Rocks and minerals are natural resources found in Earth. They are used as fuel, for building, and to make items sush as smartphones. Some minerals, including gold and silver, are prized for their beauty. Find out about the different types of rocks and minerals, how they formed, how they are used, and what we can do to conserve and recycle them.
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.
This book looks at how Earth's fossil fuels were formed, where in the world they are found, and how they are extracted and used. It also considers the harmful impact of burning fossil fuels, which causes global warming and pollution. Find out why fossil fuels are important, how we use them, and why we must find cleaner, renewable forms of energy to replace them.
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.
Read about the things that change outdoors with the season, including the hours of sunlight and the temperature.
How does weather work and how does it affect people's lives? Find out about the weather, from clouds and fog to snow, sleet, and hail.
Help the STEM Detectives discover who the hacker is who took their school Internet down. Bring your skills in matching shapes, reading graphs, and figuring out which objects float. Grab your notebpad and start investigating!
Wind and water move sand and soil and carve rock. Enormous plates of land push against each other and create mountains. Find out how these incredible changes on Earth have happened over time.
Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. Liquid water becomes a gas or a solid, and then becomes a liquid again. Pollution and climate change affect water habitats. Incredible changes to water are happening all the time, yet the amount of water on Earth remains the same as it ever was!
Where is a bear most comfortable? At home, of course! But where is home for this polar bear? He'll recognize it when he sees it.
Take a walk through the winter season in this wonderfully illustrated book. What do you love about winter? Does it snow where you live? Do you like putting on warm winter clothing?
Take a walk through the spring season in this beautifully illustrated book. What do you love about spring? Do you look out for new buds on the trees? Do you listen for the sounds of spring, such as the birds getting up earlier?
Take a walk through the summer season in this warmly illustrated book. What do you love about summer? Do you enjoy the longer days of sunshine and playing outside? Perhaps you like the foods we eat in summer, such as ice cream.
Take a walk through the fall season in this colorful illustrated book. What do you love about fall? Do you like to hear the crunch of leaves under your feet? Do you like to watch the squirrels burying nuts to have food for the winter months?
Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a girl in Japan, and they set off on a magical adventure to see her country.
Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a girl in Costa Rica, and they set off on a magical adventure seeing her country.
Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a boy in France, and they set off on a magical adventure to see his country.
Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a girl in Italy, and they set off on a magical adventure to see her country.
Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a boy in Canada, and they set off on a magical adventure to see his country.
Twins Camila and Carlos find a postcard in their mailbox from a boy in Australia, and they set off on a magical adventure to see his country.
Wrangling your monster to a rodeo? Or sharing the stands with him at a hockey game? Buckle up for another cross country trip with your favorite monster--from British Columbia to Newfoundland and all the Canada in between! Wherever you and your monster are traveling, Travel Guide for Monsters Part Deux: Canada is full of essential tips to help you both enjoy the sights of Canada and avoid monster-related trouble--eh?
Rocks and minerals are all around us, but they're not all the same. Discover metamorphic rocks and find out how they form, what makes them unique, and how we use them. Explore some marvelous metamorphic rocks around the world, such as Japan's Susa Hornfels. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Rocks and minerals are all around us, but they're not all the same. Discover igneous rocks and find out how they form, what makes them unique, and how we use them. Explore some incredible igneous rocks in places around the world, such as the Hawaiian Islands. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
