¿Sabías que hay más insectos que cualquier otro grupo de animales? La diversidad de insectos es asombrosa. ¿Qué tienen en común las hormigas con las abejas? ¿Cuál es la diferencia entre una mariposa y una polilla? ¿Cómo están relacionados los gorgojos y las mariquitas? Algunos insectos tienen un par de alas, otros tienen dos pares y hay algunos que no tienen alas. Algunos insectos, aunque no todos, tienen un caparazón duro y externo (exoesqueleto).
Cuando alguien escucha la palabra “panda” generalmente piensa sobre los “osos panda” grandes de color blanco y negro. Sí, los pandas gigantes son un tipo de oso. ¿Y sabías que los pandas rojos son una familia animal propia? Aunque ambos animales puede que no pertenezcan a la misma familia, sí que comparten algunas características similares, tales como su “muñeca pulgar” y su dependencia al bambú.
Las focas y los leones marinos tienen un aspecto similar y algunas veces es complicado saber cuál es cuál. Ambos mamíferos marinos nadan con aletas y pueden encontrarse en océanos alrededor del mundo. Uno tiene orejas visibles, mientras que las orejas del otro no son externas. Uno atraviesa el agua utilizando sus aletas traseras, mientras que el otro usa sus aletas frontales para nadar. Ya sobre tierra, uno rebota hacia sus alrededores, mientras que el otro puede “caminar” sobre sus aletas.
¿Alguna vez te has preguntado qué hay dentro de esa “cosa” en una planta? ¿Y qué hay de lo que vive dentro de ese agujero del árbol o qué vive dentro de esa “pila de hojas o ramas? Explora y aprende por qué algunos de estos objetos de la naturaleza están en el libro más reciente de la Fotógrafa de Naturaleza y Naturalista, Mary Holland.
¿Qué tienen en común y en qué se diferencian los cangrejos y las langostas? Aunque ambos animales viven en el océano, uno prefiere nadar y el otro caminar. Uno puede ser encontrado en pozas costeras y el otro en alta mar. Ambos tienen esqueletos en la parte externa de sus cuerpos. ¡Hay mucho más sobre estos animales además de ser un buen alimento para nosotros!
In Trees, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of trees by their leaves, bark, nuts, and fruits. Photos, labels, and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind of tree and its clues. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each tree with its leaves. Children can learn more about trees and how to identify them online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Trees also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Mushrooms, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of mushrooms. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind, where to find it, and whether or not it is safe to touch or eat. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each image of a mushroom with its name. Children can learn more about mushrooms and how to identify them online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Mushrooms also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Flowers, beginning readers will learn to identify different kinds of flowers. Photos and carefully leveled text provide defining details for each kind, such as petal color, kinds of stems, and where and when it grows. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each image of a flower with its name. Children can learn more about flowers and how to identify them online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Flowers also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
In Animal Tracks, beginning readers will learn to identify different forest animal tracks. Carefully leveled text provides defining details for each animal's tracks, while accompanying photos show both the tracks and the animal feet or bodies that left them. A comprehensive back matter feature quizzes readers, asking them to match each set of tracks with its animal owner. Children can learn more about forest animals and tracks online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Animal Tracks also features reading tips for teachers and parents, photo labels, a picture glossary, a table of contents, and an index.
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Police dogs are trained to do many different jobs. Some patrol, some are used to attack, and others are used to sniff out illegal substances. Find out how police dogs serve and protect communities all around the world.
What do herding dogs do? They watch over and guide livestock from one place to another so they can graze safely. Find out about the different breeds of herding dogs and how they also make great pets.
A service dog is any dog that performs a job or a task that helps a person who has a physical or mental disability. These tasks can be anything from guiding people down a sidewalk to sniffing out changes in blood sugar levels. Find out how these personal support dogs are trained and how they bond deeply with their owners.
Military working dogs serve as detection, scout, and patrol dogs on military bases, airfields, and prisons. Find out how these dogs are able to detect threats that human eyes and noses cannot find.
Search and Rescue, also known as SAR, dogs are brought in after natural or human-made disasters happen, or when a person goes missing. Find out how they are trained to find people who are trapped or in need of help using their keen sense of smell.
A detection dog is trained to smell certain scents and lead their handler to them. They can sniff out everything from bombs to cancer and many things in between. Find out how these dogs are out there every day making the world a safer place.
Why do some things float while others sink? Readers learn about buoyancy and density, guess what type of objects will float or sink, and conduct a floating experiment of their own! Great for STEM and content literacy.
Squares, rectangles, triangles, circles--these shapes help us build things. Look around! Shapes are everywhere! Great for STEM and content literacy.
The perfect, low-level book for introducing magnets and how they work. Kids will be able to identify many magnetic objects after reading this book, as well as what materials are NOT magnetic.
Do they buzz, fly, bite, or sting? Discover some incredible facts about insects in this colorful book.
Young readers will learn what electricity is, where it comes from, and how it is produced and used in our homes and businesses. Words like energy, circuit, and conductor, are clearly explained.
Learn about light in this easy-to-read book. Simple text, colorful photos, and diagrams explain how light comes from a source, how it moves, and what is happening when you see reflection or refraction. Light waves and frequency also featured. Fun facts about light scattered throughout. Word matching game, comprehension questions, glossary, and index included. Contains the science concepts and vocabulary students need to know in grades 3 to 5. Correlates to NSTA's Science Standards.
Killer bees were created by humans who were trying to make a more efficient bee for making honey. The new bee they made would swarm and attack intruders in great numbers. Read all about this aggressive bee and its gradual spread north in North America.
A bite from a black widow spider has more venom than a rattlesnake's. It won't kill you, but it will cause you a world of pain. Sadly, they live on every continent in the world except Antarctica. Read about the cannibalistic habits of this spider and how to spot one by the red or orange hourglass shape on its abdomen.
Twice as long as humans are tall, the great white shark is the largest predatory fish in the ocean. This fish will go through 20,000 teeth over its lifetime. Read all about the fish made famous by the movie Jaws.
