Learn all about baboons in this informational picture book. Kids ages 4-8 will enjoy learning about baboons through beautiful photos, engaging text and fun questions to test comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about otters in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Otters offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about orangutans in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Orangutans offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about gorillas in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Gorillas offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about monkeys in this informational picture book. Kids ages 4-8 will enjoy learning about monkeys through beautiful photos, engaging text and fun questions to test comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about hippos in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Hippopotamus offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about sharks in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Sharks offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about cheetahs in this informational picture book. Kids ages 4-8 will enjoy learning about cheetahs through beautiful photos, engaging text and fun questions to test comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about zebras in this informational picture book. Kids ages 4-8 will enjoy learning about zebras through beautiful photos, engaging text and fun questions to test comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about horses in this informational picture book. Kids ages 4-8 will enjoy learning about horses through beautiful photos, engaging text and fun questions to test comprehension throughout the book. Learn about your favorite horses: wild horses, feral horses, race horses, and polo horses. You will also lean about horse shoes, saddles, and other equipment used to ride a horse.
Learn all about cobras in this informational picture book. Kids ages 4-8 will enjoy learning about cobras through beautiful photos, engaging text and fun questions to test comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about the undersea world of the octopus in this picture book from science writer, Victoria Marcos. Each section encourages critical thinking and gets kids making connections with the information. Kids ages 4-8 will enjoy learning about octopuses through beautiful photos, engaging text and fun questions to test comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about milk snakes in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Milk Snakes offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
Learn all about dolphins in this fun and informational text. Like all books in the My Favorite Animal Series, Dolphins offers engaging facts and checks the reader's knowledge and comprehension throughout the book.
What is your favorite pet? My favorite pets are rabbits. Would you like to learn about them? In My Favorite Pet: Rabbits, students will learn about having a rabbit for a pet. Each My Favorite Pet book includes information on where pets live, how they play, and what they eat.
What's your favorite animal? In My Favorite Animal: Squirrels, students will learn amazing facts about squirrels. Each My Favorite Animal book features interesting non-fiction at a 2nd-grade reading level paired with questions throughout the text to check the reader's comprehension.
With a French name that means "spiny pig" and wearing a coat containing needle-sharp quills, the porcupine is usually not thought of as a cuddly mammal. Unless, of course, one is a porcupine's mother. And who better than mama porcupine to remind her little one of all the wonderful physical characteristics that make him unique, as she helps him explore his world. Rhyme and witty wordplay take readers through a night in the life of a young porcupine, relaying facts about its environment, eating habits, and physical attributes. Budding naturalists and readers of all ages will enjoy learning about the not-often-seen but mighty fine porcupine. STEM-based back matter includes photos and additional information.
When Mae the mayfly first hatches she learns she'll have just a day to enjoy the world. But soon a hungry trout has her racing for cover! As she peeks from her hiding spot and notices some of nature's most beautiful sights, she realizes she must live in the moment and experience everything the--sometimes scary--world has to offer. This tender story reminds us all--young and old--to be present and mindful in all we do.
One evening at dusk a wind current carries a lone firefly out over the sea. Glancing down into the water, the insect is mesmerized by the glowing bioluminescence, mistaking it for other fireflies. Seeking company, the firefly plunges into the waves. Luckily, there are human bystanders who can lend a hand. Based on an event witnessed by nature writer and ecologist Rachel Carson (The Sea Around Us and Silent Spring) where a firefly attempts to join its "family" in the ocean, this lyrical story written in verse perfectly illustrates the wonder and delight the natural world offers those who pay close enough attention. Back matter includes science facts about fireflies and bioluminescence, as well as information about Carson's life.
Sharks live under the water and breathe through their gills. They also have very sharp teeth. Read about sharks at the aquarium.
Fish is getting big and needs a new home. Dad helps Danny find a new home for Fish.
Danny and Bee play in a bathtub, and learn which toys sink and which toys float.
For decades, as the monarch butterflies swooped through every year like clockwork, people from Canada to the United States to Mexico wondered, "Where do they go?" In 1976 the world learned the answer: after migrating thousands of miles, the monarchs roost by the millions in an oyamel grove in Central Mexico's mountains. But who solved this mystery? Was it the scientist or the American adventurer? The citizen scientists or the teacher or his students? Winged Wonders shows that the mystery could only be solved when they all worked as a team--and reminds readers that there's another monarch mystery today, one that we all must work together to solve.
A young child adventures back in time to 70 million years ago to meet an Edmontosaurus, learning about this dinosaur's babies, its diet, and how it stayed warm in its cold habitat. This illustrated narrative nonfiction title includes a map of fossil findings, glossary, and further resources.
A young child adventures back in time to 125 million years ago to meet an Iguanodon, learning about what this dinosaur ate, its size, and how it traveled in a herd. This illustrated narrative nonfiction title includes a range map, glossary, and further resources.
