John Willis

Oceans cover more than 70 percent of Earth's surface. They are the reason why Earth is known as "the blue planet." Learn more in Oceans, part of the Aquatic Ecosystems series.

Huntsman spiders are known for their size and speed. They get their name because they chase after their prey. Discover more in Huntsman Spiders, one of the titles in the Spiders series.

Did you know that crickets are insects? Crickets jump using their strong legs. Young readers will discover these facts and more in Crickets, an Everything About Bugs book.

Did you know that the Sun is our closest star? On a clear night, we can see about 2,500 different stars in the sky. Discover these and more intriguing facts in “Stars”.

This is one of the most remarkable untold stories of the Second World war. At 11.02 am on an August morning in 1945 America dropped the world's most powerful atomic bomb on the Japanese port city of Nagasaki. The most European city in Japan was flattened to the ground 'as if it had been swept aside by a broom'. More than 70,000 Japanese were killed. At the time, hundreds of Allied prisoners of war were working close to the bomb's detonation point,...

Prayer is a major biblical topic. The Bible teaches readers the nature, purposes, intentions, and practical applications of prayer in diverse circumstances and situations. The Bible presents different expressions of prayer, major examples of prayers, presuppositions of prayer, various types of prayer, God's diverse answers to different prayers in different circumstances, and nonverbal gestures about prayer. This book attempts to deal with difficult...

I am introducing a compilation of poetry I copyrighted in 1986, called Strawberry Moss. Ever since 1969, when I got my first poem published-an elegy on the death of Martin Luther King-I have been avidly submitting poetry and prose to various publications. The title of my earliest compilation is taken from two poems: "The Moss" and "Wild Strawberries." These poems are ecologically based and symbolically linked, containing warnings about GMOs and endangered...

"Did you know that submarines are ships that travel under water? A submarine has a long body and this shaped like a tube. Learn more about these large, powerful machines in Submarines, a Mega Military Machines book."--Back cover.

"Did you know that fighter jets are very fast airplanes? The United States Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps use them. Learn more about these large, powerful machines in Fighter Jets, a Mega Military Machines book."--Back cover.