It is time to build a road! This low-level title shows how backhoes help in road construction, from digging trenches to leveling ground. Narrative text follows a backhoe during a day on the job to inform about the different parts and tasks of a backhoe, while colorful illustrations support the text. Questions encourage students to connect with the text, while fun facts add extra information. Young readers will love digging into this fun title!
Jordie is awed by asteroids, perplexed by planets, and mesmerized by moons. She can't believe her luck when she finds a black hole taking up residence in her desk at school. Of course she's keeping it. But when the black hole starts snarfing everything in sight--including Neptune the dog--she realizes that black holes need wide open spaces, galaxies to graze, and stars to slurp. So she sets things right. Just not before she embarking on a wild, time- and space-bending mission to save her pup.
Seeds scatter across the forest floor. But how does a tiny seed grow into a big plant? Come to forest school to find out! Engage your curiosity about seeds with exploration through the forest and hands-on activities. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos make learning about the forest fun.
What does a city need to thrive? Build one layer by layer to find out. Start with a source of water then add the buildings and people that make up the bustling city. Then, get creative to make your own city environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
What does a rain forest look like? Build one layer by layer to find out. Starting in the understory and working our way up to the tall treetops of the emergent layer, we’ll see many different plants, animals, and more. When we’re done exploring, it’s time to get creative to make your own rain forest environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
What kinds of rocks and sticks can you spot in the woods? Come to forest school to find out! Engage your curiosity with exploration through the forest and hands-on activities. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos make learning about the forest fun.
Rumble! Are you hungry? After you eat a snack, you may go back to playing. But that's when your stomach really steps up. With every meal from breakfast to dinner, your stomach works to break down your food. It gives you the energy you need to do everything else. Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What adds up into an ocean? Build one layer by layer to find out. The watery world looks very different the deeper we get. Once we get down to the bottom, it’s time to get creative to make your own ocean environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
What keeps you standing tall? Your bones! But they do more than just stop you from flopping on the floor. Your bones make up the frame of your body and support you. They protect your other organs and team up with muscles and joints to help you move. And while they're doing all this, they are living and growing, too! Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
When you open a book, you can see the pictures, read the words, and even turn the pages all thanks to one special part of you. What do you think it is? It's your brain! Your busy brain keeps the rest of your body going. It helps you move, talk, and think. It's at work when you don't even notice. Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What is that thing pumping in your chest to help you run, dance, play, and live your life? Thump-thump, thump-thump. It's your heart! With every beat, your heart pumps blood through your body to help you keep going. It sends oxygen to the rest of your body and takes out the trash. And that's just the beginning! Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What happens when you take a deep breathe? Woosh! Air rushes into your lungs. Your lungs help you get the air you need to live. They work with your heart to send oxygen around your body and get rid of waste you don't want. And that's not all! Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What do you use with every move you make? Muscles! You use muscles to do a cartwheel and lift a pencil. But they also help your heart beat, help you breathe, and work to break down food in your tummy. What could be mightier than muscles? Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What itty-bitty creatures crawl around along the forest floor and which flit amongst the treetops? Come to forest school to find out! Engage your curiosity about minibeasts with exploration through the forest and hands-on activities. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos make learning about the forest fun.
It's moving! Or is it? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently--like still images that appears to float, spin, or wiggle along. Explore magnificent moving illusions and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion. Get ready to be eye-mazed!
A speedy hunter quietly swims below a group of fish, then jumps up and takes a bite. The mako shark is one of the fastest swimmers in the ocean. It chases other fish for miles until it can chomp into them with its sharp, pointy teeth. Dive in to learn more about the life of mako sharks and why humans are a threat to this incredible fish. It's time to get shark shocked!
A huge fish opens its powerful jaw, revealing rows and rows of sharp teeth. The great white shark uses these teeth to rip apart sea lions and other prey. Dive deep into the ocean to follow the great white as it hunts for food and migrates thousands of miles. Learn about where the great white shark lives and why humans are a threat to this incredible fish. It's time to get shark shocked!
A hammerhead shark puts on a burst of speed, crushes its target beneath its wide, flat head, and gulps down a whole chunk of prey--without even chewing first. The hammerhead shark may have a unique head shape, but this tool is full of surprises that make it a great hunter. Dive under the waves to see the hammerheads incredible senses at work, follow along with its migration, learn how it has young, and more. It's time to get shark shocked!
When prey swims close, the goblin shark lunges forward . . . with just it's jaw. Not only does this freaky fish have a long, pointy nose that is as terrifying as its mythical namesake, but also the jumping jaw to match. Dive under the waves with this mysterious deep-sea shark to uncover the truth behind the slingshot jaw, follow the hunt, learn about a special sharky sense, and more. It's time to get shark shocked!
The image is clear. Or is it? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently—like an image that shows two different things, depending on how you look at it. Explore ambiguous images and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion. Get ready to be eye-mazed!
What goes into making a coastline? Build one layer by layer to find out. Add a sandy shore, awesome animals, rocking rocks, and more. Then, get creative to make your own coastline environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
Which creatures live in the forest's trees? Which ones live underground? How about the animals in between? Come to forest school to find out! Engage your curiosity about creatures with exploration through the forest and hands-on activities. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos make learning about the forest fun.
What is that color? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently—like colors that switch to their opposites when you stare too long or sneaky shades that are really the same. Explore cool color illusions and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion. Get ready to be eye-mazed!
A sneaky hunter swims through murky waters where other fish can't see it coming. Then, the bull shark bumps its head against its prey before taking a huge bite. With the strongest bite of all sharks and hundreds of sharp teeth, bull sharks eat many animals. Dive in to see how this incredible shark lives in both oceans and rivers, learn about human threats to the bull shark, and more. It's time to get shark shocked!
A huge fish swims slowly with its big mouth open wide. The basking shark is collecting tiny plankton to eat. Although it is the second-biggest shark in the world, this gentle giant eats some of the smallest creatures in the sea. Dive in to learn more about where the basking shark lives, how it interacts with other fish, and why humans are a threat to this incredible ocean animal. It's time to get shark shocked!
