Identify different kinds of freshwater fish in North America's lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind of fish, such as patterns or unique body parts.
This book details the growth and development of these fascinating, prehistoric fish. Readers will learn about topics such as how shark pups are born, the behaviors and feeding habits of juvenile sharks, and how adult sharks find one another in order to mate.
Emperor penguins are one of the very few species able to survive in the frigid Antarctic and the only species that stays there year-round. This book follows the journey these birds take to their annual breeding grounds and the difficulties they face by having their young in the harshest conditions on the planet.
Frogs begin their lives as tiny tadpoles living in water. As adults, they live both on land and in water. This book details the changes in a frog at the four stages: egg, tadpole, froglet, and adult. Readers will learn about topics such as how frogs breathe and eat at each stage, differences in the metamorphosis of frogs in different climates, and dangers to frogs from pollution, pesticides, and destruction of habitat.
Follow a gray whale from its summer feeding grounds off the coast of Alaska to its winter birthing grounds in the warmer waters off of Mexico. This giant mammal will delight readers, as will the photos, exciting information, and migration route map!
Follow an Emperor penguin on its migration in Antarctica to breeding grounds in the month of March. This amazing bird will delight readers, as will the photos, exciting information, and migration route map!
What reptile fits on your fingertip? What animal might you need a microscope to see? In Smallest Animals, beginning readers are introduced to the tiniest animals across a variety of classes and species. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about Earth's smallest animals. A comprehensive back matter feature shows each featured animal on a ruler to visually display its small size. Children can learn more about small animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Smallest Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
How fast is a cheetah? What's the fastest bug? In Fastest Animals, beginning readers are introduced to the quickest animals across a variety of classes and species. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about Earth's fastest animals. A comprehensive back matter feature notes and compares the featured animals' speeds. Children can learn more about fast animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Fastest Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
What's slower than a sloth? Could you beat a tortoise in a race? What's the slowest swimmer? In Slowest Animals, beginning readers are introduced to the slowest animals across a variety of classes and species. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about Earth's slowest animals. A comprehensive back matter feature notes and compares the featured animals' slow speeds. Children can learn more about slow animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Slowest Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
How much weight can an elephant carry? What animal has the strongest bite? In Strongest Animals, beginning readers are introduced to the strongest animals across a variety of classes and species. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about Earth's strongest animals. A comprehensive back matter feature highlights the strongest within each animal class. Children can learn more about strong animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Strongest Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
What's the biggest bird? Is a blue whale bigger than an elephant? What's the tallest animal? In Biggest Animals, beginning readers are introduced to the largest animals across a variety of classes and species. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about Earth's biggest animals. A comprehensive back matter feature displays the animals noted in the book and shows how they measure up to each other. Children can learn more about big animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Biggest Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
What animals use tools? How do orcas work together to hunt? Can elephants tell when a friend is sad? In Smartest Animals, beginning readers are introduced to the smartest animals across a variety of classes and species. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they learn about Earth's smartest animals. A comprehensive back matter feature highlights different ways animals show and utilize their intelligence. Children can learn more about smart animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Smartest Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In Gross Animal Habits, readers will learn about different bizarre animal behaviors, including blood-squirting lizards, spitting llamas, and gut-flinging sea cucumbers. A comprehensive Why Do Animals Do Gross Things? back matter feature highlights different types of disgusting animal behaviors. Children can learn more about gross animal habits online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Gross Animal Habits also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Slimy Animals, readers will learn about slimy animals, including snails and slugs, slime eels, and worms. A comprehensive Why Are Some Animals Slimy? back matter feature highlights different uses for slime in the animal kingdom. Children can learn more about slimy animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Slimy Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Stinky Animals, readers will learn about smelly animals, including stink bugs, skunks, and musk oxen. A comprehensive Why Are Some Animals Stinky? back matter feature highlights different uses for smelly scents in the animal kingdom. Children can learn more about smelly animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Stinky Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Seashells, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of seashells found on the beach. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind, such shape, color, texture, and size. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each image of a seashell with its name. Children can learn more about seashells and how to identify them online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Seashells also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
Las focas y los leones marinos tienen un aspecto similar y algunas veces es complicado saber cuál es cuál. Ambos mamíferos marinos nadan con aletas y pueden encontrarse en océanos alrededor del mundo. Uno tiene orejas visibles, mientras que las orejas del otro no son externas. Uno atraviesa el agua utilizando sus aletas traseras, mientras que el otro usa sus aletas frontales para nadar. Ya sobre tierra, uno rebota hacia sus alrededores, mientras que el otro puede “caminar” sobre sus aletas.
¿Qué tienen en común y en qué se diferencian los cangrejos y las langostas? Aunque ambos animales viven en el océano, uno prefiere nadar y el otro caminar. Uno puede ser encontrado en pozas costeras y el otro en alta mar. Ambos tienen esqueletos en la parte externa de sus cuerpos. ¡Hay mucho más sobre estos animales además de ser un buen alimento para nosotros!
In Biome Beasts: Ocean Animals, readers will discover how animals survive in saltwater biomes and the skies above them. Most of Earth is covered by oceans and seas that are home to an amazing variety of animals. Some have adapted to life in the cold, dark aphotic zone. Others live in the disphotic zone where predators attack from above or below. Still others live in the top layer, the euphotic zone, where food is plentiful but competition for it is fierce.
In Biome Beasts: Estuary Animals, readers will discover how and why animals survive and thrive in these sheltered biomes. Life in the estuary is always changing. Ocean tides of saltwater flow in and out of the estuary and mix with the fresh water that flows from rivers and streams. The animals that swim or wade in the waters or make the mudflats their homes must have physical or social adaptations that allow them to live in the salty mix.
Early readers will love learning all about penguins! This book includes engaging and colorful photographs that connect to simple sentences and exciting sight words, helping young readers learn about penguins while building confidence in their reading skills. Each book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
This title will introduce readers to the Southern minke whale. Complete with awesome photographs and more facts! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
This title will introduce readers to the leopard seal. Complete with awesome photographs and more facts! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
In Sharks, emergent readers learn about the different parts of a shark and see it in the wild. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Sharks includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, and review questions.
In Dolphins, emergent readers learn about dolphins as they swim in the ocean. Carefully crafted text, high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references support emergent readers. Dolphins includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, index, and review questions.
