Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a swimming competition: the sailfish, leatherback sea turtle, or bottlenose dolphin? Explore the animal kingdom's best swimmers and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a weightlifting competition: the mountain gorilla, horned dung beetle, or bald eagle? Explore the animal kingdom's strongest animals and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a sprinting competition: the green basilisk lizard, cheetah, or peregrine falcon? Explore the animal kingdom's best sprinters and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a long distance competition: the blue wildebeest, humpback whale, or Arctic tern? Explore the animal kingdom's best distance athletes and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
How do you say rabbit in sign language? Learn the signs for a wide variety of animals, ranging from the tiniest mouse to the most gigantic elephant.
Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a high jumping competition: the klipspringer, jumping spider, or red-eyed tree frog? Explore the animal kingdom's best jumpers and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a gymnastics competition: the mountain goat, Eastern gray squirrel, or sifaka? Explore the animal kingdom's best gymnasts and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Which animal athletes would win the gold, silver, and bronze medal in a boxing competition: the red kangaroo, boxer crab, or spiny-tailed lizard? Explore the animal kingdom's best boxers and compare how their skills rate against one another. Additional features include fun facts, captivating photos, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research.
Learn more about American Shorthair cats, including breed history, appearance, and cat care.
Learn all about African elephants, including where they live, why they are endangered, and how people are working together to save them. Chapters explain physical characteristics and behaviors as well. Additional features include full-color photographs, informative sidebars, detailed maps, a glossary of key words and phrases, and an introduction to the author.
Learn more about Abyssinian cats, including breed history and these cats' playful personalities.
Have you ever wondered what’s inside that “thing” on the plant? What about what lives in the hole in the tree or what lives inside that “pile of leaves or sticks?” Explore and learn what some of these natural history objects are in this latest book by Nature Photographer and Naturalist Mary Holland.
Did you know that there are more insects than any other group of animals? The diversity of insects is staggering. What do ants have in common with bees? What’s the difference between a butterfly and a moth? How are ladybugs and weevils related? Some insects have a set of wings, some have two sets but others might not have any. Some, but not all, insects have a hard outer shell (exoskeleton).
When one hears the word “panda” most people immediately think of the large black and white “panda bears.” Yes, giant pandas are a type of bear. Did you know that red pandas are in an animal family of their own? While the two animals may not belong to the same animal family, they do share some similar characteristics like a “thumb wrist” and a reliance on bamboo.
Stan sees his bird pal's family grow. Find out more in this hi-lo decodable chapter book for early readers. This book uses sequenced phonics skills and sight words to help developing readers. Original illustrations guide readers through the story.
One child's year is punctuated by the life cycle of the swallows roosting in the eaves of the shed. She watches as they build nests and teach their young to snap up bugs, zipping through the air in loop-the-loops. Winter comes and she imagines their journey south, towards warmer, longer days. And when the swallows return? She greets them open armed as friends. This is a joyful celebration of seasons and life cycles, a lyrical ode to the wonders of nature around us. Back matter includes STEM content on swallows, their life cycle, and migration paths.
Junia is a mule. But she's not just any mule. She's a mule with an important job. Every morning she carries her Book Woman up and down the rugged hills and surrounding woodlands near the Kentucky town of Troublesome Creek. Book Woman is a Pack Horse librarian. She and Junia deliver free books and reading material to the people living in the hills and woods. It's not easy work. Every month they ride hundreds of miles to make their deliveries. They've traveled through sunshine, rain, and snow, up twisting, turning paths where no car or wagon could ever go. But Junia can--steady, sure-footed, bighearted Junia. The library patrons are counting on Book Woman's visits, and Book Woman is counting on Junia. And Junia won't ever let her friend down. Junia, the beloved, spunky mule from the bestselling The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek series, comes to vivid life for young readers in this picture book tribute to Kentucky's Great Depression Pack Horse Library Project.
Animal evolution is a complex subject, but in this title young readers will encounter easy-to-understand explanations on how mammals went from tiny tree climbers to humans walking around today. Ancient creatures, transition animals, and modern-day mammals wander across pages of colorful images and QR codes throughout the book. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.
Animal evolution is a complex subject, but in this title young readers will encounter easy-to-understand explanations on how reptiles went from the massive mansourasaurus to turtles in a pond. Ancient creatures, transition animals, and modern-day reptiles crawl across pages of colorful images and QR codes throughout the book. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.
Animal evolution is a complex subject, but in this title young readers will encounter easy-to-understand explanations on how insects went from blind crustaceans to the house centipede sneaking up on you at night. Ancient creatures, transition animals, and modern-day insects scurry across pages of colorful images and QR codes throughout the book. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.
Animal evolution is a complex subject, but in this title young readers will encounter easy-to-understand explanations on how amphibians went from swimming fish to leaping frogs on land. Ancient creatures, transition animals, and modern-day amphibians jump off the page with colorful images and QR codes throughout the book. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.
Animal evolution is a complex subject, but in this title young readers will encounter easy-to-understand explanations on how birds went from flightless dinosaurs to soaring eagles in the sky. Ancient creatures, transition animals, and modern-day birds fly off the page with colorful images and QR codes throughout the book. Aligned to Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.
This title will introduce readers to the American Kennel Club's remarkable Working Group. Readers will learn about the history of the Working Group and its wonderful breeds, such as the Siberian Husky and the Bernese Mountain Dog. This series is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.
This title will introduce readers to the American Kennel Club's remarkable Non-Sporting Group. Readers will learn about the history of the Non-Sporting Group and its wonderful breeds, such as the Dalmatian and the Boston Terrier. This series is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.
This title will introduce readers to the American Kennel Club's remarkable Sporting Group. Readers will learn about the history of the Sporting Group and its wonderful breeds, such as the Labrador Retriever and Golden Retriever. This series is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards; correlated to state standards.
