It’s planting day! Young readers can follow along with a tractor as it plants corn in this low-level title. Narrative text and colorful illustrations combine to tell the story of a tractor’s day, while informing young readers about the different parts and jobs of tractors. Fun facts add extra information about tractors, and questions engage the reader on both educational and personal levels. Students looking to learn about this favorite machine will plow through this fun read!
Architects design houses, bridges, and more. They make buildings beautiful and safe! But what exactly do they do at work, and what tools do they use to be successful? This title explores the daily tasks of architects, how they do their work, and how to become one. Special features introduce a famous architect, offer real-world examples of architects’ work, and outline the steps to becoming an architect. Students will enjoy building their reading skills with this title!
It is a busy day at the construction site! There are rocks to move, fields to rip up, and surfaces to level. The bulldozer can do it all! This narrative title provides information about the jobs and parts of bulldozers by following a bulldozer through a day on the job. Vibrant, playful illustrations accompany the text while fun facts add bonus information and a special feature sums up the book. Young readers will be ready to get to work with this low-level title!
It is another day at the mine! Young readers can learn all about mining dump trucks, from their parts to the jobs they have, in this low-level title. Narrative text accompanied by vibrant illustrations follows one dump truck through the course of a day, while fun facts add bonus information. Questions offer ways for students to connect more deeply with the text and encourage curiosity. Machine-loving kids will enjoy this fun read!
It is time to build a road! This low-level title shows how backhoes help in road construction, from digging trenches to leveling ground. Narrative text follows a backhoe during a day on the job to inform about the different parts and tasks of a backhoe, while colorful illustrations support the text. Questions encourage students to connect with the text, while fun facts add extra information. Young readers will love digging into this fun title!
Seeds scatter across the forest floor. But how does a tiny seed grow into a big plant? Come to forest school to find out! Engage your curiosity about seeds with exploration through the forest and hands-on activities. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos make learning about the forest fun.
What does a city need to thrive? Build one layer by layer to find out. Start with a source of water then add the buildings and people that make up the bustling city. Then, get creative to make your own city environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
Did you know that the very first rockets were made from bamboo and gunpowder? What about that a Mars rover once played a birthday song for itself? And how about that the International Space Station has a robotic handyman? Rockets, rovers, and space stations are just a few of the incredible space machines that have helped us explore our solar system and beyond. Discover extreme facts about space machines in this fun and kooky book.
What does a rain forest look like? Build one layer by layer to find out. Starting in the understory and working our way up to the tall treetops of the emergent layer, we’ll see many different plants, animals, and more. When we’re done exploring, it’s time to get creative to make your own rain forest environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
Water floods through cities along coastlines and islands all around the world. And the rising water has already started pushing people from their homes. What on Earth is causing these rising seas? As Earth's climate is changing, raising temperatures are melting ice are increasing sea levels. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore the impact of rising sea levels, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text with engaging images brings this timely topic to life.
What kinds of rocks and sticks can you spot in the woods? Come to forest school to find out! Engage your curiosity with exploration through the forest and hands-on activities. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos make learning about the forest fun.
Rumble! Are you hungry? After you eat a snack, you may go back to playing. But that's when your stomach really steps up. With every meal from breakfast to dinner, your stomach works to break down your food. It gives you the energy you need to do everything else. Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What keeps you standing tall? Your bones! But they do more than just stop you from flopping on the floor. Your bones make up the frame of your body and support you. They protect your other organs and team up with muscles and joints to help you move. And while they're doing all this, they are living and growing, too! Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
When you open a book, you can see the pictures, read the words, and even turn the pages all thanks to one special part of you. What do you think it is? It's your brain! Your busy brain keeps the rest of your body going. It helps you move, talk, and think. It's at work when you don't even notice. Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What is that thing pumping in your chest to help you run, dance, play, and live your life? Thump-thump, thump-thump. It's your heart! With every beat, your heart pumps blood through your body to help you keep going. It sends oxygen to the rest of your body and takes out the trash. And that's just the beginning! Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What happens when you take a deep breathe? Woosh! Air rushes into your lungs. Your lungs help you get the air you need to live. They work with your heart to send oxygen around your body and get rid of waste you don't want. And that's not all! Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
What do you use with every move you make? Muscles! You use muscles to do a cartwheel and lift a pencil. But they also help your heart beat, help you breathe, and work to break down food in your tummy. What could be mightier than muscles? Explore what's inside you with fun text, bright pictures, and lively illustrations.
It's moving! Or is it? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently--like still images that appears to float, spin, or wiggle along. Explore magnificent moving illusions and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion. Get ready to be eye-mazed!
Giant icebergs are cracking off ice shelves and splashing into the oceans below. Ice sheets are melting, sending more and more water rushing into the sea. What on Earth is causing this melting ice? As Earth's climate is changing, rising temperatures are causing catastrophic melting. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore its impact on Earth's ice, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text and engaging images bring this timely topic to life.
Did you know that the first American astronaut who went to space didn't have a bathroom, so he had to pee in his spacesuit? We've come a long way since then, including inventing high-tech toilets that can be used in zero gravity. Life in space is pretty different from life on Earth, and scientists are working on ways for us to spend even more time in space! Discover extreme facts about life in space with this fun and kooky book.
The landscape is alight with flame and billowing black smoke clouds the sky. What on Earth is causing these fires everywhere? As Earth's climate is changing, the scorching heat is drying out the land, leading to increasingly serious wildfires. Uncover the problems of climate change, explore its impact on fires, and dive into what we can do to help. Approachable text with engaging images brings this timely topic to life.
The image is clear. Or is it? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently—like an image that shows two different things, depending on how you look at it. Explore ambiguous images and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion. Get ready to be eye-mazed!
What goes into making a coastline? Build one layer by layer to find out. Add a sandy shore, awesome animals, rocking rocks, and more. Then, get creative to make your own coastline environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
Paleontologist Paul Sereno was searching for dinosaur fossils in the Sahara desert when he and his team found something else--the skull of a gigantic crocodile! This incredible animal was so big that it could eat dinosaurs. Follow along on this graphic adventure to find more Supercroc bones and discover how this huge dinosaur eater lived. Then, take a trip back in time to learn all about the creatures that lived alongside Supercroc and discover even more about paleontology.
What is that color? Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently—like colors that switch to their opposites when you stare too long or sneaky shades that are really the same. Explore cool color illusions and learn the science behind what makes them work. Then, take a turn making your own optical illusion. Get ready to be eye-mazed!