¿Sabias que hay mas de 150 razas diferentes de cachorros? Las ilustraciones increíbles de la vida y las cajas informativas de la estadística, llenadas de hechos interesantes, hacen este libro de 24 páginas diversión y emocionante para los entusiastas jóvenes de la ciencia de edad 4 y arriba!
¿Sabías que el Tiranosaurio era el dinosaurio come carne más feroz? No era el más grande, pero era enorme – 7 toneladas (6.5 toneladas métricas) de monstruosidad. Con más de 40 pies (12 m) de largo, fue un asesino inteligente con una visión aguda. Aprende todo sobre estas criaturas prehistóricas y los paleontólogos que los estudian.
¿Sabias que la momia del faraón Khufu fue colocada en lo que se llama la Gran Pirámide? Es la estructura de piedra más grande del mundo, que consta de 2.300.000 bloques de piedra, ¡cada uno pesa varias toneladas! ¡Esa es una gran lápida!
¿Sabías que los científicos que estudian los volcanes se llaman volcanólogos? Conoce los tres tipos principales de volcanes: cono de ceniza, volcanes escudo y volcanes compuestos. Las ilustraciones increíbles realísticas y las cajas informativas de estadística, llenas con datos interesantes, hacen este libro de 24 páginas divertido y emocionantes para los jóvenes entusiastas de la ciencia de edades 4 para arriba!
¿Sabías que los tiburones pueden oler la sangre en el agua a más de una milla de distancia? Las ilustraciones increíbles realísticas y las cajas informativas de estadística, llenas con datos interesantes, hacen este libro de 24 páginas divertido y emocionantes para los jóvenes entusiastas de la ciencia de edades 4 para arriba!
Learn to identify different animal homes in nature. Carefully leveled text provides defining details for each animal home and where to find it, such as nests in trees and dens and burrows in the ground, while accompanying photos show both the home and the animal that inhabits it.
Identify different kinds of freshwater fish in North America's lakes, ponds, streams, and rivers. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind of fish, such as patterns or unique body parts.
Learn to identify different wild animal scat in nature. Carefully leveled text provides defining details for each animal's poop, what may be in it due to the animal's diet, and where to find it, while accompanying photos show both the droppings and the animal that left them.
Learn to identify different kinds of birds in North America. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind of bird, such as feather colors and patterns.
This book details the growth and development of these fascinating, prehistoric fish. Readers will learn about topics such as how shark pups are born, the behaviors and feeding habits of juvenile sharks, and how adult sharks find one another in order to mate.
A service dog is any dog that performs a job or a task that helps a person who has a physical or mental disability. These tasks can be anything from guiding people down a sidewalk to sniffing out changes in blood sugar levels. Find out how these personal support dogs are trained and how they bond deeply with their owners.
Following lion cubs from birth to maturity, this book details a cub's place in the pride by discussing the hunt, territory patrols, and pride dominance. Readers will learn about topics such as a lioness's preparation for birth, a cub's involvement in the pride's work and play, and the network of aunts, sisters, and cousins in a lion pride.
Mosquitoes have lived on Earth for more than 30 million years! This book follows the amazing changes a mosquito goes through in four stages: egg, larva, pupa, and adult. Readers will learn about topics such as where mosquitoes lay their eggs, mosquito bodies and senses, and the diseases mosquitoes transmit and how to avoid mosquito bites.
Emperor penguins are one of the very few species able to survive in the frigid Antarctic and the only species that stays there year-round. This book follows the journey these birds take to their annual breeding grounds and the difficulties they face by having their young in the harshest conditions on the planet.
Frogs begin their lives as tiny tadpoles living in water. As adults, they live both on land and in water. This book details the changes in a frog at the four stages: egg, tadpole, froglet, and adult. Readers will learn about topics such as how frogs breathe and eat at each stage, differences in the metamorphosis of frogs in different climates, and dangers to frogs from pollution, pesticides, and destruction of habitat.
This book follows the growth of a tree from the time it sprouts to the time it is mature and capable of producing new seeds. Readers will learn about topics such as how seeds are produced, the role of various trees in a forest, and how trees benefit animals, people, and the environment.
Hundreds of thousands of beetles live all over the world in habitats as diverse as swamps, rain forests, and deserts. This book describes the growth and development of these fascinating insects from egg to adult, including where beetles lay their eggs, the transformation from larva to pupa to beetle, and dangers faced by beetles.
Following earthworms from birth to maturity, this book explains the stages of development they go through before they reach adulthood. Readers will learn about topics such as how earthworms live and move underground, how juvenile earthworms survive, and the importance of earthworms to the environment.
Following butterflies from birth to maturity, this book explains the stages of development they go through before they reach adulthood. Readers will learn about topics such as where butterflies lay their eggs, the transformation from pupa to chrysalis to butterfly, monarch migration, and how to protect butterflies.
Millions of baby spiders burst out of egg sacs each day in every part of the world. This book describes the growth and development of these fascinating animals, including how spiders care for their young, the differences between male and female spiders, and how environmental damage affects the life cycle of a spider.
This book looks at the growth of a flower from a seed to the time it is a mature plant capable of producing new seeds. Readers will learn about topics such as how seeds are formed and what different types of seeds look like, the various ways flowers are pollinated, and how flowering plants benefit animals, people, and the environment.
These busy insects have intrigued people for thousands of years. This book describes each stage of a honeybee's life cycle from egg to adult, including how a queen lays eggs and forms a new hive, how the body of a larva changes to that of an adult through metamorphosis, and the roles of workers, drones, and queens in the hive.
Killer bees were created by humans who were trying to make a more efficient bee for making honey. The new bee they made would swarm and attack intruders in great numbers. Read all about this aggressive bee and its gradual spread north in North America.
Earth was a lot different when dinosaurs were alive. Scientists study important clues that were left behind to learn what kinds of dinosaurs lived where, what they ate, and how fast they could run. Even though there have been incredible changes on Earth, there are still dinosaur relatives living today!
Learn all about different kinds of vile animals. Discover fascinating facts, from fish that are known as vacuums with teeth to why some lizards spurt blood from their eyes. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
