From savannas to wetlands, weavers build their nests in many different habitats! In this title, young readers learn how these birds plan and build their complex nests. Colorful photos support thoughtfully leveled text to engage readers from the first twig to the completed nest. Special features share the details of weavers’ building materials and adaptations for tying knots and weaving their nests!
Many spiders create silk webs to trap their food! This title moves through a spider’s building process from the first thread to their completed web. Leveled text and bolded glossary terms challenge and engage young readers, while crisp, labeled photos support the text. Special features highlight silk and other building materials and help readers identify different types of webs!
Dive into the wetlands to explore how beavers build dams and lodges! This book uses crisp photos to show each step of a beaver’s building journey. Leveled text engages young readers by describing how these mammals choose build sites, use their massive incisors, and change their environment as they complete their dams. Special features help readers visualize beavers’ building materials, finished structures, and more!
Bowerbirds are songbirds known as nature’s interior designers! Decorated bowers are built by male bowerbirds to attract a mate. In this title, leveled text takes young readers through the building and decorating process of different types of bowers. Vibrant photos show off the colorful materials used around the bower, as well as some bowers’ intricately woven walls. Special features show where bowerbirds live and add visual examples of completed bowers!
Female worker honeybees use wax to build the cells of their honeycomb. But where does the wax come from? This title uses leveled text to answer this question and more about honeycombs and how bees create their building materials. Colorful photos help demonstrate the steps behind building honeycombs. Special features detail honeybee adaptations and take readers inside a finished honeybee nest!
Ant nests have many tunnels and chambers. Worker ants dig more as the colony grows! This title marches alongside ants as they build their homes. Leveled text with bolded glossary terms will engage and challenge young readers. Special features share additional details about where ants live and their powerful mandibles. Crisp photos support the text and show differences and similarities in the building materials ants use around the world!
Screech owls are masters of camouflage. Their feathers look like tree bark! Young readers can learn all about these hidden owls, from what they eat to where they live, in this beginning title. Features measure the owls’ wingspans, highlight favorite foods, and show how owlets grow up. Eager learners will fly through this fun title!
Snowy owls fly low across the icy Arctic, looking for meals. Beginning readers can learn all about these powerful predators, from what they hunt to how babies grow, in this engaging title. Features highlight their wingspan, identifying features, and favorite foods. Take a trip to the tundra with this fun title!
Whooping cranes are the tallest birds in North America. They once flew across the continent in large flocks. But today the birds are endangered. In this leveled title, readers will learn about the threats these birds face. Special features highlight the range and status of whooping cranes, as well as the impact that humans have had on them. Vibrant photos showcase the ways that people are working to protect these rare birds!
From stepping into swamps to climbing trees, barred owls are ready for adventure! Beginning readers can learn about these striped predators, from where they live to what they eat, with this engaging title. Special features measure their wingspan, highlight identifying traits, and show owlets growing up. Take flight with these fierce fliers in this fun title!
Saw-whet owls are tiny owls that live deep in forests. In this beginning title, readers can peer through the branches to learn about the features, diet, and life cycle of these little birds. Features measure their wingspan, highlight identifying features, and show their growth. Young readers will love learning about these adorable predators!
Pangolins are mammals. But their bodies are covered in hard scales. In this leveled reader, engaging text teaches readers about the threats that these animals face, as well as the efforts underway to save them. Special features highlight the range and status of pangolins, as well as showcase their importance in the ecosystem. Vibrant photos bring these mammals to life on the page for readers to enjoy!
Raccoons are known for their distinctive facial markings. They look like they are wearing masks! In this title, readers will learn all about raccoons, including their body parts, where they live, what they eat, and how they grow up. Each spread guides readers through this information with leveled text and bright, labeled photographs. Special features throughout the title reinforce what readers have read in a fun, engaging way to help them retain what they have learned!
Red foxes are common forest animals. They are found all over the world! In this introduction to red foxes, emergent readers will discover what these animals look like, where they live, how they survive, what they eat, and how they grow up. Each spread is filled with leveled text and bright, colorful pictures. In addition, this book is packed with special features including profiles, a range map, and a food web to help readers understand what they have learned in a fun, exciting way!
Aye-ayes are strange-looking primates. They have big, yellow eyes and long, bony fingers. In this leveled title, readers will learn about the challenges these animals face and the efforts people take to save them. Special features highlight the range, importance, and conservation status of the primates. Vibrant photos bring aye-ayes to life on the page!
Grizzly bears are a kind of brown bear. They are only found in western parts of the United States and Canada! Readers will learn this and more in this introduction to grizzly bears. Each spread is filled with leveled text and vibrant photographs that detail the bears’ body parts and behaviors. Additionally, this title is packed with special features that highlight where grizzly bears live, what they look like, what they eat, how they grow up, and more!
Gray wolves are very social animals. They are known to bark and howl to communicate! In this title, young readers are introduced to these fascinating animals. Leveled text and vibrant images will guide readers through where gray wolves live, what they look like, what they eat, how they live, and how they grow up. Readers will also encounter a range map, profiles, a food web, and other engaging features to help summarize what they have learned!
Honk! Honk! Is that a car? No, it is a Canada goose! In this title, emergent readers will be introduced to Canada geese through leveled text and eye-catching photographs on every spread. Additionally, this title is packed with engaging special features that will help summarize what these animals look like, how they behave, what they eat, and how they grow up!
What is black and white and furry all over? Giant pandas! In this title, emergent readers are introduced to these animals, including their physical traits, behavior, diet, and the process of growing up. Colorful photographs and leveled text introduce the information while engaging special features reinforce the main text. Readers will enjoy learning about these striking animals!
Have you ever wondered why Bengal tigers have stripes? Readers will learn the answer to this question and more in this introduction to Bengal tigers! Each spread is filled with leveled text and vibrant photos to guide readers through how these tigers look, where they live, how they hunt, what they eat, and how they grow up. Meanwhile, special features throughout the book reinforce what readers have learned in a fun, engaging way!
Did you know that bald eagles have excellent eyesight? They can spot prey from miles away! This title introduces emergent readers to bald eagles, including how they look, hunt, grow up, and more. Each spread is filled with leveled text and vibrant photographs. As they read, students will also encounter a range map, a food web, profiles, and more fun features that reinforce the main text. Readers will finish this book eager to learn more about these remarkable raptors!
African lions have an iconic roar. They can be heard up to 5 miles away! This title introduces readers to this and more amazing facts about African lions through vivid images and leveled text. As they read, students will encounter engaging special features that highlight the habitat, range, physical traits, diet, life span, and additional information about these fierce predators!
When in danger, king cobras raise themselves up to intimidate threats. They can stand as tall as an adult person! In this low-level title, crisp images and leveled text introduce young readers to these deadly snakes. Students will learn about the snakes’ body parts, venom, hunting habits, habitat, and babies. Special features highlight king cobras’ favorite foods, life span, and more! Beginning readers will be excited to learn more about what makes king cobras stand out!
Sidewinders are known for their body movements. They slither sideways across the sand! Through leveled text and crisp photographs, this low-level title introduces readers to the body parts, behaviors, and more of these unusual desert snakes. Special features highlight favorite foods, compare their size to a common object, and call out their life span and conservation status. These acrobatic snakes are sure to interest young readers!
Copperheads are common in the eastern and central United States. But they are good at hiding! This book for young readers combines engaging leveled text and bright photographs to introduce the body parts, hunting styles, habitats, and babies of copperhead snakes. Photo labels and glossary terms support the text, while special features add details such as favorite foods, a size comparison, life span, and more!
