epub |eng | 2024-02-13 | Author:Miriam Forster & Gordy Wright

WHY BEETLES SHINE Beetles are known for their shiny, colorful shells. There’s even a whole family called jewel beetles because they look like sparkly gemstones. Scientists have been studying them ...

epub |eng | 2022-04-12 | Author:Pamela S. Turner [Turner, Pamela S.]

An Indonesian scientist holds a cast of a Flores Hobbit skull. Adult Flores Hobbits were about the height and weight of an eight-year-old human. They had stocky bodies with relatively ...

epub |eng | 2014-09-24 | Author:Edith Kunhardt [Kunhardt, Edith]

The day became as dark as night. A horrible smell filled the air. It was like rotten eggs. People rushed toward the sea. A few held torches to light the ...

epub |eng | 2005-05-05 | Author:Micol Ostow [Ostow, Micol]

“Huh?” “My parents. Over there!” “Oh!” Abby looked up to see Ian pointing at a couple just a few feet ahead, beaming wildly. She quickly shoved the guidebook she’d been ...

epub |eng | 2007-10-14 | Author:David L. Harrison

Matt discovers fossils inside the cave WHAT IS A FOSSIL? Fossils often form when minerals in the surrounding soil and water slowly replace the body’s original chemicals and leave a ...