本书用诗歌一般的语言和真实精彩的画面描述了大自然中动物的伪装术以及如何发现这些伪装…… Ten creatures await, camouflaged in artful, full-pagephotographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal'sidentity and whereabouts. Think you've spotted one? Lift one of tengatefolds to find out. A full page of fascinating informationaccompanies each animal so readers can learn how nature'scamouflage serves hunter and hunted alike. Why do fawns have spotsduring their first year of life? How did killdeer birds get theirname? What makes a crab spider so good at ambushing its prey?
What was it like to wear armor? What was the food like in castles? This book explores what life was really like in medieval times.
Merlin sends Jack and Annie on a mysterious mission to Paris, France, over a hundred years ago. There they must find four magicians and give them an urgent message from Merlin himself. When Jack and Annie land in Paris, they make their way to the 1889 World's Fair. Below the Eiffel Tower, built especially for the fair, there are thousands of exhibits from all over the world. But how will Jack and Annie find the magicians in the crowds of people? And who are the magicians anyway? Jack and Annie are about to find out in another adventure filled with history, magic, and amazing surprises! In Night of the New Magicians, Mary Pope Osborne brings to life an amazing time in history that gave birth to many startling inventions and scientific discoveries that would change the world forever. The paperback edition boasts all-new backmatter full of activities!
The Cat and company travel by hot air balloon up and intovarious weather phenomena including rain, snow, thunder, tornadoes,and (yikes!) even hurricanes! Along the way they learn aboutthermometers, anemometers, wind vanes, cloud formations, humidity,fog, smog, weather folklore, and how to stay safe in lightning.Written and illustrated in Seussian style, this a great addition tothe Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library!
On a most sense-sational trip that takes them through an eye, an ear, a tongue, and even a dog's nose, Ms. Frizzle's class learns about the senses. Using their trademark sense of humor, Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen provide facts about the senses in both the human and animal worlds.
Count on Ms. Frizzle to teach anything but an ordinary lesson on meteorology. Flying through the clouds in the Magic School Bus, Ms. Frizzle's class experiences a hurricane-and even a tornado-firsthand. During their thrilling ride through the sky, Arnold gets lost! Will the Friz be able to save the day this time?
The Cat in the Hat takes Sally and Dick for a ride through thehuman body where they visit the right and left sides of the brain,meet the Feletons from far off Fadin (when they stand in the sunyou can see through their skin), scuba dive through the bloodsystem, follow food and water through the digestive tract, and awhole lot more!
When Ms. Frizzle drives the Magic School Bus full speed aheadinto the ocean, the class takes a submarine expedition that'sanything but ordinary. With a well-meaning lifeguard in tow, theclass takes a deep breath and learns about hot water vents, coralreefs, plant and animal life on the ocean floor, and more!
Award-winning artist Sylvia Long and author Dianna Hutts Aston have teamed up again to create this gorgeous and informative introduction to seeds. Poetic in voice and elegant in design, the book introduces children to a fascinating array of seed and plant facts, making it a guide that is equally at home being read on a parent's lap as in a classroom reading circle.
The field trip to the planetarium is foiled when the museumturns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The MagicSchool Bus turns into a spaceship and takes the class on a tripzooming through the atmosphere, to the Moon, and beyond! Withup-to-date facts about the solar system, revised for thisedition. 弗瑞丝小姐班上的学生个个兴高采烈,因为他们要去参观天文馆。谁知竟然休馆!幸好,神奇的老师有办法挽救这一切。样车变成了一艘太空船,直接穿越了大气层,载着弗瑞丝小姐和班上的同学冲向月球和更远的外太空!对弗瑞丝小姐来说,这虽然只是踩上油门踏板一小步,对神奇校车迷来说,却是扩大想像力的一大步——跟随着神奇校车飞入太空,展开前所未有、棒的太阳系探索之旅!
Leaping lizards--the Cat and Co. explore the world ofreptiles! The Cat in the Hat travels the globe--in his trusty crocodilecar--to explore the world of reptiles: lizards, snakes, turtles,and crocodilians. Along the way, young readers learn thecharacteristics shared by most reptiles; basic information abouteach group; quirky, fun facts about individual species; and much,much more. Cool creatures featured include komodo dragons,chameleons, geckos, cobras, leatherback turtles, frilled lizards--avirtual Who's Who of the World's Most Remarkable Reptiles. Youngreaders will slither in delight!
Traces life on earth through the geological strata, from the arrival of man back to the first plants. Gives us a remarkable grasp of the fossil record. Illustrates the geological periods from the present back to the earliest or Precambrian Era, and includes major developments and life forms of each time frame.
The classroom is decorated as Dinosaur Land, but Ms.Frizzle-inspired by an archeological dig-craves a more authenticexperience. The Magic School Bus turns into a time machine andtransports the class back millions of years to an adventure wherethey learn about dinosaurs, their habitats and diets, and even aMaiasaura nesting ground.
When Ms. Frizzle drives the Magic School Bus full speed aheadinto the ocean, the class takes a submarine expedition that'sanything but ordinary. With a well-meaning lifeguard in tow, theclass takes a deep breath and learns about hot water vents, coralreefs, plant and animal life on the ocean floor, and more!
When the Magic School Bus turns into a beehive, Ms. Frizzle's class learns firsthand about how workers, drones, and the queen bees live together. Readers will be abuzz with knowledge as they discover how honeybees find food; make a comb, honey, and beeswax; and care for their young, all from the bee's perspective.
A beautifully simple introduction to eggs of all kinds; from tiny hummingbird eggs to giant ostrich eggs, from fossilised dinosaur eggs to gooey fish eggs, it's an entirely fresh look at the familiar.Attractive and informative, this will find a home in classrooms and Easter baskets alike. Now in paperback!
How hot is the sun? What is it made of? How long would it taketo get there? This fun- and fact-filled picture book answers thesequestions and many more. Follow the lead of two kids and a purplecat, who introduce astronomy in a child-friendly way. "Steve Tomecek brings fun and fact together with this nonfictionnarrative of Earth's closest star." —Washington Parent
Where do stars go in the daytime? How far away are stars? Whatstories can they tell us? Marvel at the mythic stories of theconstellations and try finding your own patterns in the sky. Thinkbeyond our sun and wonder what other planets might be circlingother stars and what, or who, might be on them. Open the book andblast off to the stars "A sure winner for future astronomers andtheir stargazing parents. Tomecek and newcomer Yoshikawa make anexcellent duo in rendering concepts understandable to readers.""--Kirkus Reviews"