Skip to main content
Search Button
United States Kobo store Gift Cards Help

Rakuten Kobo

Wishlist

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...


Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “stephen aitken”
Skip side bar filters

  • Living Light

    Conserving Bioluminescent Plants and Animals

    by Stephen Aitken ...
    Series Book 14 - Orca Wild
    Bioluminescent animals make their own light to survive.A firefly lights up the night sky, a foxfire mushroom sets the forest floor aglow and sea butterflies shine like beacons deep in the ocean. These glowing species are one of the most spectacular wonders of the natural world, and they are found on land, in the air and in the depths of the ocean.In Living Light,discover how and why bioluminescent ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Color in Nature

    Secrets of Animal Survival

    by Stephen Aitken ...
    Series Book 19 - Orca Wild
    Animals like rainbow-colored parrots, red-nosed mandrills and brilliant blue peacocks use their vibrant colors to survive.Golden finches, bright blue mandarin fish and orange poison dart frogs use their colors to get noticed. Arctic foxes and octopuses change their colors to blend into their habitats. Birds, mammals, frogs, fish, reptiles and insects use a full palette of color to defend ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Saving the Night

    How Light Pollution Is Harming Life on Earth

    by Stephen Aitken ...
    Series Book 26 - Orca Footprints
    Light pollution threatens the survival of every living species on our planet, including people.It started when Thomas Edison invented the first light bulb more than 150 years ago. Then, as electric light became more common, light pollution began to take over cities and towns. Today, in urban centers all over the world, the stars in the sky aren't visible. Millions of people have never seen the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Listen Up!

    Exploring the World of Natural Sound

    by Stephen Aitken ...
    Series Book 24 - Orca Footprints
    The sounds of nature are being drowned out by the clamor of human activity, and that's not good for people, animals or the environment.Every living thing emits sound—birds sing, whales whistle, streams burble and trees pop and fizzle. In Listen Up, young readers are introduced to all the sounds of the natural world, from the first Big Bang to the complex soundscapes of the rainforests.Readers will ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

People who read these also enjoyed

  • The New Ocean: The Fate of Life in a Changing Sea

    by Bryn Barnard ...
    A fascinating look at the future of our oceans—and how human actions may change them.The Earth—our home—is covered mostly with water: the wide, deep, salty, and very blue ocean. It regulates our climate in a way that makes life as we know it possible. This huge ocean is full of an amazing amount of life, most of which is too small to see.But life in the ocean is in trouble. The ocean is becoming ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • The Everything Kids' Nature Book

    Create Clouds, Make Waves, Defy Gravity and Much More!

    by Kathiann M Kowalski ...
    Series series Everything® Kids Series
    The natural world holds secrets under every rock and around every tree. If you've ever wondered what life is like through a microscope, telescope, or with the naked eye--you'll love this book!You will:Run with the antelope across the American plains and learn about the food chain.Climb with a monkey to the highest tree in the rainforest and discover how photosynthesis keeps leaves green.Sink to ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • The Magic School Bus Presents: Planet Earth: A Nonfiction Companion to the Original Magic School Bus Series

    by Tom Jackson ...
    Illustrated by Carolyn Bracken ...
    Series series The Magic School Bus Presents
    THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS PLANET EARTH is a photographic nonfiction companion book to the original bestselling title, THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS INSIDE THE EARTH.INSIDE THE EARTH taught thousands of kids about Earth's crust, mantle, and core. MAGIC SCHOOL BUS PRESENTS PLANET EARTH will expand upon the original title with fresh, updated Common Core-aligned content about all the wonders of our planet. ... Read more

    $5.99 USD

  • Cabinet of Curiosities

    Collecting and Understanding the Wonders of the Natural World

    by Gordon Grice ...
    Exactly the book for every young explorer who loves finding stuff in nature and bringing it home. Cabinet of Curiosities is a lavishly illustrated introduction to the wonders of natural history and the joys of being an amateur scientist and collector.Nature writer Gordon Grice, who started his first cabinet of curiosities at age six when he found a skunk's skull, explains how scientists classify ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Science Comics: Rocks and Minerals

    Geology from Caverns to the Cosmos

    by Andy Hirsch ...
    Series series Science Comics
    From the deepest oceans to the farthest reaches of space—and everything in between—Science Comics turns STEM topics into unforgettable graphic novel adventures. This smash-hit series has sold over a million copies!In this volume, join a crystal-crazy fanboy and a famous rock hunter on a geological journey that will take them to the summit of a volcano, deep within the earth, and even into outer ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

  • Cute as an Axolotl

    Discovering the World's Most Adorable Animals

    by Jess Keating ...
    Series series The World of Weird Animals
    "Cats of Instagram" meets National Geographic in this hilarious picture book about nature's cutest weirdos from the author of Pink Is for Blobfish!The Internet pretty much runs on cute animal photos, but "cute" is so much more than clickbait kittens and insta-pups. Cute is for feathery-gilled axolotls (pronounced: ax-uh-LOT-ulz), shy pygmy hippos, poisonous blue dragons, and armored pangolins. All ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

  • The Outdoor Scientist

    The Wonder of Observing the Natural World

    by Temple Grandin PhD ...
    From New York Times bestselling author and world-renowned scientist and autism spokesperson Temple Grandin comes a book about exploring the world around us, asking questions, and making sense of what we see--with 40 fun outdoor activities that promote independent thinking, which kids can enjoy all year round!What are the aerodynamics of skipping stones or the physics of making sandcastles? Do ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • Older Than Dirt

    A Wild but True History of Earth

    by Don Brown, Mike Perfit ...
    The award-winning cartoonist offers "a witty history of the planet" for young readers—covering everything from the Big Bang to climate change ( Publishers Weekly).Almost 14.5 billion years ago, it all started with a Big Bang. What began as a cloud of gas, dust, and rock eventually took shape and bloomed into a molten sphere. Battered by asteroid collisions, ice ages, and shifting tectonic plates, ... Read more

    $11.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus