This book takes a scientific look at the destruction of different habitats. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book takes a scientific look at global warming. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book takes a scientific look at keeping our food and water safe. Reading Essentials in Science.
All life depends on the layers of gases that surround the Earth. This book explains the importance of the atmosphere for life on Earth, discussing the gases that make up the air, water vapor in the atmosphere, air pressure and movement, the layers of the atmosphere, and global warming. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book takes a scientific look at different energy sources. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book takes a scientific look at consumption and waste. Reading Essentials in Science.
This book is an introduction to the harmful effects of alcohol, tobacco, and drugs. Reading Essentials in Science.
Atomic (nuclear) energy and technology can be used to produce electricity, power ships, preserve foods, and to diagnose and treat diseases. This book presents an introduction to atomic energy, covering topics such as the structure of an atom, fusion, fission, nuclear power plants, and the debate over atomic energy. Reading Essentials in Science.
Readers will learn how animals are reintroduced into their natural-world setting that they might have never known.
Our friends are supposed to be there for us when we need them, to help us through tough times and laugh with us when things are going well. But sometimes, our friends can push us to do things we wouldn't do normally. We might want to do the things our friends are doing to fit in or be cool. This is peer pressure, and it can be dangerous when it leads to hurtful behaviors.
The Internet is a great tool for learning. Its also a lot of fun for games, keeping up with friends, or reading about the things you love. But there are also dangers on the Internet. You can't always know for sure to whom you're talking. Information you put online that you think is safe may become a target for people who are up to no good. Pictures you share with one person can end up in the hands of people you'd never have sent them to. The Internet can become a scary place.
Drugs and alcohol are dangerous no matter how old you are, but for kids, the risks of using drugs or alcohol are even more serious. Even though many young people know that drugs and alcohol can be deadly, they still put themselves in harms way by using these unsafe substances.
Justine and her friends are all about being green and helping the planet, one fun-filled environmental project at a time.
A series for the young architect, designer or engineer who wants to plan and build their own ecologically sound home that will also help our planet.
Como los humanos, los animales pueden enfermarse o lastimarse. Las personas visitan a los doctores. A las mascotas las llevan con los veterinarios. ¿Qué les pasa a los animales salvajes cuando están lastimados, enfermos, o son huérfanos? La mayoría de las veces, llamamos a los rehabilitadores de los animales salvajes para que los rescaten. Este diario fotográfico lleva a los lectores “entre bastidores” a cuatro diferentes centros de rehabilitación. Enamórate de estos animales que viven en los traspatios mientras son cuidados hasta que recuperan la salud y son liberados a la vida silvestre cuando ya es posible hacerlo. Esta es la primera serie fotográfica de varias que van a presentar las diferentes formas y a la gran cantidad de personas que cuidan a una amplia variedad de animales. En el futuro, busca otros títulos de Ayudantes de animales que incluirán Cuidadores de Zoológicos, de Acuarios, Rescatadores de animales grandes, Rescatadores de animales marinos, Ecologistas, y Veterinarios.
El pequeño pollo pudo haber pensado que el cielo se caía pero Pedro Pica está seguro de que los glaciares se están derritiendo y se va donde el monarca de la montaña para hablar sobre ésto. En el camino, se encuentra con sus amigos Lali Lagópodo, Ara Ardilla, Mara Marmota y Lilo Liebre y todos se preguntan que les pasará si los glaciares se derriten. ¿Dónde vivirán? ¿Cómo sobrevivirán? Cuando Guelo Glotón trate de engañarlos, ¿podrá salvarlos el monarca de la montaña? Lo que es más importante, ¿podrá el monarca de la montaña parar que se derritan los glaciares?
Chicken Little may have thought the sky was falling but Peter Pika is sure the glaciers are melting and is off to talk to the Mountain Monarch about it. Joined along the way by friends Tammy Ptarmigan, Sally Squirrel, Mandy Marmot, and Harry Hare, they all wonder what will happen to them if the glaciers melt. Where will they live, how will they survive? When Wiley Wolverine tries to trick them, can the Mountain Monarch save them? More importantly, can the Mountain Monarch stop the glaciers from melting?
Los animales amenazados y en peligro de extinción se encuentran en todo el mundo, en todos los diferentes tipos de hábitats. Los lectores celebran la gran diferencia que hacen las personas bondadosas por estos animales mientras practican sus habilidades utilizando las restas. Cada animal se presenta a través de un verso que rima inteligentemente con un problema de resta.
¡Enrique la garza no podía estarse quieto! ¡Él siempre se estaba moviendo, y ésto los volvía locos a todos! Su hermano y hermana le gritaban porque caminaban sobre sus cabezas, y mamá y papá apenas podían ponerle alimento en su pequeño pico. Pero las garzas tienen que estar quietas para poder capturar su alimento entonces, ¿podría Enrique ser capaz de alimentarse solo? En Enrique la garza impaciente, la autora Donna Love lleva a los lectores junto a Enrique mientras él aprende una lección valiosa con ¡el rey del camuflaje! Ilustraciones divertidísimas y alegrespor Christina Wald complementan lo importante de la lección en el texto — ¡la importancia de mantenerse quieto! Esta es una lección significativa tanto para las garzas como para los niños.
¡El bosque de Felina, la pantera de Florida se está reduciendo! No sólo los árboles están desapareciendo, pero una carretera muy transitada y con carros que van muy rapido hace difícil que los animales consigan su comida al otro lado. Los lectores pueden aprender sobre seis animales que están en peligro de extinción. Estos animales tienen los mismos problemas que otros animales en todo el mundo. ¿Cómo obtiene Felina la ayuda que ella necesita?
You can celebrate the huge difference caring people make for endangered animals while you practice subtraction skills. In this sequel to her popular addition title, What's New at the Zoo?, Slade presents a new subtraction problem in each clever rhyming verse. The colorful watercolors include realistic animals set in lush spreads by illustrator, Joan Waites. So join in the celebration of our world's precious animals with this exciting title, and have fun practicing math skills along the way! The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes: Endangered Animal Vocabulary, Food Chains and Webs, Missing Links in Food Chains, Endangered Animals, and Fact Families.
Felina the Florida panther loved growing up in her forest home, until the forest starts to shrink! Trees begin to disappear, and Felina doesn't understand the new busy highway in the neighborhood. Other animals are in danger, too. Will Felina find a way to survive as humans threaten to ruin her home? Environmental science writer Loran Wlodarski gives children a look into deforestation and endangered animals in Felina's New Home: A Florida Panther Story, complemented by the detailed, emotive illustrations of Lew Clayton. Learn whether the animals in Felina's forest adapt to the new human presence and what children can do to keep wild animals safe, happy, and healthy.
In Justine McKeen, Pooper Scooper, the third book in the Justine McKeen series, Justine gets her friends to help her clean up the dog poop in the park across from the school board's offices in an effort to get the attention of the superintendent of schools. She hopes the efforts of her crew of cheerful pooper scoopers will help get the superintendent to see that bringing their school librarian back to work is the right thing to do.
Trevor, Robyn and Nick decide they have a mystery to solve when Trevor discovers a suspicious looking young man snooping around. They learn about missing research involving the use of carob beans to aid in cancer treatment-potentially valuable information. With a shady looking grad student, a bitter activist and an employee of a medical research firm to deal with, our amateur sleuths are faced with their greatest challenge yet.
Beautiful photos and text examines the issues endangered Steller Sea lions face and how they can be saved.
