Who wouldn't like a robot for a friend? They're strong, helpful, and want to be like us (with a few crazy differences!) See if you'd like any of the robots in this fun rhyming book as a friend.
This book builds beginning vocabulary about the science of weather. Extremely helpful for elementary science preparation, eight words combine with a visual depiction so readers can see what the word means.
This book builds beginning vocabulary about Earth science. Extremely helpful for elementary science preparation, eight words combine with a visual depiction so readers can see what the word means.
This book builds beginning vocabulary about plant science. Extremely helpful for elementary science preparation, eight words combine with a visual depiction so readers can see what the word means.
This book takes a first look at the tools young scientists can use to explore the world around them.
This book builds beginning vocabulary about the science of matter. Extremely helpful for elementary science preparation, eight words combine with a visual depiction so readers can see what the word means.
This low-level book describes what light is and how objects can only be seen with light shining on them or from them. Simple explanations describe which materials light can shine through, what causes shadows, and what happens when you shine light on a mirror.
Seeing is one of our five senses and we need light to see the world around us. This book explains in simple terms how light shines on objects allowing our eyes to see and send messages to our brain.
This book explains in a simple way how air allows some objects to float--even enormous objects, such as ships!
Hearing is one of our five senses. Sound helps us identify things around us and helps us learn. Learn how sound travels in waves and we hear different pitches of sound.
In this simple explanation of matter, children explore their world as they touch, taste, and change objects that surround them.
Children may not realize it, but they use models everyday. This book shows children how models represent things to help humans understand them better.
Bud-E is building a racecar out of a box to race in the Robot Racecar Rally. Join the students of Science Academy as they help build Bud-E's car and learn about the forces that make it go--and stop! Simple sentences and easy-to-understand examples make learning about forces understandable and fun.
It's Sports Week at Science Academy! Every year the other school wins the tug-of-war competition. But Katie is determined to win. Join Katie as she tries to learn everything there is to know about pulling forces to knock her opponent off balance. Simple sentences and easy-to-understand examples make learning about forces understandable and fun.
Help! The 3-D pizza printer is not working. Join the students at Science Academy as they solve their lunchtime problem while Professor Adams explains how electricity works and where it comes from. Simple sentences and easy-to-understand examples make learning about electricity understandable and fun.
The students of class 201 are locked out of their classroom. Professor Adams's car has broken down and they can't unlock the door without his nose print. Join the students of Science Academy as they learn how forces work and help Professor Adams get her car to move. Simple sentences and easy-to-understand examples make learning about forces understandable and fun.
Read all about science--super sound and light, exciting energy and electricity, incredible living things, fascinating forces, amazing inventions, and much more. Then see if you can answer questions, such as: What was the loudest known sound on Earth? Which animals can sense Earth's magnetic field? How can a solid be changed into a liquid?
Read about the men and women who have improved our lives through science including Dr. Daniel Hale Williams, astronaut Mae Jemison, inventor George Washington Carver, psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark, and many more.
What are materials? What are the properties of a material and how do these vary? What is the difference between natural and human-made materials? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What are solids? How are they different from liquids and gases? How can they be changed? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What is light and how does it help us to see? What is reflection? How does light form shadows? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What is a magnet? Why are some materials magnetic? How does a compass work? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What is electricity? How does a circuit work? Why do batteries only work if you put them in the correct way? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What is a force? How do forces make things move--or stop? How does the force of gravity affect life on Earth? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
There are many kinds of paper, from newsprint to cardboard to tissues. Trees to Paper takes a look at what paper is and how it made from trees. Useful images how how making paper is a multi-pronged process. A simple Save The Trees spread helps readers understand how important conservation, forest management, and recycling are for the future. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.
