Look at a globe from the top or the bottom. You will see that all the oceans are really joined to one another and form a single body of water. More than three-quarters of our world is covered with...
The gift from the sea
Without the sea, there would be no life on the land. Snow, piled up on mountaintops, melts and trickles down mountainsides to become rivers. Rain and snow that fall to earth soak into the ground and...
The wonder of water
The sea is, of course, water---the stuff we drink, wash in, cook with, and swim in, and the stuff that falls from the sky when it rains. Water is so common we take it for granted. But it's actually...
Story of the Sea
The mysterious world of the sea is explored with photo-graphs, poetry, and scientific facts about the oceans; animals of the sea, from starfish through shark; and legends, historic ad¬ventures, and modern exploration of the sea.
The plants that conquered the land
Scientists think that the first living thing on land came out of the water about 500 million years ago. The sea was full of living things. There were jellyfish, sponges, worms, and small, crablike...
Gardening tips
Before you can start your garden, you must pick a good place for it. Most garden plants need lots of sunshine, so choose a place the sun shines on most of the day. Next, dig up the ground, turn it...
Gardens in glass boxes
A terrarium is an indoor garden in a glass box. Owning one is like having a tiny forest, all to yourself. You can buy a terrarium, but it's more fun to make your own. You'll need: ...
Living-room gardens
> avocado Would you like to have a garden in your living room? One way to do it is to buy house plants. Philodendrons, serpent's tongue, and rubber plants, which grow wild in hot parts of the...
An Indian medicine plant
When you're sick, your mother or father calls a doctor. Long ago, when Indian children became sick, their mothers or fathers called a medicine man. The medicine man didn't have pills or shots, but...
Vampire plants
Some plants live like vampires. They fasten themselves to other plants and suck food and water out of them I When a plant called a dodder sprouts from the ground, it stretches out toward the...