Books in Eye on the Sky series

Two baby brown bears are born in the mountains of Alaska. Follow them from birth to adulthood, photographed close-up in the wild by award-winning photographer Suzi Eszterhas. The text shows all the aspects of the animal's life in the wild. Watch them exploring with their mum, chasing and climbing, and then learning to catch fish and hunt for delicious clams. At last they are three years old and ready for their biggest adventure — starting families of their own. A spread at the back of the book gives further conservation information, including useful websites. Also available in the Eye on the Wild series are Cheetah, Gorilla and Lion, all by Suzi Eszterhas.

Asteroids used to be among the most mysterious objects in the Solar System. But recent and ongoing research has revealed much about their origins, sizes, shapes, and composition. In addition to these facts, this fast-paced book tells young readers about the discovery of asteroids; how people will someday mine them for precious metals; and how much of a threat asteroid impacts pose to the earth and civilization.

Follow one newborn elephant calf from her birth on the African savannah to her first days with the herd, feeding, playing in the waterholes, and meeting other young elephants. Young readers get to see the young elephant developing and growing until she is able to survive without her mother in her challenging African habitat, playing her part in the life of the herd until she is ready to have a calf of her own.

Follow a family of beautiful tiger cubs from birth to adulthood, photographed in the wild in the Indian jungle, including the very first weeks in their safe, rocky den, feeding from their mother. Young readers see the cubs at three months old, learning tiger skills through play. Finally, after six months, their mother teaches them to hunt their own food and become independent. At the back of the book is a page packed with information about tigers in the wild, including conservation websites.

In the cold, dark, lonely environment of the outer reaches of the Solar System lies Pluto, the smallest and most distant planet in the sun?s family. Because it is so far away, Pluto remains largely mysterious. Yet in recent years astronomers have found important clues to its physical features, formation, and relationship with its single moon, Charon.

In many cases, floods are a sneaky disaster. They often take awhile to occur as rain builds up over many hours or days, or a rivers volume slowly increases and overflows its banks. However, once flooding is happening, its very hard to stop. Additionally, flash floods dont offer those living nearby much time to prepare or evacuate. Readers face the devastation that floods can cause as they learn how they occur. Full-color photographs show floods up close, emphasizing the importance of preparing for a flood should readers live in an area where theyre commonor not.

The story of a cheetah, from birth to adulthood, photographed on location in the wild by an award-winning American photographer, who specialises in work with newborn animals. The text will show all the aspects of the animal's life in the wild, accompanied by close-up pictures of the family group in its natural habitat. A spread at the back of the book will give further conservation information, including useful websites.