D. M. Souza

This is a very informative book about the different ways marine animals communicate - clicks, whistles, teeth grinding, etc. I'm fascinated with marine life so I found this book very interesting. It's neat to see how animals adapt and that some that I would never think made noise actually do! This is obviously a book I would share for science lessons (biology, physical science, earth science, marine science), but also with communication. Recently, I saw a program about a man who is blind show more using echolocation to "see". Sound is simply amazing! show less

I liked the way the story was organized. It was told as a narrative and began with the history of volcanos and how people long ago believed volcanoes were the work of a fire god. The following chapters are very easy for a 2nd or 3rd grader to read. It continues to explain what causes volcanoes, and the history of some famous volcanic eruptions. There was the story of Mt. St. Helen's eruption, the volcano in Mexico called Paricutin, and the volcano in Hawaii called Mauna Loa. The show more illustrations were a big part of the story. I enjoyed the story and would use it for my weather unit show less

While playing a video game where my character could sit and view the northern lights, I got inspired to find out what the norther lights were, what caused them, and where they could be seen.

Did you know that the aurora borealis (norther lights) is visible because particles from the sun are being pulled into our atmosphere and igniting gases which then glow an array of colors?

Did you also know that the Menominee people of Wisconsin believed that the aurora borealis was light from the torches show more of giants to help them see while spearfishing at night?

This book is a great reference if you would like to learn about a natural magic/light show in the sky.

This book is very scientific and uses deep explanations so start with 8-9 year olds due to the complexity of information.

I recommend this book for grades 4+ show less

Not only about hurricanes, but all the things having to do with them. It's a short lesson on the basics of meteorology. Lots of photos and diagrams.