Discover how a tiny seed grows to become a pumpkin with the help of water, sunlight, air, and soil.
Engineers often look to nature to help them solve problems. Read about human technologies that have been inspired by animals and plants.
From squawking birds of paradise to monkeys swinging through the trees and insects crawling along the forest floor, be amazed by the variety of life that lives in a rain forest.
This simple book shows how food is grown, cared for, and harvested in a garden.
Wind and water move sand and soil and carve rock. Enormous plates of land push against each other and create mountains. Find out how these incredible changes on Earth have happened over time.
Earth was a lot different when dinosaurs were alive. Lush, deep forests once grew where we now have frozen oceans and glaciers. Even though there have been incredible changes on Earth, there are some ancient plants that are still living today!
Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. Liquid water becomes a gas or a solid, and then becomes a liquid again. Pollution and climate change affect water habitats. Incredible changes to water are happening all the time, yet the amount of water on Earth remains the same as it ever was!
What can you find in the ocean? What plants and animals live there? Explore the fascinating marine biome and find out why it is so important to life on our planet. Comprehension Questions with answers. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
What can you find in the tundra? What plants and animals live there? Explore the fascinating tundra biome and find out why it is so important to life on our planet. Comprehension Questions with answers. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
What can you find in the forest? What plants and animals live there? Explore the fascinating forest biome and find out why it is so important to life on our planet. Comprehension Questions with answers. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
What can you find in fresh water? What plants and animals live there? Explore the fascinating freshwater biome and find out why it is so important to life on our planet. Comprehension Questions with answers. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
What can you find in the grassland? What plants and animals live there? Explore the fascinating grassland biome and find out why it is so important to life on our planet. Comprehension Questions with answers. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
What can you find in the desert? What plants and animals live there? Explore the fascinating desert biome and find out why it is so important to life on our planet. Comprehension Questions with answers. Includes a support page of teaching tips for caregivers and teachers. Downloadable Teacher's Notes available.
It moves, it freezes, it melts. Kids find out that water takes on different forms and that it plays an important role in supporting life on Earth. Includes the water cycle.
Are you ready for your next mission? Help our spy as he travels deep into the jungle to find all things green! Early readers will enjoy building confidence in their reading skills with simple sentences alongside colorful illustrations. Included is a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests creative writing and reading prompts.
Who knew some plants could hunt and defend themselves. Colorful photos and descriptive text help explain the plant parts and behaviors that make some plants special--and creepy. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.
In this rhyming counting book, young readers will venture alongside a young boy as he climbs a tree. When he gets to the top, he's excited to take in the view. But an unexpected encounter with a buzzing beehive sends him back down more quickly than he went up!
Whoosh! Hold on to your hat--it's windy out there! In this book, young readers will discover where wind comes from and how it moves everything, from trees to clouds Using colorful photographs alongside simple text and relevant sight words, early readers will enjoy reading all about this weather phenomenon while practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
Brrr! The weather forecast is calling for snow! In this book, young readers will discover how snow is made and what conditions make this weather phenomenon happen. Using full-page photographs, simple sentences, and relevant sight words, early readers will enjoy learning about snow while practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
Drip, drip, drop! Grab your umbrella--the weather forecast is calling for rain! In this book, young readers will discover how rain is made and what conditions make this weather phenomenon happen. Using full-page photographs, simple sentences, and relevant sight words, early readers will enjoy learning about rain while practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
Flash! Did you see that bolt of lightning light up the sky? In Lightning, young readers will learn how lightning is created and why it occurs. Utilizing colorful photographs alongside simple sentences and engaging sight words, early readers will enjoy learning about this weather phenomenon while practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
Be careful--it's really icy out there! In this book, young readers will learn how icy weather conditions are made and what it looks like. Using full-page photographs alongside simple text and relevant sight words, early readers will enjoy learning all about icy weather while practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
Where does fog come from and why can't we see through it? In Fog, young readers will learn what makes up fog and what foggy weather looks like. Utilizing full-page photographs alongside simple sentences and engaging sight words, early readers will learn all about this weather phenomenon while practicing their reading skills. This book also includes a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
What is a stem? In this book, young readers will be introduced to stems on plants. Colorful photographs, simple text, and relevant sight words aid readers' comprehension. Children will enjoy reading about how the stem holds up a plant and carries nutrients, while also building confidence in their reading skills. Included is a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
What are roots? In this book, young readers will be introduced to roots and their characteristics in plants. Colorful photographs, simple text, and relevant sight words aid readers' comprehension. Children will enjoy reading about how plants grow roots, while also building confidence in their reading skills. Included is a page for caregivers and teachers that suggests guiding questions to help aid in reading comprehension.
