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!
What are materials? What are the properties of a material and how do these vary? What is the difference between natural and human-made materials? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What are solids? How are they different from liquids and gases? How can they be changed? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What is light and how does it help us to see? What is reflection? How does light form shadows? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What is a magnet? Why are some materials magnetic? How does a compass work? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What is electricity? How does a circuit work? Why do batteries only work if you put them in the correct way? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
What is a force? How do forces make things move--or stop? How does the force of gravity affect life on Earth? Find out the answers to these questions and much more.
Your brain is amazing! Practice reading words with "ai" as you learn about this important part of your body. This book uses the Dyslexie font to make reading easier for people with dyslexia. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
How can African wild dogs hunt animals ten times their size? What does the howl of a coyote mean? Why do some solitary hunters live in packs? Discover the answers in this engaging book and learn about the many ways living in a pack helps animals survive. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.
Why do belugas join pods to migrate? How do dolphins protect others in their pods? Why are pods important to some baby animals for survival? Discover the answers in this fascinating book and learn about the many ways living in a pod helps animals survive. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.
Jump into orbit around one planet in our amazing solar system: Venus! Take a fact-filled flight to learn what makes Earth's closest neighbor so special. Explore its stinky atmosphere, lava-covered surface, and more. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Jump into orbit around one planet in our amazing solar system: Uranus! Take a fact-filled flight to learn what makes this ice giant so special. Explore its many moons, its high-pressure atmosphere, and more. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
How do schools of fish confuse predators? Why do similar fish shoal and school together? Why do some fish live in groups only when they are young? Discover the answers in this colorful book and learn about the many ways living in schools or shoals help fish survive. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.
Rocks and minerals are all around us, but they're not all the same. Discover sedimentary rocks and find out how they form, what makes them unique, and how we use them. Explore some sensational sedimentary rocks around the world, such as Australia's Painted Cliffs. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Jump into orbit around one planet in our amazing solar system: Saturn! Take a fact-filled flight to learn what makes the ringed planet so special. Explore its many moons, stormy skies, and more. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
What is aluminum and how is it made? Using images and simple text, Rocks and Minerals to Aluminum helps young readers understand what a metal is, where it is found, and how humans process it to make things used in everyday life. Aluminum Facts features explain where on Earth the world's most common metal is located. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.
How do penguin colonies care for their young? Why do great blue herons migrate in groups? How do prairie dogs warn others of danger? Discover the answers in this interesting book and learn about the many ways living in a colony helps animals survive. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.
Jump into orbit around some amazing objects in our solar system: dwarf planets! Take a fact-filled flight around Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, and learn what makes them so special. Explore their icy surfaces, their moons, and more. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Jump into orbit around one planet in our amazing solar system: Neptune! Take a fact-filled flight to learn what makes this ice giant so special. Explore its gassy atmosphere, backward-spinning moon, and more. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
We use plastic items every day, but often don't examine what plastics are and how they got to us. Oil to Plastics helps young readers understand how a natural resource can be processed to become a toothbrush or a toy. Simple Plastic Facts boxes explain that plastics can be hard, soft, or in-between. Free downloadable Teacher's Guide available.
Jump into orbit around one planet in our amazing solar system: Mercury! Take a fact-filled flight to learn what makes this tiny planet so special. Explore its speedy travel through space, giant craters, and more. 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 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.