Learn about light in this easy-to-read book. Simple text, colorful photos, and diagrams explain how light comes from a source, how it moves, and what is happening when you see reflection or refraction. Light waves and frequency also featured. Fun facts about light scattered throughout. Word matching game, comprehension questions, glossary, and index included. Contains the science concepts and vocabulary students need to know in grades 3 to 5. Correlates to NSTA's Science Standards.
This fact-filled book describes all things plants! With terms like species, photosynthesis, life cycle, and habitat, young readers will gain an understanding of how plants have survived on Earth for millions of years, and how we can't survive without them.
From hot magma deep inside Earth to rock and soil on the surface, this book describes the layers that makeup Earth and the life-supporting atmosphere that surrounds it.
It moves, it freezes, it melts. Kids find out that water takes on different forms and that it plays an important role in supporting life on Earth. Includes the water cycle.
A great introduction to weather terms and their meanings. Kids learn how weather changes day to day, and how it affects what we wear and what we do outside.
Young readers will understand the differences between living and non-living things with this bright and colorful book, which describes objects, as well as animals and plants and their life cycles.
Detailed illustrations and colorful photos show kids how our five senses help us explore and enjoy the world around us.
Earth has many natural cycles. Day and night repeat over and over again. Seasons happen year after year. Even plants and animals have cycles. This book helps young readers understand how our life cycle and Earth's cycles work together.
Long, short, over, and under are just a few words we use to describe objects and their locations. This book teaches young readers about descriptive words and how they help us describe our world.
Any child that likes big machines will love looking at the awesome photos and reading about tractors in this book. A fun read that engages the young reader while they build literacy skills.
Readers will see what it takes to move dirt and rock, lift heavy materials, and to build smooth roads for travel. This photo-packed book about construction machines helps children understand that vehicles can be tools. A fun way for kids to learn about construction vehicles while they build literacy skills.
Living in a city prevents some children from seeing farms. This book shows them some of the big machines used every day on farms. A fun way for kids to learn how big farm machines get the work done while they build literacy skills.
Read about the bull shark, who is stout (like a bull) and can live in both saltwater and freshwater. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the mako shark, who is so speedy some people call them torpedoes with teeth. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the nurse shark, who hunts at night and rests during the day. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the blacktip reef shark, who lives in oceans near reefs and gets its name from the black tip on its top fin. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the great white shark, who is the deadliest hunter of the sea and can catch big prey. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the lemon shark, who looks a bit yellow and blends in with the sandy ocean bottom. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the colorful coral snake whose red and yellow bands are a sign that it has deadly venom. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the copperhead snake and how it uses its fangs and venom to kill its prey. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the powerful rattlesnake and how its tail rattles to warn predators to stay away or risk a venomous bite. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the cottonmouth or water moccasin and how it uses deadly venom. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the venomous cobra and how it strikes its prey quickly and swallows it whole. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Read about the powerful boa constrictor and how it catches and squeezes its prey. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Powerful eyesight, massive talons, and sharp, hooked beaks--birds of prey are built to survive! Close-up photos of these serious predators will grab readers' attention as they learn how these birds hunt their prey. Fantastic photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read and a useful resource for report writing.
