Chronicles the development and spread of Buddhism throughout the world, tracing the religion's history from its origins to the early twenty-first century, and includes comments from religious leaders, a look at holy sites,and information on Buddhist celebrations, as well as maps and photographs.

This book inroduces the life cycle of butterflies, explaining how they develop from eggs to caterpillars to beautiful butterflies.

Answers such questions about the Earth as is the world round, can people tell if an earthquake is coming, where do rivers begin, how often does it rain in a rain forest, and which is the coldest place in the world.

Provides information about the history of the orchestra since its beginnings in the seventeenth century, instruments of the orchestra, and famous composers of classical music.

When people hear about endangered species, they probably think about animals that are at risk of dying off, but many types of plants are considered endangered species, too. This thought-provoking book takes readers on a journey exploring the dangers that plants all over the world are facing, and what is being done to help combat these dangers. High-interest content will encourage readers to be environmentally conscious and think globally about important...

Offers insight into France and the lives of the French people, including geography, language and literature, science and math, history, and the arts.

Uses a question-and-answer format to present information about some of the way various animals protect themselves.

Learn about the awesome dogs that are trained to save lives and brave the most dangerous situations. From tracking dogs to space dogs, police dogs to mountain rescue dogs, guide dogs to guard dogs--find out how these furry pets are trained for their special missions and how they carry them out.

Looks at different kinds of insects and other bugs and the various ways that they move, sense, feed, grow, fight, and build.