Gives an overview of what recent scientific research has revealed about the sun and its origins, and includes two hundred images that capture the sun from on the ground as well as from space.

"What in the world is going on up there? Look up! It's a bird; it's a plane; it's a Polar mesospheric cloud! When you look to the sky, do you wonder why the Sun is so bright or why the clouds are white or why the sky is blue? Then, Weather For Dummies is your resource to fuel your curiosity about the weather. It takes you on an exciting journey through the Earth's atmosphere and the ways it behaves. You'll get an overview of rain, Sun, clouds, storms...

From the Booker Prize-winning author of The English Patient comes a visionary novel about an icon of American violence. William Bonney killed his first man when he was twelve. By the time he was twenty-one he had, by his own reckoning, slain nineteen more. In the intervening years he had become "Billy the Kid," bloodthirsty ogre and outlaw saint, a boy with buck teeth and a pleasant face who could shoot a stranger calmly in the heart and walk away...

Presents critiques of four of Abraham Lincoln's addresses and guides readers through the process of analyzing them from different critical angles, including historical, political, and religious viewpoints.

From the exceptionally large molars of the panda bear to a crab that can punch at a high speed, animal adaptations can be spectacular-and extreme! In this book, dozens of animals from all over the world are described in incredible detail with accompanying full-color photographs. Spiders with a super-long leg span, whales that click at decibel levels like that of an airplane, and more will engage readers with the animal kingdom in a new and exciting...

Astronomy: From the edge of the solar system to our home on Earth, learn about our place in the universe. Five pages of educational endnotes by Dr. Carie Cardamone, PhD in Astronomy, about space exploration and the wonders of space.

One of the most popular books of all-time, "Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been both venerated and vilified since it was first published in 1885. The story of a young abused boy on the run and his friendship with a runaway slave is about loyalty, compassion, and doing what is right.

This title explores the creative works of famous author William Shakespeare. Works analyzed include The Most Excellent and Lamentable Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, The Tragedy of Richard III, The Tempest, and As You Like It. Clear, comprehensive text gives background biographical information of Shakespeare. The "You Critique It" feature invites readers to analyze other creative works on their own. A table of contents, timeline, list of works, resources,...