Bats fly into the spotlight in this exploration of such basics as where the live, how mothers raise their pups, and how they hunt for food. Included as well is a simple plan for a building a backyard bat house.

Readand find out about one of nature's most mysterious forces--theearthquake. Some earthquakes are so small that you don't even feelthem, while others can make even big buildings shake Learn whyearthquakes happen, where they are most likely to occur, and whatto do if one happens near you.

Archaeologists on a dig work very much like detectives at acrime scene. Every chipped rock, charred seed, or fossilized bonecould be a clue to how people lived in the past. In thisinformation-packed Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science book, Kate Dukeexplains what scientists are looking for, how they find it, andwhat their finds reveal.

Each person in the United States makes almost five pounds oftrash every day. That’s more trash per person per day than peoplemake in any other country! We throw away everything from applecores to bicycles. Sometimes, we even throw away things that couldbe poisonous if they aren’t disposed of properly. And often, wethrow away things we shouldn’t, things we could use again. So, whathappens to all our trash? How does it affect the environment? Andhow can we stop making so much of it? Read and find o

Water is always flowing, from a brook to a stream, to a riverto the ocean. Read and find out more about how water shapes theearth and why it is important to keep our water clean.

Branley explains these powerful storms in simple terms youngchildren can understand. He describes the funnel cloud and how itforms and [tells] what to do during a tornado. The book ends on acomfortable note, that the idea is not to panic but to know what todo to ensure safety.

“神奇树屋”系列是由全球*的出版企业美国兰登书屋历经十五年倾力打造的一部儿童经典。 在“神奇树屋”的祖国：美国，这是一套设计给从学龄前开始一直贯穿整个小学阶段这个年龄段的孩子做阅读教育的，以阅读带动阅读。 这套书首先是一套儿童文学作品，其不长的篇幅、简明的语言以及清浅的情节设计，非常适合低龄孩子进行起步的阅读训练，并且为各个年级的小学生提供了语文学习和训练的优秀文本。它被广泛的用作课外语文阅读和教学的辅助读物，并广受欢迎地成为校园舞台剧改编的文学蓝本。 这套书同时也是知识读物。故事里有意识地穿插各种各样的知识。虽然这些涉及各个领域的知识在每本故事里都不多，而且都是点到为止，但是因为知识与故事的有机结合，大大地启迪了孩子的求知欲。引起孩子主动进行相关知识的扩

This book is one of a new series of books, "Read andDiscover", designed to encourage children to learn about the worldas they learn to read. You can use it for fishing, hunting, tying,pulling, lifting and carrying - a piece of string is a wonderfulthing! It supports KS1-2 Science and Literacy. It is written inconsultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. Itoffers non-fiction for developing readers. It features texts andillustrations which support children learning to read. It containsextra information section at the back of the book with index,author and illustrator biography.

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.

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.

Every year like clockwork, animals both big and small aredriven by a natural instinct to move, in order to survive. On bothland and sea, they fight the odds and the forces of nature tobreed, feed, or lead and carry on for future generations. Thisreader is an introduction to the treacherous trek of the zebra,walrus, and Christmas Island red crab to overcome obstacles thatinclude hungry cheetahs, stinging yellow crazy ants, and even theirfellow species to make the often impossible journey of theirlives.

Fact and fiction meet--for Halloween What are the origins ofsome of the famous ghost stories in Louisiana? Why do peoplebelieve in ghosts? Do most cultures have some kind of ghoststories? Find out the answers to these questions and more in "MagicTree House Research Guide: Ghosts," Jack and Annie's guide to ghoststories from all over the world.

Joanna Cole的大作，风靡全球的一套科学桥梁阅读读物――神奇校车再次出版。在书中，小读者可以跟着主人公一起进行探险，故事情节新鲜刺激，却富有科学性，对话俏皮幽默，在不经意间散落出各种知识，展现出一种严谨、新奇、而又充满乐趣的教学方式，孩子跟随着书中的小伙伴们一起体验原理、学会操作、懂得思考、爱上科学，满足他们与生俱来的求知欲。在不断的求知和探索中，孩子们能够领略到人类的渺小以及科学的强大，对自然抱有敬畏之心，从而慢慢培养他们的人文和科技素养。 这套神奇校车是手绘版，线条细腻，色彩柔和，全套书共六本，并包含时长接近3小时的CD，读者可以选择按书页有断续地朗读或者不间断朗读。 CD时长：2小时47分 《神奇校车》荣获了美国一系列奖项,包括： 全美受欢迎的儿童自然科学图书系列。