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Seashore Food Chains

Bobbie Kalman, John Crossingham (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427164186

The seashore is a unique environment where water meets land. From gulls and turtles to kelp and fish, the range of life found by the seashore will fascinate children. Highlights include the nature of food chains and webs, how microscopic aquatic organisms kick-start food chains, migratory animals that come in and out of seashore food chains, and the dangers to seashore life such as pollution.

Desert Food Chains

Kelley MacAulay, Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427164155

Plants and animals in the Sonoran Desert food chains have had to adapt to the hot, dry climate of this habitat. Conserving water is a large part of these food-chain adaptations. Learn about the spectacular Saguaro cacti and the many herbivores and carnivores that are part of the food chains of this desert. Children will learn about: how plants make food how desert plants and animals adapt to drought and heat desert hunters and scavengers dangers to Sonoran Desert food chains and webs how to help save desert plants and animals

Meadow Food Chains

Kelley MacAulay, Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427198143

Beautiful photographs and illustrations highlight the plants and animals that live in the grassy meadow areas at the edges of forests and along the banks of rivers and lakes. Children will learn about how plants make food, the plants and animals that live in meadows, how animals find food in different seasons, and the dangers to meadow food chains and webs. how you can protect meadows

The ABCs of the Environment

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778788966

Global warming, greenhouse gases, melting mountains, habitat loss, pollution, floods, deforestation, endangered animals, and holes in the ozone are just some environmental problems highlighted in this book. Solutions such as e-cycling, the three Rs, alternative power sources, zero-carbon economy, composting, and reducing our energy footprints are a few of the possible solutions presented in this new book by Crabtree Publishing.

Savanna Food Chains

Hadley Dyer, Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427164179

Lions, hyenas, giraffes, and zebras are just a few of the many fascinating animals that help make up Savanna Food Chains. Children will enjoy learning about these animals, their habitat, and the plants and animals they eat. Photographs and illustrations help show how savanna plants make food, the relationships between herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores, and the dangers to savanna food chains.

The ABCs of Insects

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778788959

Earth has more than a million species of insects! There are helpful insects, harmful insects, flying insects, insects that work together, endangered insects, and some really weird insects! This fun book with great photographs will delight children and encourage them to identify insects in their world. It will also give them information to write their own books about insects!

The ABCs of Endangered Animals

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778788942

Bobbie Kalman presents some of the most endangered animals on Earth: rhinos, bats, butterflies, penguins, gorillas, monk seals, komodo dragons, and tigers, to name just a few. This beautifully photographed volume also explains the various classifications of endangerment, as well as the major reasons why some animals are facing extinction.

¿Dónde viven los animales?

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427195869

Young readers are introduced to the concept and vocabulary of habitats in this colorful book. Each spread describes a different habitat and the animals that live there. Children will learn about habitats in forests, deserts, grasslands, wetlands, on mountains, and in the Arctic and Antarctic. An activity asks readers to use what they have learned to match photos of habitats with their habitat names.

Baby animals in land habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427197153

Children will learn about the many land habitats in which baby animals are raised. This introduction looks at forests, grasslands, mountains, and deserts and features appealing photos of wolf pups, baby orangutans, rhinos, guanacos, and foxes.

Baby animals in savanna habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427197177

Engaging photos of baby lions, hippos, zebras, giraffes, and rhinos highlight this introduction to African savannas Interesting information focuses on the special needs of animals in this habitat, including how they find water during the dry season and stay cool in the intense heat.

Baby animals in rainforest habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427197160

Children will love the photos of the exotic baby animals that live in rain forests around the world, such as tigers, monkeys, lemurs, elephants, and sloths. Young readers will also learn about the different kinds of rain forests and discover what life is like for baby animals in both wet and dry seasons.

Baby animals in water habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427197184

This book introduces habitats for baby animals in freshwater rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands. Children will be fascinated by pictures of baby hippos, geese, swans, alligators, tigers, muskrats, nutrias, river otters, and more.

Baby animals in wetland habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196057

Captivating photos of baby alligators and crocodiles, raccoons, herons opossums, turtles, and other animals show children which animals are found in wetlands across North America. Readers will get a close-up look at how the animals' lives change as the seasons change.

Baby animals in grassland habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196026

Cute baby coyotes, prairie dogs, bobcats, falcons, and bison are just of a few of the grassland animals featured. Young readers will learn about food chains, prairie weather, underground homes, and how animals stay safe in grasslands.

Baby animals in ocean habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196040

Children will love the appealing photos of baby animals that live in both cold and warm oceanspenguins, seals, dolphins, whales, sea turtles, corals, and many kinds of fish. Young readers will also find out how baby animals survive in this salty, underwater habitat.

Baby animals in forest habitats

Bobbie Aloian (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196019

Delightful photos of baby raccoons, deer, bears, wolves, lynx, owls, and other animals show children which animals live in forests. Young readers will learn about food chains and see how life for baby animals changes with the seasons.

Baby animals in mountain habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196033

Children will be captivated by the amazing photos of baby animals that live on mountains: bighorn sheep, mountain goats, antelope, cougars, marmots, chipmunks, and other animals. Young readers see how baby animals find food and shelter in such rugged places.

Baby animals in desert habitats

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196002

Children will love the up-close photos of baby animals that live in deserts: jackrabbits, hyenas, kit foxes, tortoises, camels, meerkats, and more. Readers will learn how baby animals keep cool in the scorching heat and stay alive in dry deserts.

Fabulous Fruits

John Burstein (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778797944

In this sweet new book Slim explores the essential nutritional value of the fruit group. Children will learn about the amazing amount of water in fruit, how fruit blossoms, why the tomato is considered a piece of fruit, the wide variety of products made with fruit, groves and orchards around the world, how worms get into apples, and how many fruits a person needs to eat each day.

Baby Animal Names / Nombres de animales bebé

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427195920

This delightful book teaches readers about the world of baby animals by identifying animals that share the same names. Adorable photos feature pups (baby dogs and foxes), cubs (baby wolves and bears), and kids (baby goats and human children).

Arms and legs, fingers and toes / Brazos, piernas y dedos

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427195906

This entertaining book teaches young readers about the different body parts they use to move and play. Body parts are labeled on the photos showing how elbows, knees, ankles, and fingers bend.

What is a food chain?

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196743

This clear, simple book introduces children to the concept that living things need energy, and energy comes from food. Starting with an introduction to photosynthesis, children will follow along the food chain as the energy flows to herbivores and carnivores. A diagram, using photos of plants, a rabbit, and a fox, demonstrates a food chain. A detailed illustration of a forest food web follows.

Animals move like this

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196712

Children will love the entertaining photos in this book, which feature animals in motion-walking, climbing, swinging, and pouncing. They will also be amazed by the way animals without legs move-sliding on mucus, slithering, and swimming. An activity asks children to write down all the ways they move in one day.

Where does our food come from?

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196729

Grains, vegetables and fruits, meat, eggs, and dairy foods-where do these different food groups come from? Children will discover such things as how grains are grown in fields, which vegetables are really fruits, where certain fruits grow, and the importance of pollination. A special section gives children suggestions for eating healthy foods.

Which season is it?

Bobbie Kalman (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427196606

Which season is it when it snows; when flowers grow; when leaves fall; when it is very hot? This simple book features childrens descriptions of the weather and activities that make each season fun for them.