Books in Usborne Discovery series

In 2003 archaeologists in a cave on Flores Island in Indonesia made a fascinating discovery. They uncovered an extremely small human-like skeleton. Research showed the skeleton wasn't that of a child. It was a grown woman who live 12,000 years ago. Was this woman a very small human or a newly discovered ancestor of us all? The discovery of these little people amazed scientist all over the world - but caused bitter controversy among the researchers involved. This book takes readers into this fascinating discovery and ongoing scientific debate about what it means.

Looking at sharks of all shapes and sizes, this book through dramatic underwater photography reveals their world providing readers with information on what drives them into feeding frenzies; how they look when they are about to attack and how they can "feel" fish swimming nearby. Selected websites have been included to enrich the book's content and link children to the Internet to join a shark safari, see live pictures of Blacktip Reef sharks or learn where shark attack's occur and how they happen.