Books with author David T. Suzuki

Looking at Weather Do you know what makes the Northern lights light up? what makes the wind blow? why the earth keeps using the same rain-water—over and over again? what it’s like inside a cloud? These are just a few of the many amazing facts you’ll find and exciting discoveries you’ll make when you read Looking at Weather. With David Suzuki as your guide, you’ll find out what makes weather, where clouds, rain, snow, and lightning come from, and how weather affects our everyday lives. Wouldn’t you like to make a cloud in your kitchen? forecast the weather by making your own barometer? do some amazing air tricks? track down microclimates in your own house? Filled with exciting projects and activities and extremely well illustrated, Looking at Weather is a great way for kids and their parents to participate in the science adventure.

Looking at Plants Do you know some flowers can weigh up to thirty pounds? that the oldest living tree is 4600 years old? some vines will climb 200 feet and are so strong they can hold up grown trees that have died? one plant has exploding fruit that can shoot its seeds as fast as 60mph? These are just a few of the amazing facts that introduce you to the fascinating world of plants. With David Suzuki as your guide, you’ll travel, petal-by-petal, twig-by-twig, and leaf-by-leaf, the fascinating world of green and growing things. Wouldn’t you like to make your own ink out of berries? make a garden that grows in a bottle? make your own paper? build a plant obstacle course? Filled with exciting projects and activities and extremely well illustrated, Looking at Plants is a great way for kids and their parents to participate in the science adventure.

Looking at the Body Do you know a baby has a lot more bones than an adult? you’re shorter at bedtime than in the morning? it takes about 23 seconds for blood to circulate through your entire body? the smallest bone in your body is inside your ear? These are just a few of the amazing facts that introduce you to the fascinating world of the body. With David Suzuki as your guide, you’ll investigate what the different parts of the body are, how they are formed, and how they work. Wouldn’t you like to make a stethoscope and listen to your heartbeat? measure how big a breath you can take? turn your feet into works of art? try six impossible tricks? Filled with exciting projects and activities and extremely well illustrated, Looking at the Body is a great way for kids and their parents to participate in the science adventure.

Looking at the Environment Do you know the earth uses the same water over and over again? a quarter of all medicines come from the tropical rain forests? more than 90% of the world’s animals are insects? the earth is almost 1° hotter than it was 200 years ago? These are just a few of the amazing facts that introduce you to the environments we live in. With David Suzuki as your guide, you’ll learn about earth, sea, and air, how they work and how they all interconnect to create what we call the environment. Wouldn’t you like to see plants breathe? test your air for air pollution? make your own solar panel? make your own worm farm in a jar? Filled with exciting projects and activities and extremely well illustrated, Looking at the Environment is a great way for kids and their parents to participate in the science adventure.

Looking at Senses Do you know you have about 100 "receptors" on the tip of each finger? the world’s best sense of smell belongs to an insect? food tastes different in space, and no one knows why? every person has a "blind spot" at the back of each eye? These are only a few of the amazing facts with which Looking at Senses introduces you to the fascinating and mysterious world of the senses. With David Suzuki as your guide, you will discover how your senses work, and how animal and insect senses compare to your own. And have your ever thought about machines that can "see" and "hear"? Well, you’ll read all about that new technology and more in Looking at Senses. Wouldn’t you like to find out where the most sensitive places on your skin are? see sound waves your voice makes? play "eye-spy" with your own periscope? see if you can send thought messages to a friend? Filled with exciting projects and activities and extremely well illustrated, Looking at Senses is a great way for kids and their parents to participate in the science adventure.

Looking at Weather Do you know what makes the Northern lights light up? what makes the wind blow? why the earth keeps using the same rain-water—over and over again? what it’s like inside a cloud? These are just a few of the many amazing facts you’ll find and exciting discoveries you’ll make when you read Looking at Weather. With David Suzuki as your guide, you’ll find out what makes weather, where clouds, rain, snow, and lightning come from, and how weather affects our every-day lives. Wouldn’t you like to make a cloud in your kitchen? forecast the weather by making your own barometer? do some amazing air tricks? track down microclimates in your own house? Filled with exciting projects and activities and extremely well illustrated, Looking at Weather is a great way for kids and their parents to participate in the science adventure.