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Earthquakes

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781638978220

What causes an earthquake? What's a tsunami? Look inside to discover the answers and learn all about these earthshaking events. Each book in the Natural Disasters Where I Live series uncovers the facts behind deadly forces of nature. After Reading Questions. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

Floods

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781638978268

What causes a flood? What's a flash flood? Look inside to discover the answers and learn all about these high-water hazards. Each book in the Natural Disasters Where I Live series uncovers the facts behind deadly forces of nature. After Reading Questions. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

Hurricanes

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781638978237

What causes a hurricane? What's the eye of a hurricane? Look inside to discover the answers and learn all about these spinning, surging storms. Each book in the Natural Disasters Where I Live series uncovers the facts behind deadly forces of nature. After Reading Questions. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

Blizzards

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781638978213

What causes a blizzard? What's a whiteout? Look inside to discover the answers and learn all about these severe, snowy storms. Each book in the Natural Disasters Where I Live series uncovers the facts behind deadly forces of nature. After Reading Questions. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.

How We Use Rocks and Minerals

Ruth Daly (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427126016

Rocks and minerals are natural resources found in Earth. They are used as fuel, for building, and to make items sush as smartphones. Some minerals, including gold and silver, are prized for their beauty. Find out about the different types of rocks and minerals, how they formed, how they are used, and what we can do to conserve and recycle them.

There Goes Your Nose!

David Roth (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039668638

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.

How We Use Fossil Fuels

Nancy Dickmann (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427126009

This book looks at how Earth's fossil fuels were formed, where in the world they are found, and how they are extracted and used. It also considers the harmful impact of burning fossil fuels, which causes global warming and pollution. Find out why fossil fuels are important, how we use them, and why we must find cleaner, renewable forms of energy to replace them.

Pinky the Pangolin

David Roth (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039668645

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.

Leanda and the Panda

David Roth (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039668621

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.

Breezy the Blue Iguana

David Roth (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039668614

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.

A Wonderful World of Weather

Kay Barnham (author) Maddie Frost (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427126191

How does weather work and how does it affect people's lives? Find out about the weather, from clouds and fog to snow, sleet, and hail.

Where Is My Home?

Margaret Salter (author) Margaret Salter (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427125651

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.

I Love Winter

Lizzie Scott (author) Stephanie Fizer Coleman (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427129185

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?

I Love Spring

Lizzie Scott (author) Stephanie Fizer Coleman (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427129161

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?

I Love Summer

Lizzie Scott (author) Stephanie Fizer Coleman (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427129178

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.

I Love Fall

Lizzie Scott (author) Stephanie Fizer Coleman (illustrator)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427129154

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?

Sedimentary Rocks

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887351629

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.

Oil to Plastic

Robin Johnson (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781039807105

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.

Metamorphic Rocks

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887351612

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.

Minerals

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887351650

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.

Igneous Rocks

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887351605

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.

Fossils

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887351643

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.

Earth

Kerri Mazzarella (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887351490

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.

Crystals

Tracy Vonder Brink (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9798887351636

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.

Why Is the Sky Blue?

Rebecca Pettiford (author)

Publisher: Jump Library ISBN: 9798885240611

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.