In From Sand to Glass, early fluent readers learn how glass is made, from melting sand to pouring molten glass into molds to give it shape. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this item gets to be the glass that we use in many everyday items. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. Children can learn more about glass using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. From Sand to Glass also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In From Cotton to T-Shirt, early fluent readers learn how a T-shirt is made, from cotton harvesting to producing fabric to consumers picking a shirt out in a store. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this item gets to their closets. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. Children can learn more about T-shirts using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. From Cotton to T-Shirt also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In From Metal to Bicycle, early fluent readers learn how a bicycle is made, from producing steel from metal to workers welding the frame. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this item gets to be the bike they ride for fun. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. Children can learn more about bicycles using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. From Metal to Bicycle also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In From Tree to Paper, early fluent readers learn how paper is made, from wooden logs to pulp to our printers. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this item gets to their notebooks. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. Children can learn more about paper using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. From Tree to Paper also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In From Sheep to Sock, early fluent readers learn how a sock is made, from shearing wool from sheep to pairing and packing socks for people to buy. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this item gets to their dressers. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. Children can learn more about socks using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. From Sheep to Sock also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In From Wax to Crayon, early fluent readers learn how a crayon is made, from melting wax and mixing in pigments to boxing up crayons for people to buy. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this item gets to their classrooms and homes. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. Children can learn more about crayons using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. From Wax to Crayon also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
El tiempo cambia diariamente. Algunas veces incluso puede cambiar de un momento a otro - como una tormenta repentina. El tiempo afecta nuestra vida diaria, desde lo que vestimos hasta las actividades que podemos (o no) hacer en el exterior. Aprender acerca del tiempo y cómo vestirnos y prepararnos para el mismo es una habilidad importante que debemos aprender. Y quizás, la habilidad de observar sea incluso más importante. Al preguntarles sobre cosas simples, los niños se involucran y empiezan a observar y establecer correlaciones acerca de las condiciones climáticas que los rodean, para poder comprender de qué forma el tiempo afecta sus vidas diarias.
Al igual que los humanos, los animales usan sus casas como refugio y para cuidar a los más pequeños. Las casas de los animales pueden ser fáciles de ver, o pueden estar escondidas (camufladas) para su protección. Algunos animales son grandes constructores mientras que otros toman prestadas las casas que otros animales han hecho. Diferentes animales pueden usar lugares naturales como cuevas o agujeros en los árboles para hacer sus casas. ¡E incluso algunos animales pueden llevar sus casas sobre sus propias espaldas! Palitos, barro, hojas, algodón y césped son todos elementos que los animales pueden usar para construir una casa. Las pueden hacer excavando, dando vueltas, construyendo o tomándolas prestadas, las casas de los animales son tan variadas como ellos mismos. Esta es una secuela perfecta a la serie de Anatomía y Adaptaciones de los Animales de Mary Holland.
Los dientes vienen en todas las formas y tamaños, al igual que sus anfitriones animales. Algunos dientes son afilados para atrapar presas y arrancar su carne. Otros dientes son planos para masticar plantas y algunos animales tienen ambos tipos para comer plantas y animales. “Y ese es el diente” recopila datos únicos y divertidos acerca de los dientes de animales y humanos mediante acertijos interesantes. Con pistas para ayudarte a resolver cada acertijo, los niños estarán activamente involucrados mientras ríen, adivinan y aprenden.
¿Cómo sería vivir como un dinosaurio? Los jóvenes lectores descubrirán que las vidas de los dinosaurios tenían muchas similitudes con las de los animales en la actualidad: nacían en huevos, corrían, cazaban, se escondían de los depredadores y crecían hasta la adultez. Sin embargo, el mundo en el que vivieron estas criaturas es muy diferente al actual; un gran ejemplo es que cosas sencillas como el pasto todavía no existían. Las palabras fáciles y repetitivas hacen que esta historia sea genial tanto para los lectores principiantes como para los entusiastas de los dinosaurios.
¿Cuánto pesa un elefante? ¿Cómo lo sabes? ¿Cómo sabrías si no contaras con una pesa moderna? Cao Chong, de seis años de edad, el niño más prodigioso en la historia de la China, se encontraba con este problema.
Weather changes daily. Sometimes it can even change from one moment to another—like a sudden storm. Weather affects our daily lives from what we wear to what outdoor activities (or lack thereof) we can do. Learning about weather and how to dress and prepare for it is an important skill to learn. Maybe even more important is the skill of observation. By asking simple questions, children become engaged and can start to observe and make correlations about the weather around them so they will understand how the weather impacts their lives.
What would it be like to live as a dinosaur? Young readers will discover that dinosaur lives had many similarities to present-day animals: they hatched, ran, hunted, hid from predators, and grew to adulthood. However, these creatures from the far past inhabited a world that was very different from today; a great example is that a simple thing like grass didn't yet exist. Repetitive sight words make this a great story for beginning readers and dinosaur enthusiasts alike.
Noses come in all kinds of shapes and sizes that are just right for its particular animal host. Not only do most animals use their noses to breathe but for many animals, the sense of smell helps them find food, a mate, or even to know when danger is near! Following Animal Tails, Animal Eyes, Animal Mouths (NSTA/CBC Outstanding Trade Science Award), and Animal Legs, Mary Holland continues her photographic Animal Anatomy and Adaptations series by exploring many different animal noses and how those noses help the animals survive in their habitats.
Hearing is an important sense for animals’ survival. Ears give animals vital information to help them find food or listen for predators ready to attack. This continuation of Mary Holland’s award-winning Animal Anatomy and Adaptations series features a wide variety of animal ears and how animals use them. Did you know that some animals have ears on their legs? Like the eyes, mouths, legs, and tails featured in previous books, animal ears come in a wide variety of shapes and sizes—a perfect match for each animal’s needs.
How much does an elephant weigh? How do you know? How would you know if you didn’t have a modern scale? Six-year-old Cao Chong, the most famous child prodigy in Chinese history, faced just this problem! Chong watches as the prime minister’s most trusted and learned advisors debate different methods. The principle of buoyancy and a little bit of creative thinking help this boy come up with a solution.
Jojo is prepping for an exciting night; it’s time for the bat count! Bats have always been a welcome presence during the summers in the family barn. But over the years, the numbers have dwindled as many bats in the area caught white-nose syndrome. Jojo and her family count the bats and send the numbers to scientists who study bats, to see if the bat population can recover. On a summer evening, the family quietly makes their way to the lawn to watch the sky and count the visitors to their farm.
Algunos árboles no crecen mucho y otros son altos. Algunos crecen en los desiertos calurosos y otros, crecen en las montañas frías. Compara y contrasta las diferentes características de los árboles a través de las vibrantes fotografías.
Join Delfina the dolphin as she imagines that she becomes other sea animals: a fish, a sea turtle, a pelican, an octopus, a shark, even a manatee! The incredible morphing illustrations will have children laughing as they learn about the real differences between these ocean animals and their respective classes.
I See Wasps introduces emergent readers to different kinds of paper wasps 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. I See Wasps includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and review questions.
I See Moths introduces emergent readers to different kinds of moths 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. I See Moths includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and review questions.
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. I See Grasshoppers includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and review questions.
I See Beetles introduces emergent readers to beetles 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. I See Beetles includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, an index, and review questions.
Tails introduces emergent readers to unique and distinctive animal tails while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren’t facing too many challenges at once. Tails includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Noses introduces emergent readers to unique animal noses and how they use them while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once. Noses includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
