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.
Ever wondered what that animal looked like when it was young? MyBaby Animal Book introduces toddlers to eight of nature’s cutestbaby animals, and teaches about the animals identifyingcharacteristics
In their family′s new house, Jenny and Jeff are driving theirlittle sister, Jill, crazy. Who has the bigger window? Who has thebigger bedroom? Jenny and Jeff must use a simple geometry conceptto calculate area in order to prove once and for all whose room isbigger.
Publisher Comments: What is the strangest plant in the rain forest? Which rain forestanimal is the creepiest? What medicines have been discovered there?How can we save our rain forests? Find out the answers to thesequestions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: RainForests, Jack and Annie’s very own guide to the mysteries of therain forest. Includes information on rain forests around the world;fun facts about rain-forest bugs, birds, plants, and animals; mapsand photographs; and much more! From School Library Journal Grade 2-4-In this companion to Afternoon on the Amazon (Random,1995), Jack and Annie encourage readers to undertake their ownresearch related to the rain forest, and that is excellent advice.With the number of full-color, larger-format titles available onthe topic, it is hard to justify sticking with the briefintroduction and small, black-and-white photos this book offers.Drawings of the children appear somewhere on almost every page, andperhaps their die-hard f
Friendly and fascinating, dolphins are one of nature's mostintelligent animals. They live in families called pods and can makea series of 2,000 high-pitched clicks to locate fish in the water.Despite their beauty and playfulness, dolphins face serious dangersfrom commercial fishing and human activity. It's vital that peoplesupport governmental laws to protect these wonderfulcreatures. Award-winning science writer Seymour Simon has teamed up with theSmithsonian Institution to give you an expert view of these clever,curious, and mischievous mammals in a full-color photographicintroduction.
With Marilyn Hefner's new full color illustrations, bacteriaand viruses have never looked so good! As packed with wit and goodhumor as with charts and diagrams, this book is still the bestexplanation of how your body fights germs. 'An introduction tobacteria and viruses and how each of the two forms attacks cellsand makes a person feel sick. The text mixes information withreassurance... A nonthreatening first exposure, administered with apleasant bedside manner.
Seymour Simon has written over 200 award-winning science books about animals, anatomy, astronomy, earth science, and vehicles Six tiny muscles hold each eyeball steady in the sockets of your head. The ears contain the three smallest bones in the body: the hammer, anvil, and stirrup. In addition to hearing, ears help you to keep your balance. Without the brain, we wouldn't be able to see or hear.
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.
Jack and Annie present information about the universe, including our solar system, and briefly describe the history of space travel and of the science of astronomy.
Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the mosttrusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and theSmithsonian Institution.