This new Spanish edition surveys key aspects of elephants, describing the massive mammals’ appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why these creatures have long trunks.
This new Spanish edition surveys key aspects of eagles, describing the powerful raptors’ appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why humans respect eagles.
This new Spanish edition surveys key aspects of cheetahs, describing the fast cats’ appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why these creatures have tear lines.
This new Spanish edition surveys key aspects of alligators, describing the scaly reptiles’ appearance, behaviors, and habitats. A folk tale explains why these creatures dislike dogs.
Learn about natural measurements that people used in the past! Before people used inches, meters, pounds, and hours for measurement, they used body parts, the sun, stones, and seeds to measure weight, length, time, and more! Learn how to use a sun dial! This exciting, Spanish-translated title will engage readers as they improve their measurement and STEM skills, solving fun practice problems.
Examine how the fossils document the appearance, diversification, and extinction of many life forms.
Dramatic photographs of spewing and flowing lava will capture the attention of any child. In this fantastic book, children will be excited to learn what a volcano is and what makes it erupt. Simple explanations describe the different kinds of volcanoes, including cinder, cone-shaped, shield, and composite as well as the different kinds of lava and the land formations they create on land and under the ocean. Other topics include the reason volcanoes often erupt during earthquakes, why giant tsunami waves are sometimes created by underwater earthquakes, and how volcanoes are studied in order to predict and prepare for eruptions. Children will also enjoy making their own volcano out of household materials.
This magnificent book uses beautiful photography to help young children understand that oceans are a type of habitat or place in nature where plants and animals live. Simple text explains why some oceans are warm and some are cold, which kinds of plants and animals live in oceans, and how the bodies of ocean animals are built to help them glide through water. Other topics such as photosynthesis, tide pools, and coral reefs are briefly and simply explained. Children will be delighted by the images of seals, penguins, polar bears, dolphins, and more.
Coasts are areas of land next to oceans. Coasts can be sandy or rocky and have landforms such as cliffs, sea stacks, caves, and arches. Coasts can be next to open oceans or be sheltered in bays or coves. In this beautifully photographed book, Bobbie Kalman takes children on a tour of different coasts, where they can ride some breathtaking ocean waves or meet underwater animals that live in nearby coral reefs. Children will also be introduced to some amazing coastal cities and learn about famous coastal rock formations.
Why do people need rivers? What causes rivers to flood? These are just a few of the questions answered by this fascinating introduction to rivers by Bobbie Kalman. Topics include the paths of rivers, how rivers carve through rocks, types of rivers, waterfalls, headwaters, tributaries, estuaries, deltas, fiords, river plants and animals, people and rivers, and famous rivers.
In this fascinating book by Bobbie Kalman, children will learn about how mountains and islands form from volcanoes, how wind and rivers create canyons, how rivers and streams create underground caves, how ocean waves shape coasts, and how glaciers make valleys. They will enjoy looking for rock formations in the shapes of animals, trees, and even ghosts!
Coasts are areas of land next to oceans. Coasts can be sandy or rocky and have landforms such as cliffs, sea stacks, caves, and arches. Coasts can be next to open oceans or be sheltered in bays or coves. In this beautifully photographed book, Bobbie Kalman takes children on a tour of different coasts, where they can ride some breathtaking ocean waves or meet underwater animals that live in nearby coral reefs. Children will also be introduced to some amazing coastal cities and learn about famous coastal rock formations.
En el libro aprenderás cuáles son las partículas más pequeñas de todo lo que hay a nuestro alrededor.
En el libro se explica qué son los huracanas, los efectos devastadores que pueden tener, las zonas de peligro y cómo los expertos persiguen a estas feroces tormentas
En el libro se explica cómo es el suelo; comenta sus nutrientes, materia orgánica y los idferentes tipos de suelo.
Libro que trata sobre las características de la luz, sus propiedades y los beneficios que tiene para el ser humano.
La ciencia nos ayuda a entender el mundo que nos rodea, descubre el mundo natural con el tema de los desperdicios y el reciclaje.
This book explains eco-friendly energy using the most current information to establish the understanding that it does not take much to make the world a better place.
En el libro se explica cómo alteran los ecosistemas las plantas que no son originarias de un lugar.
En esta colección, explora la geología y las ciencias de la Tierra con impresionantes ilustraciones en cada libro.
Interesante libro con fabulosas ilustraciones sobre estas especies de animales, sus hábitats, características y costumbres.
En esta serie se explican las formas más importantes de energía alternativa que se usan actualmente, en este volumen conocerás todo acerca de los biocombustibles.
Aprende sobre la vida de cada planta y animal de el hábitat de los bosques tropicales y cómo los humanos podemos ayudar a protegerlo.
En el libro se explica cómo ocurren los cambios físicos y químicos en la materia.
Se presentan todas las posibilidades que las plantas ofrecen a los seres humanos como comida y recursos que pueden curar y hasta salvar vidas.
