Jack and Annie continue their quest for the secrets of happiness in order to save Merlin. This time, the Magic Tree House takes them to the one continent they haven't visited before: Antarctica. Illustrations.
Explore one of the most recognized scientists in the world with this biography of physicist Albert Einstein. Kids will learn about his life, achievements, and the challenges he faced along the way. The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers.
Water is all around us; we drink it every day. In this level 3 reader, kids will learn about the water cycle, discovering how rain and snow flow into our lakes, rivers, and oceans, and later evaporate into the sky again. Vivid photography and accessible text make this book an ideal introduction to the science of water.
One hot and muggy day, a superhero appears in Ms. Frizzle's classroom—it's Weatherman! Actually,it's only Ralphie. He's pretending he has superpowers and says he can start a thunder-storm that will cool everything off.The kids think Ralphie's an all-weather extravaganza! From an episode of the animated TV series produced by Scholastic Eetertainment Inc.Based on The Magic School Bus books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen. A book about weather, from the animated television series on the Learning Channel.
Did you know that ants have jobs? Ants may not look like theyare doing anything important, but each ant that lives in a hill hasa special job, whether it is cleaning the nest, digging new tunnelsor gathering food. And in each ant city there is a queen ant who isbusy laying eggs. In this popular Stage 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-OutScience book, Arthur Dorros explores the fascinating and complexways in which these industrious insects work together to keep theirant cities alive. A Reading Rainbow Selection Outstanding ScienceTrade Books for Children 1987 (NSTA/CBC) Explains how ants live andwork together to build and maintain their cities.
What do a fawn and a hermit crab have in common?They both usecamouflage to hide from their enemies. A fawn’s spots help it blendin with its dappled surroundings, and a hermit crab might bemistaken for an empty shell. This lyrical introduction tocamouflage explains how and why a wide variety of animals use it togo undercover. Readers can also hunt for camouflaged animals inevery illustration.
What causes the earth’s weather? How do twisters form? Whatare the deadliest storms on earth? Find out the answers to thesequestions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Twisters andOther Terrible Storms, Jack and Annie’s guide to nature’s wildestweather. Includes photographs, definitions, an index, informationon twisters, hurricanes, blizzards, forecasting the weather, stormchasers, and much more!
Did you know that energy comes from the food you eat? From thesun and wind? From fuel and heat? You get energy every time youeat. You transfer energy to other things every time you playbaseball. In this book, you can find out all the ways you andeveryone on earth need energy to make things happen.
Jack and Annie are ready for their next adventure in the NewYork Times bestselling middle-grade series—the Magic TreeHouse! A spirited holiday mission! The magic tree house whisks Jack and Annie back in time to thefoggy streets of Victorian London, where they must help CharlesDickens. But the famous author has everything he could possiblywant. How are they supposed to help him? It’s not until Mr. Dickensrescues them from being thrown in jail that they discover hissecret past and the sad memories that haunt him. Jack and Anniewill need all their magic—and help from three ghosts!—to save thegreat writer. Visit the Magic Tree House website! MagicTreeHouse.com
Volcanoes are one of nature's great wonders. For years theycan stand dormant, but once active they can erupt in tremendousexplosions of power. Some eruptions are so big, they change theearth's climate. Luckily, geologists can now approximate when aneruption will occur. What are the causes of an eruption and whatare the warning signs? Read and find out!
It's the last week of Camp Grizzly, and the campers arepreparing to elect a mascot. Each day the Grizzly Gazette takes apoll to see who has the biggest percentage of the vote so far. Isit Sophie? Is it Daniel? Or could it be Corey, the new entry in therace? Corey's determined to do her best. But she's got to make up forlost time. Can she win out over Daniel and Sophie? No one will knowfor sure until the last vote is counted! A lively story about summer camp fun will help young readersunderstand both percentage and voting!
In the third book of the American history cluster, Jack andAnnie are whisked to a midwestern prairie in the 1870s. They visita one-room schoolhouse and learn about the hard life of thepioneers. When they return to the magic tree house, Jack and Anniespot a twister on the horizon. Is there time to warn the teacherand the children back at the schoolhouse? Or should Jack and Anniejust save themselves?
A caterpillar comes to school in a jar. The class watches thecaterpillar each day as it grows and changes. Soon, it disappearsinto a hard shell called a chrysalis. Then the chrysalis breaks,and a beautiful butterfly flies out of the jar! This is a perfectbeginner's guide to the mystery of metamorphosis.
The Ocean City Sharks have to swim 75 laps by the end of theweek, and every day they figure out how many laps are left to go.Swimming and subtraction are all part of the fun!
How did the universe begin? How hot is the sun? How long does it take to get to the moon? Find out the answers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Space, Jack and Annie’s very own guide to the secrets of the universe. Including information on stars, planets, space travel, life on other planets, and much more!
Illus. in black-and-white. Jack and Annie are in deep trouble when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of desert islands, secret maps, hidden gold--and ruthless pirates! Will Jack and Annie discover a buried treasure? Will they find out the identity of the mysterious M? Or will they walk the plank? 作者简介： Mary Pope Osborne grew up in the military, and by the time she was fifteen had lived in Oklahoma, Austria, Florida and four different army posts in Virginia and North Carolina. After graduating from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the early 1970's, Mary traveled all over Europe, and spent the first six weeks of her trip living in a cave on the island of Crete. She then joined up with a group of European young people and traveled in rickety vans through sixteen Asian countries, including Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India and Nepal. She was a bartender, an acting teacher, a waitress, a travel agent, a window dresser, and a medical assistant --
Kids love dinosaurs, and now they can take the same steps as aT-Rex! Many of these fascinating prehistoric creatures left theirtracks or footprints in the ground. Read and find out how theseamazing developments all started with a footprint created millionsof years ago. Fossilized dinosaur tracks can possibly teach us moreabout how these creatures lived than we could ever learn frombones.
Accompanied by NASA photographs and Dorros's colorful, livelydrawings, the text explains the Earth's rotation in clear andsimple terms. An experiment using a lamp as the 'sun' furtherclarifies the principles introduced.
Blue Ribbon Blueberry Pie. If the bear cubs gather enough nuts,seeds and blueberries, Mama Bear has agreed to make her special,li p-smacking-good pie. Each time they fill their baskets, the cubs count berries, seedsand nuts by putting them in groups of tens and ones to see if theyhave enough for pie. Everyday activities such as sharing a meal, sorting socks andgetting ready for school can be part of learning math. In theMathStart Series, everyday life is the basis for each entertainingstory. Simple math concepts are embedded in each story so thatyoung children can intuitively understand them. Adults can use thecreative suggestions for activities in the back of each book toextend learning opportunities with children. Developmentally appropriate and correlated to school grade levelsand the curriculum standards of the National Council of Teachers ofMathematics, MathStart can give children a head start!Blue RibbonBlueberry Pie is the best—but do these bear cubs have enoughingredients to
Jack and Annie find themselves whisked away to ancient Egypt,where they come face to face with a dead queen--and her1,000-year-old mummy!
What's so great about corn?Popcorn, corn on the cob,cornbread, tacos, tamales, and tortillas. All of these and manyother good things come from one amazing plant. Aliki tells thestory of corn: How Native American farmers thousands of years agofound and nourished a wild grass plant and made it an importantpart of their lives. They learned the best ways to grow and storeand use its fat yellow kernels. And then they shared this knowledgewith the new settlers of America.
Imagine that you're walking on the moon. What is it like? For thousands of years people looked up at the moon and wondered about it. Now we "know" what the moon is like. There is no air on the moon and nothing grows, but there are towering mountains and deep craters--and much more Colder than the desert, the hotter than the desert, the moon is an amazing place to explore.
Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the MiddleEast at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help ontheir mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about theway that they live. From camel rides and oases to ancient writingsand dangerous sandstorms, here’s another Magic Tree House filledwith all the mystery, history, magic, and old-fashioned adventurethat kids love to read about.
