A scientific adventure that tells the story of Anax, a green darner dragonfly that hatches in a swamp in western New York and migrates to a pond in Florida. This thoroughly researched story shares observations into the dragonfly's life cycle, feeding habits, predators, and the skills it needs for survival. This great book also provides additional factual information, a list of recommended books and articles, and websites for further reading.

An intriguing story about Taro, a young boy in Japan, and his fascination with a wise old man who awaits the return of the loggerhead turtles, one of seven kinds of turtles living in the sea. Taro helps clean the beach for the annual arrival of the turtles ready to lay their eggs. Readers learn the characteristics, behavior, and life cycle of the loggerhead turtle.

This book features Meg Lowman's explorations of the rain forest canopy. Her two young sons, who joined her, share their own experiences and provide children's insights. This book contains photographs of several forms of animal life.

The authors cleverly describe the growth of T.J., an orphaned Siberian tiger cub, through the use of engaging text and various types of graphs. This book is a unique approach to integrating science and mathematics through a topic that is totally irresistible to the reader, a baby tiger cub's life.

This book provides an examination of detective work. It is divided into three sections: "What It's Like to Be a Detective," "Behind the Scenes in the Lab," and "Detective Work–Not on the Police Force." Each section is liberally illustrated with photographs and anecdotes from actual investigations to explain the work of detectives. Meltzer provides information about different types of detectives—police and private detectives, forensic scientists, and investigative reporters.