In Reptiles, early readers learn about the defining characteristics of this animal group. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover what features set these animals apart. A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of a reptile, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about reptiles online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Reptiles also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Birds, early readers learn about the defining characteristics of this animal group. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover what features set these animals apart. A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of a bird, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about birds online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Birds also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Insects, early readers learn about the defining characteristics of this animal group. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover what features set these animals apart. A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of an insect, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about insects online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Insects also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Birds, early readers learn about the defining characteristics of this animal group. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage early readers as they discover what features set these animals apart. A labeled diagram helps readers identify body parts of a bird, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about birds online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Birds also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index. Birds is part of Jump!’s Animal Classification series.
In Termites, early fluent readers discover the amazing world of termites and the structures they build. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the intricacies of termite habitats. An infographic illustrates a termite nest, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about termites using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Termites also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In Moles, early fluent readers discover the amazing world of moles and the structures they build. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the intricacies of mole habitats. An infographic illustrates a mole nest, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about moles using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Moles also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In Birds, early fluent readers discover the amazing world of birds and the structures they build. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the intricacies of bird habitats. An infographic illustrates a bird's nest, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about birds using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Birds also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In Spiders, early fluent readers discover the amazing world of spiders and the structures they build. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the intricacies of spider habitats. An infographic illustrates types of spider webs, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about spiders using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Spiders also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In Beavers, early fluent readers discover the amazing world of beavers and the structures they build. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the intricacies of beaver habitats. An infographic illustrates a beaver's lodge, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about beavers using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Beavers also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In Bees, early fluent readers discover the amazing world of bees and the structures they build. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the intricacies of bee habitats. An infographic illustrates types of bees' nests, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about ants using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Bees also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In Ants, early fluent readers discover the amazing world of ants and the structures they build. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they explore the intricacies of ant habitats. An infographic illustrates an ant nest, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about ants using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Ants also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
Meet the feet that help birds eat! You can learn a lot about a bird just by looking at its feet. The size, shape, and type give you important clues about where a bird lives, how it moves, and what it eats. Discover seven birds, each with a different type of foot, including a roadrunner with strong legs and feet running across the desert to snag a lizard for lunch, a cardinal with flexible toes perching on a branch to pick berries, and a heron with long legs and toes wading through a river to search for fish. Bright, bold illustrations and simple text invite children to guess what birds will be revealed on successive pages. But look out! Predators are lurking, and they’re hungry, too! "Fun Foot Facts," food chains, bird watching tips, and more are presented in Explore More for Kids, Teachers, and Parents in the back of the book.
“If you were an animal—wild or tame, would you know your daddy’s name?” Every page answers this question with a different animal. Meet a joey riding piggy-back whose daddy is a sugar glider, a calf whose daddy is a towering giraffe, and a tiny fry floating next to its seahorse daddy. Children will be delightfully surprised by the animal in the middle of the book, and dads will especially appreciate the scene on the last page. Rhyming verses describe animal characteristics, and watercolor illustrations capture the feeling of all the different habitats, making every page a teachable moment. Additional animal information and matching game in the back of the book extends the learning.
Deserts are full of surprises! An amazing array of animals calls this driest place on Earth their home. Through rhythm and rhyme, children meet a new animal on every page. They won’t be able to resist getting in on all the action as animal parents teach their babies how to live in this unusual place - camels kneel, armadillos dig, dingoes sniff, and jerboas jump. Cut paper collages capture the subtle beauty of the desert and also "hide" more animals for young eyes to find. Additional information, a world map, and tips from the author give parents and teachers all they need to make learning fun. One part song, one part story, and one part sheer delight!
Roosters attract hens by strutting around and showing off their brilliant feathers. This book introduces children to the cycle of a chicken's life, explaining how a chick hatches from an egg and develops into an adult. Blastoff! Series
An introduction to what characteristics animals in the birds animal class have and how they fit into the animal kingdom.
Uses a fictional story of a boy's visit to his grandfather's house in the Florida Keys to discuss the behavior and habitat of the small deer that have lived there for hundreds of years.
The world is filled with animals, but which is the biggest, the smallest, the fastest, the slowest, and the loudest?
Megan learns about the life cycle, physical characteristics, and habitat of the whooping crane, and also about the many dangers that are forcing the bird to near-extinction. The book provides factual information about the natural history of the whooping crane through the fictional story of a sixteen-day-old whooping crane chick.
This story describes what has happened to the elephant's ancestors, Mastodons and the mammoths, and what could happen to the elephant if it is unable to adapt to life changes.
Describes some of the pets who have shared the White House with various presidents, including Thomas Jefferson's mockingbird, Abraham Lincoln's goats, Warren Harding's dog, and John Kennedy's hamsters.
In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the powerful strength of rat teeth. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the special biological adaptions that make rats one of nature’s superheroes. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about rats using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Super Rats also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
When confronted by other predators, cheetahs opt for flight over fight. You would, too, if you could run up to 70 miles per hour. Cheetahs make a chase look easy, but hunting can be hard work. Find out how these speed demons of the savannah execute attacks and teach their young how to do the same. Blastoff! Series
Loads of quirky, cool, and astonishing facts on all sorts of animals.
From where they sleep to what they eat and how you can make them feel safe and at home, this book gives you all the pet care advice you need to become a cat’s best pal. Learn the inside information on how cats communicate, what games they like to play, and how to understand their behavior, so you can build a bond with your pet that will last a lifetime.
