In Wildebeests, beginning readers will follow wildebeests as they migrate the Serengeti and stay safe from predators. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn how wildebeests survive in the wild. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a wildebeest’s body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about wildebeests online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Wildebeests also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Rhinoceroses, beginning readers will follow rhinoceroses as they care for young and charge at danger. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn how rhinoceroses survive in the wild. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a rhinoceros’s body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about rhinoceroses online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Rhinoceroses also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Caribou Calves, emergent readers learn how caribou calves grow up and travel with their herd and survive in the Arctic with thick fur, hooves, and antlers. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers.
In Meerkats, beginning readers will follow meerkats as they work together to find food and stay safe from danger. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn how meerkats survive in the wild. A labeled diagram helps readers identify a meerkat’s body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about meerkats online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Meerkats also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Condors, beginning readers will learn how these birds of prey fly to find food and the physical features that help these raptors soar. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn how condors scavenge for and eat food. A labeled diagram helps readers identify the condor’s physical attributes, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about condors online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Condors also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Polar Bear Cubs, emergent readers follow polar bear cubs and their mother as they play, hunt, and swim in the Arctic. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers.
In Aardvarks, beginning readers will follow an aardvark as it digs for finds food and digs burrows. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn how aardvarks survive in the wild. A labeled diagram helps readers identify an aardvark's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about aardvarks online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Aardvarks also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Zookeepers, vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover how zookeepers work in zoos to keep animals safe and healthy. A labeled diagram helps readers identify tools of the trade, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about zookeepers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Zookeepers also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Animal Control Officers, beginning readers will learn how animal control officers help hurt, lost, or injured animals. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover how animal control officers use tools and experience to help animals and keep them and humans safe. A labeled diagram helps readers identify tools of the trade, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about animal control officers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Animal Control Officers also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
I See Grasshoppers introduces emergent readers to grasshoppers while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers, making sure they aren’t facing too many challenges at once.
A look at chameleons, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their color-changing skin, behaviors, relationships with humans, and fragile status in the world today.
Animals in Danger! Chimpanzees introduces young readers to these animals that are facing a fight for survival. With stunning photos and simple text, the profiles how this animal lives, why it is endangered, and what is being done to help.
Animals in Danger! Tigers introduces young readers to these tigers that are facing a fight for survival. With stunning photos and simple text, the profiles how this animal lives, why it is endangered, and what is being done to help.
Animals in Danger! Orangutans introduces young readers to these animals that are facing a fight for survival. With stunning photos and simple text, the profiles how this animal lives, why it is endangered, and what is being done to help.
Animals in Danger! Polar Bears introduces young readers to these animals that are facing a fight for survival. With stunning photos and simple text, the profiles how this animal lives, why it is endangered, and what is being done to help.
Draw a realistic-looking fossil like paleontologist Mary Anning did and make a plaster cast of it; or make your own terrarium like Doctor Nathaniel Bagshaw Ward to study plants and insects. This title gives readers both an understanding of the properties of living things and the skills to investigate great discoveries and works. Exciting and easy-to-understand experiments encourage budding scientists, inventors, engineers, and artists to stand on the shoulders of the curious and creative people who came before them.
Want to know if the Canada lynx lives in any other countries, or where not to go if you don't want to run into a venomous cottonmouth snake? This vibrant atlas is packed with eye-catching images of animals and their ecosystems and territories. Useful maps and text provide readers with easy-to-access geographic and biological information on animals that live throughout the world.
The survival of the giant panda depends on the survival of its only food: bamboo. Habitat loss from the destruction of bamboo forests in south central China where they live made the giant panda a vulnerable species. This book tells how habitat conservation and the creation of borrowing-and-breeding programs with zoos around the world kept the beloved bear from extinction.
Animals live in many kinds of habitats, located in different parts of the world. This book compares and contrasts these habitats and encourages students to learn how animals have adapted to where they live. Using cause-and-effect vocabulary, the book also explains why many animals are endangered and the reasons their lives are at risk. Students are asked to map the locations of different animal habitats and to come up with their own suggestions on how people can help threatened animals.
The only remaining wild population of whooping cranes breeds in Canada and winters in the United States. The story of their recovery is a tale of cross-border cooperation and the work of a team of international biologists. Readers will be able to chart their course and determine the elements of this successful recovery plan.
Listed as a threatened species in 1975, the grizzly bears near Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming have made a remarkable recovery. Intriguing text and vibrant images will draw readers into the story of the bear's decline due to human interaction and habitat loss, and the strategies put in place that helped it return.
Long considered by humans as a threat to livestock, wolves are hunted as pests. In particular, the gray wolf has been hunted almost to extinction in parts of North America. But these keystone predators help keep an ecosystem in balance. This book details reintroduction programs that have helped populations recover—yet they still occupy only 10 percent of their historic range.
Humpback whales are a true ecological success story. Readers will be enthralled by the story of these masters of the deep, listed as endangered in 1970. Protected by an international ban on hunting all whales in 1982, the humpback recovered so well it was no longer listed as endangered in most of the world by 2016.
The American alligator, which escaped extinction 65 million years ago, was nearly wiped out in the marshes and swamps of Louisiana and Florida in the last century. Today, they are thriving. This exciting book tells the story of how government protection, habitat preservation, and a campaign to reduce the demand for alligator products helped bring back these fierce-looking predators.
Buzz! A black and yellow insect flies past! Is it a wasp ready to attack, or friendly bee searching for flowers? Young readers will find out how to tell bees and wasps apart using easy-to-read text, photo labels, and side-by-side comparisons. From body shape to hives and nests, beginning readers can match defining characteristics to each stinging insect in this colorful title.
