Two worms who are best friends have fun together as they tunnel their way through a garden. Includes facts on how worms help plants grow.
The birds in Kate's neighborhood have a secret: there's a party today! But where? Kate listens to the clues in the calls of her neighborhood birds and discovers an impromptu birthday party for week-old ducklings.
It isn't always easy being a moose but this young moose has a special, joke-telling friend to keep him company and to help him find his way. Join Moose, Magpie and some of their other animal friends as they frolic through a year of changes. Learn what the Liberty Bell and moose have in common or why moose cross the road. Laugh along with Moose and Magpie, and learn something while you are at it. The "For Creative Minds" educational section includes: Is it for real?, Moose and birds, What do moose eat?, Match the moose body part to its adaptation, Moose life cycle, Moose antlers, and Moose fun facts.
Tudley, a pond-living painted turtle, adopts other animals' behaviors--simply because he doesn't know he can't! He flies like a bird, sings like a katydid, hops like a frog, and glows like a firefly. All the while, he uses his special behaviors to help other animals. But will Tudley's new friends help him when he needs help? The "For Creative Minds" education section includes fun facts about painted turtles, rubythroated hummingbirds, fireflies, leopard frogs, and true katydids. It also contains a "Make a Hopping Tudley" craft, a recipe for hummingbird sugar water, a "Creative Sparks" section, and a "Food for Thought" section.
Compara y contrasta diferentes animales a través de analogías predecibles y en rima. Encuentra las similitudes entre los animales menos compatibles…así como el murciélago revolotea, el águila vuela; así como el perro ladra, el león ruge. Las comparaciones incluyen sonidos, adaptaciones físicas, comportamientos, y clases de animales y son tan divertidas que ¡los lectores aprenden sin darse cuenta! Así como la Animalogía es diversión, los animales son la naturaleza.
Children facing cancer--whether their own, a family member's, a friend's, or even a pet's--will find help in understanding the disease through this book. A young boy discovers his dog's lump, which is then diagnosed with those dreaded words: "It's cancer." The boy becomes a loving caretaker to his dog, who undergoes the same types of treatments and many of the same reactions as a human under similar circumstances (transference). Medical writer and award-winning children's author, Sherry North artfully weaves the serious subject into an empathetic story that even young children can understand.
No siempre es fácil ser un alce pero este jóven tiene una amiga especial que cuenta chistes para así mantenerle compañía y para ayudarle a encontrar su camino. Únete junto con el alce y la urraca y algunos de sus amigos mientras retozan durante un año lleno de cambios. Aprénde qué tienen en común la Campana de la Libertad y el alce y por qué el alce cruza el camino. Ríete junto con El alce y la urraca, y aprende algo ya que estás en esto.
