossary Index Additional reading sources Supports the Common Core Learning Standards,...

"Answers common questions young readers have about weather, space, and other phenomena of planet Earth"--

"Answers common questions young readers have about the human body"--

"In this addition to the Scientists in the Field series, readers join scientists as they tackle something unusual in the world of ecosystems: colonization. Not a colonization by people, but one of cells, seeds, spores, and other life forms that blow in, fly in, float in, and struggle to survive on the beautiful but harsh new island of Surtsey."--