The summer sun has faded, and gentle breezes blow in. Leaves turn brilliant colors before falling to the ground, and critters store food and prepare their burrows. It's Autumn in the forest and beautiful changes are everywhere.Cozy up with this delightful walk through Fall's brilliance, and explore leaves in all of their wonder. Originally created as a deluxe pop-up book, Leaves is bursting with scenery and facts that jump off the page. This informative...

"When Daisy Ramona zooms around her neighborhood with her papi on his motorcycle, she sees the people and places she's always known. She also sees a community that is rapidly changing around her. But as the sun sets purple-blue-gold behind Daisy Ramona and her papi, she knows that the love she feels will always be there. With vivid illustrations and text bursting with heart, My Papi Has a Motorcycle is a young girl's love letter to her hardworking...

The Wandering Earth is a collection of short stories by Cixin Liu, China's most acclaimed contemporary science-fiction author. Unabashedly classic in the great tradition of Asimov and Clarke, Cixin Liu's science-fiction is firmly rooted in the cosmic. [most] literature has always left me with the impression of indulging an intense anthropocentric narcissism. ... In the world of literature, the Sun exists for no other reason than to illuminate the...

Three years ago, the sun began to die. In a desperate attempt to reignite the failing star, the United States had joined the rest of the planet in unloading its nuclear arsenal at the flickering ember. The missiles burst from silos in Wyoming and Bangladesh, cocooning the earth in tendrils of smoke as they began their two-and-a-half year journey into space. When they finally reach their target, its thirty degrees in July and getting colder. Lisa and...

Roger Morgan, the promoter responsible for bring the World's Fair to Seattle in 1962, runs for mayor in 2001, right after the tech bubble bursts, while budding reporter Helen Gulanos probes his secretive past.

Find out about the never-ending storms on Jupiter. Learn about the towering volcanoes of Venus -- all 1,600 of them, and see the Valles Marineris on Mars -- a canyon that is ten times longer than Earth's Grand Canyon. Based on recent research and discoveries, showcases everything a variety of facts about the Universe -- from the Big Bang to the formation of galaxies and planets as well as the technology used to explore its unimaginable depths. Cutaway...

You don't need the sun or soil to grow food. Wouldn't it be great if you could plant and grow food in your house year-round? No more needing to be out in the summer sun. No more needing to find the right soil combination. No more needing to wait until spring or autumn to begin planting. With hydroponics, you can grow food inside your house without having any sun or any soil. Hydroponics for Beginners has all the information you need to set up your...

Down where worms wriggle and microbes squirm, there's a whole world waiting to be discovered... Under Your Feet delves beneath the Earth's surface and explores the diverse wonders hidden there. Encounter creatures of the deep and marvel at the mind-boggling size of the humongous fungus - the biggest organism in the world. Learn how one handful of ordinary soil contains more organisms than there are people on Earth, and carry out experiments using...