Early readers are introduced to the winter season. Simple sentences and engaging pictures help describe what happens in winter.
Early readers are introduced to the fall season. Colorful pictures and simple sentences make fall come alive.
Early readers are introduced to the spring season. Simple sentences and engaging pictures bring the season of new growth alive.
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?
I Read! You Read! books are designed for shared reading between a beginning reader and an adult. What can you find in the grassland? What plants and animals live there? Explore the fascinating grassland biome and find out why it is so important to life on our planet. Comprehension questions with answers. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
I Read! You Read! books are designed for shared reading between a beginning reader and an adult. Take a dive into fascinating facts about one of Earth's five oceans. Learn where to find the Indian Ocean on a map of the world, how it got its name, how deep it is and what animals swim in its waters. Then get inspired to help protect Earth's amazing oceans. Comprehension questions with answers. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
I Read! You Read! books are designed for shared reading between a beginning reader and an adult. Take a dive into fascinating facts about one of Earth's five oceans. Learn where to find the Atlantic Ocean on a map of the world, how it got its name, how deep it is and what animals swim in its waters. Then get inspired to help protect Earth's amazing oceans. Comprehension questions with answers. 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 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.
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.
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 minerals and find out how they form, what makes them unique, and how we use them. Explore some marvelous minerals in places around the world, such as the lakes of Mount Kelimutu, Indonesia. 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.
Rocks and minerals are all around us, but they're not all the same. Discover fossils and find out how they form, what makes them unique, and what they tell us about the past. Learn about some fabulous fossils found around the world, such as Sue, the Tyrannosaurus rex. 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: Earth! Take a fact-filled flight to learn what makes our home planet so special. Explore its watery surface, its protective atmosphere, 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 crystals and find out how they form, what makes them unique, and how we use them. Explore some captivating crystals in places around the world, such as Bermuda's Crystal Cave. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
In this book, early readers will learn why the sky looks blue. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn about the visible light spectrum and how sunlight reacts with particles in the air to affect the sky's color. A picture diagram shows how light waves scatter when they reach Earth's atmosphere, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about the sky and Earth's atmosphere online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Why is the Sky Blue? also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In this book, early readers will learn about what makes up clouds and how they form in the sky. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn how water drops stick to dust to form clouds. A picture diagram shows how clouds form as part of the water cycle, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about clouds online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. What Are Clouds Made Of? also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In this book, early readers will learn about what makes the sun shine. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn how the sun creates heat and light and supports life on Earth. A picture diagram shows how the sun's rays reach Earth, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about the sun and our planet online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Why Does the Sun Shine? also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
In this book, early readers will learn about how rainbows form in the sky. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage beginning readers as they learn how raindrops refract light to form rainbows. A picture diagram shows how rainbows form from white light and make a spectrum, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about rainbows online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. How Do Rainbows Form? also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
Would you have survived the ice age? Make decisions and tally your score to find out. Written at a lower reading level with considerate text, these high maturity books are sure to grab struggling readers as they engage and play along.
The events surrounding the San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of a fireman fighting the fires, a girl whose home is destroyed, and a resident of Chinatown as readers act out the scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event.
Our planet Earth is as individual and special as each one of us. It's ability to sustain and nurture life is unique in our solar system--and beyond. In this book, celebrate all the wonderful, miraculous, astounding qualities of our Earth while learning how to protect her for future generations. Afterall, "If not us, then who?" From award-winning author Frank Murphy and Here Wee Read blogger, Charnaie Gordon.