Told in the first person, the narrator describes the ocean as she experiences it through her five senses.
You can find different kinds of patterns in the world around you. See where we found patterns!
Do you know how to make a paper clip dance? Read this book to find out!
Some storms bring powerful winds and rain. This book shows some amazing storms!
Do you know where the water goes when a puddle dries up? Read this book to find the answer!
Animals can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell things too. Some animals can do these things much better than you!
Sometimes the weather is rainy. The weather can be snowy, too. See what people do in all kinds of weather.
A dog's teeth are hard. His fur is soft. See some animals at the zoo that have hard and soft parts, too!
Do all plants live on land? Plants live in many different places. Read about where plants live
Solids, liquids, and gases are all around you! In this book, you'll see the states of matter at parties!
Many foods have the same color, but do they have the same taste?
Baby animals get bigger with their mothers' help. Soon they will be all grown up!
Solids are all around. Solids can be made of many materials. Can you spot a solid?
A powerful wind can be good or bad. Do you like the wind?
Everywhere you go, there are things to explore in nature. What do you think you'll see?
What kinds of animals live at a pond? Learn about this amazing habitat.
People can see many things at the seashore. What will we discover there today?
There are many nice things in Spring. What is your favorite part of Spring?
¿Por qué los cuervos son negros? ¿Por qué los ojos de los búhos (megascops) se ven rojos en la luz? ¿Como llegó el fuego a la Tierra? Tú encontrarás las respuestas a esas preguntas en este relato de una leyenda popular Chéroqui . La tierra era fría y obscura pero los animales podían ver fuego proveniente de un árbol en la isla. Ellos intentaron volar o nadar hacia la isla para traer el calor y la luz del fuego. ¿Qué fue lo que les pasó a algunos de los animales? ¿Cuál animal fue por el fuego, lo trajo y cómo lo hizo?
Why are ravens black? Why do screech owl eyes look red in light? How did we get fire? You'll find the answers to those questions in this retelling of a Cherokee "pour quoi" folktale. The earth was cold and dark but the animals could see fire coming from the tree on the island. They tried to fly or swim to the island to bring back the fire heat and light. What happened to some of the animals? Which animal brought it back and how?
Sally is a slippery, slimy salamander. She brags about how fast she is, and how no one can catch her. One day, though, she almost gets eaten. Sally escapes, but she loses her tail. How embarrassing if her friends find out! Will Sally ever tell a tale again with her tail gone?
Sierra loves to play outside on sunny days so that she can play shadow tag. On a rainy day she sees a poor spider try over and over to climb up the water spout. She wishes it was sunny so the spider could have a shadow to help it climb the spout. In the end the sun comes out and Sierra discovers the spider had made it up the spout and is weaving its beautiful web.
All over the world, children want the same thing--the comfort of knowing that they belong, that they are part of something meaningful. Inside All takes the reader on a journey from the glowing edges of the universe into the warm heart of a sleepy child at bedtime, where we discover, not something small, but something huge. This is a story about how we each have a place in the world, and how the world lives in each of us.