In The History of Pet Cats, early fluent readers will learn about different types of pet cats, including how and why people first kept them as pets and how they spread around the world. Bright, full-color photographs complement the carefully leveled text to make reading easy and fun.
In The History of Pet Birds, early fluent readers will learn about different types of pet birds, including how and why people first kept them as pets and how they spread around the world. Bright, full-color photographs complement the carefully leveled text to make reading easy and fun.
Explores ways that mindfulness can be useful while interacting with pets. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, a mindfulness activity, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
The giant, flightless Thunderbird was a creature so legendary tales of the animal are still told today. With their size and skills as predators, it's no wonder dinos ruled Earth back in the day. But many of the large animals of the Pleistocene epoch were not dinos. Become a paleontologist as you explore colorful illustrations and fabulous fossil photos to take a trip back in time and discover who was and was not a dino.
Learn all about German shepherd puppies! Discover fascinating facts: what color are most German shepereds, at what age do their ears fully stand up, and why are they used as working dogs.
When Dad steals his nose, Cheeky, the little proboscis monkey, searches the jungle to get it back. All Cheeky wants is to grow up and have a nose as big as his dad's. But what if he can't find it? This sweet, illustrated story also features facts about the proboscis monkey's habitat, body, behavior, and why it is threatened.
Pinky, the pangolin, loves two things: eating ants and sleeping (but mostly eating ants). An ant-hunting adventure introduces Pinky to other animals who live in his habitat. This charming, illustrated story also features facts about the pangolin's habitat, body, behavior, and why it is threatened.
A giant panda stops to rest on Leanda's veranda and tells her about being driven out of his habitat. Leanda decides to help him find his way back home. This charming illustrated story, told in rhyme, also features facts about the giant panda's habitat, body, behavior, and why it is threatened.
A mystery leads Breezy, the blue iguana, on a birthday adventure across his island home. This sweet illustrated tale about this endangered species, that lives only on Grand Cayman Island, also features facts about the blue iguana's habitat, body, and behavior, and why it is threatened.
The only way we can learn about dinosaurs is by studying their fossils. Read about how comparing fossils shows us how different dinosaurs moved, what foods they ate, and how they protected themselves.
Earth was a lot different when dinosaurs were alive. They lived alongside many ancient mammals that can no longer be found. Incredible changes on Earth have left us with fossils that scientists use to learn more about the ancestors of today's mammals.
Earth was a lot different when dinosaurs were alive. Scientists study important clues that were left behind to learn what kinds of dinosaurs lived where, what they ate, and how fast they could run. Even though there have been incredible changes on Earth, there are still dinosaur relatives living today!
Meat eaters, plant eaters…stomp through a world of the scariest, largest creatures that walked prehistoric Earth. Learn how paleontologists--dinosaur detectives--uncover the important clues that have revealed what we know about these terrifying animals. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
Makwa likes to visit camps where people are. Their food is easy to get. But what a tummy ache she gets from the trash food! Maybe she should go back to her old hunting ways.
Where is a bear most comfortable? At home, of course! But where is home for this polar bear? He'll recognize it when he sees it.
Do you have a special place where you and your friends hang out, like a club? Would you be surprised to find out that bears have a club too? Find out what bear club members have in common.
Ajun's book on bears says he should be sleeping all through winter. That's funny. He never has before, but he'll give it a try. So why can't he sleep?
Where is a bear most comfortable? At home, of course! But where is home for this polar bear? He'll recognize it when he sees it.
Makwa likes to visit camps where people are. Their food is easy to get. But what a tummy ache she gets from the trash food! Maybe she should go back to her old hunting ways.
This beautiful guide to caring about animals helps children understand why animals are important, how littering is harmful to animals, what a habitat is, why some animals are endangered, and much more!
Take a trip to the farm and visit a barn. Furry, fun, and important animals live there, including pigs! Did you know that pigs are smart and playful? Get an up-close look at this favorite barnyard animal.List of sight words. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
Roadway overpasses in Canada's Banff National Park allow bears and deer to safely cross roads, Readers also discover fish ladders and “salmon cannons” in the U.S. Pacific Northwest, rope swings for monkeys in China, and colorful crab bridges in Australia.
This book shows the importance of bat houses, bird houses, and butterfly shelters and how building these simple structures can save the lives of endangered species. Readers will also explore the importance of butterfly gardens and how they provide food and shelter for some of Earth’s most fragile and beautiful creatures.
Reptiles and amphibians need special help crossing roads. This book focuses on different approaches, from tiny turtle tunnels under railroad tracks in Japan, to salamander tunnels and turtle crossing guards in the U.S., to toad tunnels in the UK, and bucket brigades for frogs and toads in France.
Forest villages in France, England, the U.S. and Australia feature rope bridges and buckets of acorns for squirrels. Readers will meet some of the rescuers helping these little red squirrels survive.
