Del Norte Public Library

This volume, covering entries A to B, presents inventions that people use every day, including who invented the item, the description of the item, how it was invented, how the item works, how it changes over time, and related inventions.

Covers the processes and life forms of the natural world from A to Z.

Night sky -- Changing sky -- Starting sky watching -- Using telescopes -- Deeper into space -- Sun -- Moon -- Eclipses -- Stars -- Galaxies -- Star patterns -- March to May -- June to August -- September to November -- December to February -- Planet watching -- Mercury and Venus -- Mars -- Jupiter and Saturn -- Outer bodies -- Small bodies -- Sky sights -- Glossary -- Index -- Acknowledgments. On a clear night you can see thousands of stars in the...

Contains 1,200 alphabetized, cross-referenced entries on the U.S., covering its geography, history, economy, sciences, arts, and significant people, and includes illustrations, maps, charts, and statistical panels.

Presents an illustrated look at dinosaurs, as well as prehistoric life forms that preceded them, life forms that arose after their demise, and the fossils that allow us to know about them. An illustrated look at dinosaurs as well as prehistoric life forms that preceded them, life forms that arose after their demise, and the fossils that allow us to know about them.

An illustrated introduction to the Earth provides information on such topics as ecosystems, physical geography, climate change, weather, population, and maps.

"Offers a balanced exploration of the beliefs, history and customs of all the major world religions, as well as many less well-known faiths, past and present."--Back cover.

Journey back to the Mesozoic Era, when fearsome dinosaurs roamed the land, menacing pterosaurs patrolled the skies, and the seas were filled with awesome reptiles. Find out how these creatures lived, why they died out, and what their fossil traces tell us.

Encyclopedic format describes each of the 50 states plus U.S. Dependencies covering geographic, demographic, economic and social information.

An illustrated encyclopedia describing the physical characteristics, behavior, and habitats of a variety of animals.