Attention agents: our spy needs your help! Read along and explore a vast desert with hidden treasures. If you can help our spy discover all the things that are yellow, there might even be a reward waiting for you! I Spy Yellow in the Desert uses easy-to-read sentences and colorful illustrations to help early readers practice their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests engaging reading and writing prompts.
Science is in every part of our lives. Where there is science happening, scientists will be there. Learn about areas of science you like--it might just become your career one day. Great for STEM and content literacy.
When Dad steals his nose, Cheeky, the little proboscis monkey, searches the jungle to get it back. All Cheeky wants is to grow up and have a nose as big as his dad's. But what if he can't find it? This sweet, illustrated story also features facts about the proboscis monkey's habitat, body, behavior, and why it is threatened.
Pinky, the pangolin, loves two things: eating ants and sleeping (but mostly eating ants). An ant-hunting adventure introduces Pinky to other animals who live in his habitat. This charming, illustrated story also features facts about the pangolin's habitat, body, behavior, and why it is threatened.
A giant panda stops to rest on Leanda's veranda and tells her about being driven out of his habitat. Leanda decides to help him find his way back home. This charming illustrated story, told in rhyme, also features facts about the giant panda's habitat, body, behavior, and why it is threatened.
A mystery leads Breezy, the blue iguana, on a birthday adventure across his island home. This sweet illustrated tale about this endangered species, that lives only on Grand Cayman Island, also features facts about the blue iguana's habitat, body, and behavior, and why it is threatened.
Computer scientists know how to follow steps, spot patterns, and fix problems to reach a goal. Read about how anyone can learn to think like a computer scientist!
Could an engineer that builds roads fix a problem on an airplane? Read about how different kinds of problems are solved by different kinds of engineers.
Read about some of the things that engineers design, such as bridges and water systems, to improve life in our communities.
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 the kinds of jobs that people do as engineers, and how they use math, science, and creative thinking to solve problems.
An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living things connected to one another where they live. Young readers are introduced to some of the plants and animals in a forest ecosystem. Children are encouraged to learn more about food chains in a forest and to draw a food chain of their own.
An ecosystem is a community of living and non-living things connected to one another where they live. Desert ecosystems have very little water, but they are home to many plants and animals. Young children are introduced to one desert food chain and are encouraged to learn more and draw a food chain of their own.
This book shows how people have stepped up to volunteer to do necessary work, often without pay, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers do shopping for seniors and care for the pets of people in the hospital. Businesses have switched over to making things in short supply, such as protective masks and hand sanitizer. Even children have made inspirational signs on sidewalks and in windows.
Doctors, nurses, and hospital cleaners, as well as workers providing home care and long-term care have continued to give us often lifesaving care during COVID-19. This book shows how health care workers have met the enormous challenges of the pandemic, at great risk to their own health.
Many of us have been able to stay home to keep safe in the COVID-19 pandemic. This book shows how this would not be possible without food workers continuing to work to farm and produce our food, deliver it by truck, sell it to us in stores, and make sure everything is clean.
We see city workers every day. They deliver the mail, collect garbage, clean public places, and teach at school. This book shows how the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone realize just how much we rely on these workers to keep our daily lives running smoothly--and safely!
Take a trip to the farm and visit a barn. Furry, fun, and important animals live there, including pigs! Did you know that pigs are smart and playful? Get an up-close look at this favorite barnyard animal.List of sight words. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Take a trip to the farm and visit a barn. Furry, fun, and important animals live there, including sheep! Did you know that sheep have good memories? Get an up-close look at this favorite barnyard animal. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Take a trip to the farm and visit a barn. Furry, fun, and important animals live there, including horses! Did you know that horses wear shoes? Trot on over to learn more about this favorite barnyard animal! Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Take a trip to the farm and visit a barn. Furry, fun, and important animals live there, including goats! Did you know that goats love to climb? Get an up-close look at this favorite barnyard animal. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Take a trip to the farm and visit a barn. Furry, fun, and important animals live there, including cows! Did you know that cows sleep standing up? Move quickly to learn more facts about this favorite barnyard animal! Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Take a trip to the farm and visit a barn. Feathered, fun, and important animals live there, including chickens! Did you know that chickens cluck and cackle? Strut on over to the coop to learn more about this favorite barnyard animal! Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
In Civil Engineer, carefully leveled text and vibrant, full-color photographs take early fluent readers on an informational interview with a civil engineer. Readers learn about the day-to-day responsibilities and challenges of this career and the things they can do now to prepare for work as an civil engineer.
Meteorologists predict the weather! They learn to study conditions to forecast storms and warn people in the path. They may work on TV, in government organizations, and more! This leveled title introduces young readers to the work of meteorologists, including their daily tasks, the tools they use, and how to become one. Special features profile a famous meteorologist, highlight the use of STEM in the career, and tell readers how they can become a meteorologist!