Biography of a lady scientist and her science, planetary geology, and how she landed a job with NASA and became very famous.

This books describes the work of two people who study tornadoes in the Midwest by discovering and following them.

Describes the power of lightning and its positive and negative effects on living things. Includes safety tips on what to do in case lightning strikes.

Explains the incredible power of blizzards, from the blizzards of 1888 to blizzards in 1997; tells what makes a blizzard and how scientists try to forecast them.

Presents an Egyptian mummy, describing the process of mummification and the artifacts, hieroglyphics, and symbols that can be found in each layer of the wrapping, with a die-cut figure in the center of the pages to show each stage of the process.

Describes the causes of floods, the devastation that they can cause, and ways to fight them.

Explains what a crime scene is, describes what may be considered evidence in a criminal investigation and how it is collected, and discusses cases in which forensic evidence was used to help convict or clear a suspect.

Chief Joseph was the Nez Perce's main negotiator with the U. S. Army, and he made a name for himself through his strong belief in resolving conflict through peaceful means. Although he was promised that the Nez Perce would return to their ancestral lands, they ended up farther east in Montana. Joseph spent the rest of his life advocating for peaceful relations between his people and whites.