Mind Webs: Living Things

by Claybourne, Anna

• ISBN13: 9780750289603
• ISBN10: 0750289600
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-03-28
• Publisher: Wayland

Summary

Help science make sense with Mind Webs! Twelve beautifully illustrated webs show how science works in a truly fascinating way. Mind webs, also known as spidergrams or mind maps, are great for learning about the science of living things.

In this book you can find out about the types of living things, their life cycles, classification, adaptation, habitat, cells, genes and DNA.

With more than 200 illustrations showing how living things work, this series is perfect for visual learners.

The Mind Webs series are great revision tools for students at Key Stage 2, and are also excellent for gaining a clearer understanding of how science works.

Author Biography

Anna Claybourne has written over 150 children's books on all kinds of subjects, from sharks, black holes and splitting the atom to how to draw, Shakespeare's life, and Greek myths and legends. She knows a lot about conservation in the rain forests of Costa Rica as she once volunteered there for threw months. She likes space, sewing and music, plays the trombone and loves going camping.

Table of Contents

• 1: What are living things?
• 2: Types of living things
• 3: Cells
• 4: Life processes
• 5: Animals
• 6: Animal life cycles
• 7: Plants
• 8: Plant life cycles
• 9: Fungi
• 10: Micro-organisms
• 11: Habitats
• 12: Adaptation
• 13: Genes and DNA
• 14: Glossary