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Insects as Pollinators

Lyn Sirota (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681918921

Insect pollinators are critical to a balanced ecosystem.

Why Do Animals Look Like That?

Sam George (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681919201

This title looks at the way weather and camouglage helps keep animals stay safe against predators by changing color or blending in with their surroundings in some pretty strange ways.

Why Do Animals Go There?

Jonathan Rosen (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681919188

This title will allow students to understand the reasons animals migrate, or move, in order to find food or stay safe.

Why Do Animals Sleep There?

Sam George (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681919195

This title explores the reasons why different animals sleep in different places in order to stay safe or keep warm.

Why Do Animals Hide?

Robin Koontz (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681919249

Animals hide for many reasons. To hide from predators, or to stay safe from frigid weather. Learn all about the ways animals hide.

Las estrellas

Lynn Stone (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627174503

En el libro se explica cómo son las estrellas. Habla de la Vía Láctea y las estrellas que la conforman.

GPS: Global Positioning System

Jeanne Sturm

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 1604723300

Always know where you are by using a GPS locator. Includes characteristics, uses, how it works, and future applications.

Frogs

Don McLeese (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781618103741

From how a frog's life begins as a tadpole to the transformation into a webbed-footed amphibian, this title gives students all the information they could ever want to learn about frogs - their habitats, diets, the differences between frogs and toads and the discovery of new species found by scientists around the world are all discussed.

Los fósiles, hallazgos del pasado

Tom Greve (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627175074

Examine how the fossils document the appearance, diversification, and extinction of many life forms.

Achoo!

Jo Cleland (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781618103451

Sung to the tune of The Farmer in the Dell, this book teaches students the importance of keeping germs to yourself and not spreading them to others by sneezing into a tissue and washing hands frequently to stop the spread of bacteria.

Ice Cream with Albert Einstein

Keli Sipperley (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914596

Fiona and Finley are going on a family hiking trip. Finley is determined to invent an ice cream that won't melt to celebrate. Albert Einstein enters the Sweets Shop to take Finely on an adventure that might inspire some answers.

Rock Cycle

Kirsten Larson (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914794

Discover the processes that form everything from the smallest pebbles to the highest mountains.

Edible Sunlight

Tara Haelle (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914800

A taste of sunshine! Take a look at the fascinating ways the Sun is involved in food production.

People and the Planet

Lyn Sirota (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914770

This book explores how human activity affects the Earth, e.g. the effects of human activity on groundwater and surface water, habitat destruction, construction, emissions, and pollution.

Seasons, Tides, and Lunar Phases

Tara Haelle (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914763

This book discusses how the Earth rotates on its axis, causing day and night, and revolves around the Sun, causing changes in season and weather occurrences.

Tools of the Trade: Using Scientific Equipment

Kirsten Larson (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914817

An overview of the tools used in various fields of science from microscopes to telescopes.

Cells: Constructing Living Things

Jodie Mangor (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914787

This book takes a look at animal and human cells, and the internal structures that allow them to obtain energy, get rid of wastes, and grow and reproduce.

What's Your Potential?

Linden Mc Neilly (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914756

This book explored how objects store and exert energy.

What's the Matter?

Shirley Duke (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914749

This book explores the states of matter, the building blocks of everything in the universe, as well as influential scientists in the field.

Really Rotten Truth About Composting

Jodie Mangor (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914732

This book explores the organisms involved in composting as well as the biological processes involved, including a breakdown of primary, secondary, and tertiary level consumers.

Information Waves

Lyn Sirota (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914725

This book explores the science behind modern technology: TV, radio, Internet, cell phones/mobile devices, Earth to space communication, satellites, and GPS. It also expands students' understanding of light and sound as mechanisms of energy transfer and transfer of information between objects that are not in contact. In additional it also covers scientists and discoveries that led to modern technology.

Our Place in Space

Robin Koontz (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914718

This book explores Earth's role and place in the Universe, and discusses origin theories for the planets in our solar system. It also talks about light waves, light years, and measuring distances and sizes as well as the components of the universe (stars, nebulae, and galaxies) and their relation to Earth. It also discusses the characteristics that allow life to exist such as the proximity of the Sun, the presence of water, and the composition of the atmosphere.

Poop is Power

Robin Koontz (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781681914701

How much power is in poop? Discover the biofuel technology that turns human and animal waste into energy for everything from cooking to powering up entire buildings.

Volume 8 - Mathematics

Tim Clifford (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781606940198

Take an in-depth look at mathematics in this science encyclopedia.

Volume 9 - Technology

Nancy Harris (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781606940204

Take an in-depth look at technology in this science encyclopedia.