Books in How it Works series

The World of Insect Life provides a fascinating introduction to the most numerous creatures on Earth -- insects! In this book, young readers will learn about the different parts of an insect, including its armor-like outer skeleton, and they will discover how insects see, feel, and fly, how they hunt for food, and how they defend themselves against attackers. From blood-sucking fleas to diving beetles, this book shows insects in an eye-opening new light!

Speakers have only one job. To deliver sound! Whether it's your iPod, radio, or television, without speakers you wouldn't be able to hear anything. From currents, to magnets, coils and cones, and amplification and volume, all the intricate parts of a speaker are addressed in this book and help teach students how all these components working together make sound possible. So, put your headphones on and start listening to your favorite sounds! This book will allow students to plan and conduct investigations to provide evidence that vibrating materials can make sound and that sound canmake materials vibrate.