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Each book in this eight-title nonfiction collection introduces a high-interest
topic through clear and colorful images and readable text that together
highlight major facts and concepts. The inventive page design embeds text in
illustrations to hold the reader’s attention; the text is structured to emphasize
main points and facilitate comprehension and retention. From Earth’s coldest
regions to some of its quirkiest animals, from fascinating events of the past
to new s-making events of today, the books in this collection w ill delight and
instruct readers.
T itles :
K ey f eatures
The A ge of K nights
and Castles
• Striking photographs, illustrations, and
maps support students’ understanding of
the material
Icy W orlds
Insects and Spiders
Inventions and
Discoveries
• High-interest topics engage students and
encourage reluctant readers to delve deep
into content
The Sea and Its M arvels
• Fact boxes highlight important information
Space Exploration
• A glossary and index in each volume
Voyages of Exploration
• Lists of additional print and website resources
W onders of the W orld
• Content reflects state and provincial learning
standards
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Meet the B eetles
The eyed click beetle is
named for the spots
behind its head. These
big “eyes” might scare off
a hungry bird.
Beetles make up the largest group of insects. They
live everywhere. Beetles are found in rain forests
and deserts, in cold places, and in hot places. Some
can even survive in city sewers.
B eetles have a pair of front wings
that are unlike the wings of any other
insects. A beetle’s wings form a leathery
cover that acts like armor to protect the
insect’s body. Scientists named the
beetles Coleoptera, which is Greek for
“sheath wings.”
Not so tough
Some beetles look fierce with their big
horns and jaws. A few of these insects
can bite if you disturb them. B ut most
beetles hide or fly away when in danger.
The harlequin beetle lives
in tropical forests in
Mexico and South
America. Its long legs help
the animal to climb the
trees on which it feeds.
The giraffe weevil lives in the
forests of Madagascar. It gets
its name from the long neck of
the males. They use their long
necks to compete for mates.
B eetle Facts
• Many kinds of beetles play dead to
fool a hungry bird or lizard.
• Water beetles can eat snails, tadpoles,
and even small fish.
• Deathwatch beetles knock their heads
against the wood in which they live.
People used to think that the ticking
sound foretold a death in the house.
The American drugstore beetle is also
known as the deathwatch beetle.
The ladybug is a small, round beetle
known for its bright colors and spots.
Ladybugs are often bright red or yellow,
with black, red, white, or yellow spots.
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Insects and Spiders
Meet the Beetles
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Volcanoes
and Geysers
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Glowing red-hot lava flows from the
Anak K rakatau volcano in Indonesia.
Such events are the most spectacular
fireworks displays on E arth.
With its clouds of fire, rivers of lava,
and missiles of molten rock, an erupting
volcano is spectacular and terrifying!
What is a volcano?
A volcano is an opening in E arth’s
surface. I n an eruption, lava (hot, melted
rock), hot gases, and chunks of rock
burst out through the opening from deep
inside E arth. T he melted rock cools and
hardens. I n time, it may build up to form
a cone-shaped mountain.
I t’s hard to imagine the power of a
volcano. I n 1815, M ount Tambora in
I ndonesia erupted, killing about 92,000
people. Scientists estimate that this
volcano released 6 million times more
energy than an atomic bomb.
Paricutín is the most recently formed volcanic
mountain in the Western Hemisphere. It
appeared in 1943 when lava began to erupt from
a crack in a Mexican cornfield.
Paricutín
Paricutín (puh R EE kuh TEEN) is a
volcano in the M exican state of
M ichoacán. I t is remarkable for the
speed of its formation. Paricutín
appeared as a long, narrow opening in a
farmer’s field on February 20, 1943.
Within a year, it reached a height of
1,102 feet (336 meters). Paricutín’s lava
flows destroyed the towns of Paricutín
and San J uan Parangaricutiro and
damaged other villages. When Paricutín
stopped erupting in 1952, it stood 1,391
feet (424 meters) high.
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Did You K now?
Volcanic islands are actually the tops of
undersea volcanoes. After repeated
eruptions, these volcanoes grow big enough
to reach the ocean’s surface. Mauna Loa in
Hawaii—the world’s largest volcano—is
higher than Mount Everest! It rises almost
30,000 feet (9,100 meters) from the floor of
the Pacific Ocean. Only 13,677 feet (4,169
meters) of the volcano is above sea level.
Wonders of the World
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World Book’s
A Look At ...
A very big bang
One of the biggest volcanic er uptions in
histor y was made in 1883 by the K r akatau
(kra h ku h TOW) volcano in I ndonesia. W hen
it er upted, the explosion was hear d about
3,000 miles (4,800 kilometer s) away. A cloud
of dust was shot 17 miles (27 kilometer s)
into the air. T his volcanic dust was blown
ar ound E ar th sever al times, pr oducing
br illiant r ed sunsets in many par ts of the
wor ld. K r akatau’s er uption caused sea
waves almost 130 feet (40 meter s) high to
sweep acr oss near by islands. About 36,000
people dr owned.
Geysers
A geyser is a spring that blasts a jet of
steaming hot water high into the air. Geysers
are spectacular to watch—from a distance—
and not as dangerous as volcanoes.
Grades 3 through 8
ISBN: 978-0-7166-1786-0
SKU: 20273
8 volumes • 512 pages
Old Faithful in Yellowstone National
Park is probably the world’s most
famous geyser. Once about every 90 minutes,
the geyser sends a stream of boiling water
more than 100 feet (30 meters) into the air.
Volcanoes and Geysers
8 1/2” x 10 1/2"
Copyright: 2011
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