Following a student conducting research, the reader learns about nuclear power as an energy source. This exciting title covers the history of nuclear power, its pros and cons, how we use nuclear power today, and how we may use it in the future.
This book details the life of the dinosaur known as Oviraptor. Readers will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning when Oviraptor lived and what it likely looked like. They will also find out how it lived, from what it ate to how it dealt with enemies. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
The ability to use the scientific method is key to carrying out experiments, taking measurements, or performing technical tasks. In this book, readers in real-world situations are tasked with following clues and using the scientific method to find out what happens as animals approach extinction. Informational text presents evidence and facts in the form of clues and side-bar details to help children develop critical thinking skills. A summary of the situation is included to show how each chapter contributes to the whole and for a solid understanding of the topic.
This book discusses the science behind volcanic eruptions. The chapters examine notable volcanic eruptions in history, explain why volcanoes erupt, and show how scientists are working to understand and predict eruptions. Diagrams, charts, and photos provide opportunities to evaluate and understand the scientific concepts involved.
With this title, young readers will gain a better understanding on how the breakfast cereal they love, ends up on their breakfast table.
How Do We Live Together: Raccoons, opens young eyes to the bustling world around them and gently encourages early learning. Boys and girls will see how raccoons care for their young, and find out where they live, what they eat and how they behave. Readers are encouraged to think critically about how we share our backyards with these wonderful animals.
Describes how music reaches your home, from recording, to storage to transmissions.
Level 2 guided reader that teaches the young reader important concepts about lakes, how they are formed, their importance in the ecosystems, and ways to keep them clean.
The books in the Community Connections Library help kids understand the world around them. What Do They Do? Doctors, gives young readers an idea of the role that Doctors play in keeping the members of the community healthy.
Find out how these beautiful balloons float through the air and discover what makes them fly.
Level 3 guided reader that helps educate young readers on the importance of reusing items and the role that plays in saving Earth's resources.
This book relays the factual details of the Dust Bowl through multiple accounts of the event. Readers learn details from the point of view of an Oklahoma farmer, a migrant farm worker, and a government journalist. This book offers opportunities to compare and contrast various narrative perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about an historical event.
This Level 1 guided reader explores the concept of seasonal changes in weather. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about the changes in spring weather we can see and feel.
This book relays the factual details of the story of the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. The narrative provides multiple accounts of the event, and readers learn details through the point of view of a fireman fighting fires and rescuing others, a girl whose home is destroyed, and a resident of Chinatown. The text offers opportunities to compare and contrast various perspectives in the text while gathering and analyzing information about a historical event.
The Red Cross is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency's volunteers and staff are working to provide provide disaster relief, run blood drives, and supply medicine and food to those in need. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like the Red Cross help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? The Red Cross to learn more about many people who help in your community and around the world.
UNICEF is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency's volunteers and staff are working to provide children with access to medical treatment and education. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like UNICEF help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? UNICEF to learn more about many people who help in your community and around the world.
The World Health Organization is a very important international agency. Around the world this group's volunteers and staff are working to treat disease outbreaks, provide immunizations and health education. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like the World Health Organization help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? The World Health Organization to learn more about many people who help in your community and around the world.
Doctors Without Borders is a very important international organization. Around the world this agency's volunteers and staff are working to provide urgent medical care, immunizations and treat disease outbreaks. Have you ever wondered how this important work gets done? How do organizations like Doctors Without Borders help? What kinds of problems do they have to solve? Read How Do They Help? Doctors Without Borders to learn more about many people who help in your community and around the world.
La pequeña Lina se aparta de su madre mientras persigue a un sapo allá por el río. Cuando el hielo del glaciar se quiebra, el agua estrenduosa se la lleva rodando y retumbando. Ahora está sola y la cría mamut lucha por sobrevivir. Y, debe esconderse al pasar por delante de los leones de las cavernas, osos, gatos dientes de sable, e inclusive, algunos de los primeros humanos. Además de agotada y temerosa, se tiene que resguardar del clima tormentoso mientras lucha por regresar con su manada. ¿Cómo puede encontrarlos? ¿Podrá regresar con ellos algún día?
Haz un viaje alrededor del mundo para descubrir una amplia variedad de formaciones terrestres y características geológicas de la Tierra a través del verso rítmico de Esta tierra, es tu país. En el viaje encontrarás planicies, mecetas y colinas. Descubre cómo un arroyo puede crear un cañón o cómo la lava forma un archipiélago. Lee en voz alta y descubre nuevo terreno al pasar de cada página.
What's inside your rib cage? Hint: it's not a canary! Why is bumping your humerus totally not funny? Why do football players and carpenters need knee pads? Kids will learn about all 206 of their very own bones - what they look like, where they are, what they do. Actual x-rays of real bones take kids through the skeletal system, inviting them to locate and explore their own bones.
What should I eat in space today? Something that won't float away! Food that sticks onto a spoon Is best when dining on the moon. Learn all about the pioneering dog-stronauts and how technology created for space affects our life on earth.
Why can't you hear a siren with your eyes? Spot an airplane with your hands? And how come a pickle on your ear isn't delicious? In You Can't Take a Pickle with Your Ear kids discover how each of their five senses is hard at work all day long, providing them with information and helping them get the most out of their daily lives.
Can a hammer fix a cold? Can a screwdriver drive away an itchy spot? What's the difference between a virus and an allergy, or a pimple and a wart? Dr. Fred Ehrlich explains all about ills, chills, what makes us sniffle and feel sore; and how doctors, treatments, and processes inside us can handle our bodies ick-ness and sickness. But, you CANT find any of these fixer-uppers . . . in a toolbox!
