Animals adapt, or change, to stay alive. Adaptation can happen in an animal’s body or in the way it behaves. Some adaptations have taken place over many years, and others are caused by changing habitats due to the actions of people. This informative book shows animal adaptations due to changing climates, habitat changes, and opportunistic behaviors that help animals survive, such as the creation of new species. The coywolf, for example, is a new species. It is part coyote and part wolf, and has a much greater chance of survival than either of the animals that created it.
This fascinating book explains that some animals must learn the basics of staying alive from their mothers, while others know how to survive without being taught. Students will discover how some bird and mammal mothers teach their babies how to find food and keep safe from predators. Readers will also learn about other animal skills such as finding their way over great distances. People need help from navigation instruments, radar, or maps. Animals use cues such as the sun, stars, or Earth’s magnetic field when they are swimming or flying. This book asks students to look at the skills of animals and compare them to their knowledge and ways of learning.
People have learned a lot from animals and copied many of their ways of surviving. This interesting book details many, often surprising, examples: bird flight and airplanes; defensive equipment such as helmets and turtle shells; strong spiderlike threads for surgeries; heating and cooling systems such as those created by termites; camouflage patterns on uniforms or vehicles in battle; and animal prints copied in fashions and decorations.
This fun title asks readers to think about how different body coverings protect animals by keeping them warm and safe. From fur and feathers to scales and shells, readers get a close-up look at different animal coats to see how they suit the habitats and lives of the animals that are covered in them.
Egypt's culture is a fascinating mixture of ancient traditions passed down by the native peoples, as well as the traditions and cultures of countries such as England and Greece, who ruled Egypt in different periods of history. This interesting book describes how ancient traditions, beliefs, and rituals combined with modern influences into the festivals celebrated today. Young readers will also learn how the Egyptian people celebrate family occasions.
It is important for young children to gain an understanding of who they are and how each individual is unique. This clever book helps define identity in simple terms, even when dealing with seemingly difficult concepts such as gender and belonging.
The useful information in this book on keeping your body and surroundings clean will help children understand germs and how they spread. Bright images highlight important concepts such as how to dispose of used tissues and wash your hands.
This engaging title emphasizes healthy living habits for kids, such as getting enough sleep, exercise, and healthy food, as well as taking care of yourself when you are ill. Children will also learn about the people who help us stay healthy such as parents, teachers, doctors, and sports coaches.
Children will love this inviting introduction to school. Key topics such as first day, teachers, and school rules are accompanied by warm, relatable images.
Enjoy reading about the changes in a rabbit as it grows from a newborn bunny to a full-grown adult.
Discover how a tiny seed grows to become a pumpkin with the help of water, sunlight, air, and soil.
Read about the different tools of technology we use throughout our day. Think about which kinds of technology you use yourself.
Many technologies are made up of different parts that each perform a certain job. This basic introduction to systems will show you how all the parts work together as a group to complete a task.
Technology is the name we give to the tools that help make work easier, safer, or more fun for us to do. Learn about the basics of technology and how it improves our lives.
Read about the things that change outdoors with the season, including the hours of sunlight and the temperature.
Read about the invention of certain tools, and how they have been improved over time to become the technology we use today.
Read about the Sun and the Moon, and how they change positions in the sky throughout the day. Find out what else can be seen in the sky.
Friends share their strategies for figuring out how many objects remain as some are taken away.
A group of friends play a game on their way to school by counting forward and backward by twos, fives, and tens.
Friends identify the shapes of things in their neighborhood, create new shapes by joining and separating existing ones, and discover why certain shapes are useful for building structures.
Friends learn different ways to construct sets of ten and find it helps them get better at working with numbers and place value.
Read about the kinds of jobs that people do as engineers, and how they use math, science, and creative thinking to solve problems.
Engineers don’t give up when they fail to solve a problem. Discover why learning from mistakes helps guide engineers to find the best solution.
Different problems need different solutions, but engineers follow the same steps to solve them. Discover the path engineers take to find new solutions or improve old ones.
Read about some of the things that engineers design, such as bridges and water systems, to improve life in our communities.
