In Stinky Animals, readers will learn about smelly animals, including stink bugs, skunks, and musk oxen. A comprehensive Why Are Some Animals Stinky? back matter feature highlights different uses for smelly scents in the animal kingdom. Children can learn more about smelly animals online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Stinky Animals also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Rocks, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind, such texture and color. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each image of a rock with its name. Children can learn more about rocks and how to identify them online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Rocks also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Leaves, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of plants and trees by their leaves. Photos, labels, and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each leaf. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each leaf with its plant. Children can learn more about leaves and plants and how to identify them online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Leaves also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Clouds, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of clouds in the sky. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind, such shape and color, and what kind of weather each can bring. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each image of a cloud with its name. Cloud name pronunciations are provided. Children can learn more about clouds and how to identify them online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Clouds also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Seashells, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of seashells found on the beach. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind, such shape, color, texture, and size. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each image of a seashell with its name. Children can learn more about seashells and how to identify them online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Seashells also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
Kids will love this playful story in both Spanish and English. This dual language reader will encourage children to learn greetings and phrases when two children become friends at school. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will have young readers learning a new language in no time.
A los niños les encantará esta divertida historia que los alentará a aprender los nombres de los vehículos de transporte y el importante trabajo que cada vehículo realiza para ayudar a nuestras comunidades. La historia se presenta primero en español y luego en inglés, lo que lo convierte en un recurso maravilloso para que los niños aprendan un idioma diferente. Las oraciones simples, la enunciación clara y las palabras repetitivas alentarán a los niños a enamorarse de contar historias y aprender un nuevo idioma. Kids will love this playful story that will encourage children to learn transportation vehicle names and the important job each vehicle does to help our communities. The story is first presented in Spanish and then in English making this a wonderful resource for children learning a different language. Simple sentences, clear enunciation, and repetitive words will encourage children to fall in love with storytelling and learning a new language.
Kids will love this playful story in both Spanish and English. This dual language reader will encourage children to learn clothing names and phrases. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will have young readers learning a new language in no time.
Kids will love this playful story in both Spanish and English. This dual language reader will encourage children to learn family member names and phrases. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will have young readers learning a new language in no time.
Lucy está tirando la pelota con su familia en el parque cuando le invitan a unirse al equipo de béisbol de sus amigos. Su amable entrenador les enseña las reglas básicas de ofensa y defensa, mientras practican cómo fieldear, batear y agarrar la pelota. Después, utilizan sus nuevas habilidades en un partido, donde Lucy tendrá que superar su miedo a ser golpeada por la pelota.
A los niños les encantará esta divertida historia mientras aprenden a contar del 1 al 10 visitando animales en el zoológico. La historia se presenta primero en español y luego en inglés, lo que lo convierte en un recurso maravilloso para que los niños aprendan un idioma diferente. Kids will love this playful story as they learn counting from 1-10 by visiting animals at the zoo. The story is first presented in Spanish and then in English making this a wonderful resource for children learning a different language.
A los niños les encantará esta divertida historia mientras aprenden los días de la semana. La historia se presenta primero en español y luego en inglés, lo que lo convierte en un recurso maravilloso para que los niños aprendan un idioma diferente. Kids will love this playful story as they learn the days of the week. The story is first presented in Spanish and then in English making this a wonderful resource for children learning a different language.
A los niños les encantará esta divertida historia mientras exploran diferentes opciones profesionales de una manera divertida y con la que se pueden relacionar. La historia se presenta primero en español y luego en inglés, lo que lo convierte en un recurso maravilloso para que los niños aprendan un idioma diferente. Kids will love this playful story while they explore different career choices in a fun and relatable way. The story is first presented in Spanish and then in English making this a wonderful resource for children learning a different language.
Kids will love this playful story in both Spanish and English. This dual language reader will encourage children to learn farm animal names and phrases. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will have young readers learning a new language in no time.
Kids will love this playful story in both Spanish and English. This dual language reader will encourage children to learn weather words and phrases. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will have young readers learning a new language in no time.
Kids will love this playful story in both Spanish and English. This dual language reader will encourage children to learn food names and phrases when a family eats dinner together. Simple sentence structures and repetitive words will have young readers learning a new language in no time.
¿Sabías que hay más insectos que cualquier otro grupo de animales? La diversidad de insectos es asombrosa. ¿Qué tienen en común las hormigas con las abejas? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una mariposa y una polilla? ¿Cómo están relacionados los gorgojos y las mariquitas? Algunos insectos tienen un par de alas, otros tienen dos pares y hay algunos que no tienen alas. Algunos insectos, aunque no todos, tienen un caparazón duro y externo (exoesqueleto).
Cuando alguien escucha la palabra “panda” generalmente piensa sobre los “osos panda” grandes de color blanco y negro. Sí, los pandas gigantes son un tipo de oso. ¿Y sabías que los pandas rojos son una familia animal propia? Aunque ambos animales puede que no pertenezcan a la misma familia, sí que comparten algunas características similares, tales como su “muñeca pulgar” y su dependencia al bambú.
Las focas y los leones marinos tienen un aspecto similar y algunas veces es complicado saber cuál es cuál. Ambos mamíferos marinos nadan con aletas y pueden encontrarse en océanos alrededor del mundo. Uno tiene orejas visibles, mientras que las orejas del otro no son externas. Uno atraviesa el agua utilizando sus aletas traseras, mientras que el otro usa sus aletas frontales para nadar. Ya sobre tierra, uno rebota hacia sus alrededores, mientras que el otro puede “caminar” sobre sus aletas.
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué hay dentro de esa “cosa” en una planta? ¿Y qué hay de lo que vive dentro de ese agujero del árbol o qué vive dentro de esa “pila de hojas o ramas? Explora y aprende por qué algunos de estos objetos de la naturaleza están en el libro más reciente de la Fotógrafa de Naturaleza y Naturalista, Mary Holland.
¿Qué tienen en común y en qué se diferencian los cangrejos y las langostas? Aunque ambos animales viven en el océano, uno prefiere nadar y el otro caminar. Uno puede ser encontrado en pozas costeras y el otro en alta mar. Ambos tienen esqueletos en la parte externa de sus cuerpos. ¡Hay mucho más sobre estos animales además de ser un buen alimento para nosotros!
In Biome Beasts: Desert Animals, readers will discover how desert animals survive and thrive in the driest places on the planet. Photos, text, and sidebars describe how these animals adapt to the challenging climate of these regions. Earth’s four desert biomes – hot, semiarid, coastal, and cold – each have their own set of challenges for the living things within them.
In Biome Beasts: Grassland Animals, readers will discover how these animals survive in prairies, steppes, and savannas around the world. Grassland biomes are home to a wide variety of animals. Whether grazing on grasses, building communities underground, or sailing overhead, animals have adapted to the challenges found in both temperate and tropical grassland biomes.
In Biome Beasts: Boreal Forest Animals, readers will discover how boreal beasts survive the harsh climate. The boreal forest teems with wildlife during the short, mild summer. This changes quickly when fall arrives. Only the living things that have adapted to the region’s freezing temperatures and frozen land can remain in the forest year-round.
In Biome Beasts: Deciduous Forest Animals, readers will discover how deciduous beasts rise to the challenges of the climate in each biome. Deciduous forests around the world are home to a variety of animals. Animals that are part of the temperate deciduous forest biome must adapt to the conditions of all four seasons to survive. Animals that are part of the tropical and subtropical deciduous forest biomes must adapt to both the wet and dry seasons.
