两只小老鼠晚上喜欢看月亮。一天早晨,它们忽然想知道月亮白天会去哪里,就决定出发去寻找月亮。找啊找,两个小家伙找到的是一个橙子、一个气球还是一个美妙绝伦的月亮呢? 这本图画书插图精美,色彩鲜艳,两只小老鼠形象可爱;它们的历险故事,紧张兴奋,充满勇于探索的好奇心。适合3-6岁孩子阅读。
关于人类的建筑:你想盖一所什么样的房子呢?需要用哪些东西来盖它呢?它可能是沙滩上的一间小棚子,也可能是城市里的一幢摩天大楼,甚至是一座城堡!想像你和你的小伙伴正在设计你们的房子,想想你们都需要什么材料,要怎样把它盖起来吧!《我来盖房子》一书将回答你的问题。
Learn why fireflies flash their lights in this glow-in-the-dark book based on the hit PBS Kids show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That! Sally and Nick are making shadow shapes when the batteries in their flashlight conk out. Luckily, the Cat knows where they can get some light: from his friend Shimmer, a firefly! But it turns out Shimmer needs some help of her own: her friend Glimmer is in trouble. Fireflies call to each other using unique flashing light patterns, and Glimmer's pattern is all wrong. He needs help--fast! Can the Cat and Co. un-stick Glimmer from a giant spiderweb AND find enough light to put on a shadow show? You bet they can! With glow ink on every other spread and two sheets of glow stickers, this is a fun way to celebrate summer and to spark discussions on how different animals communicate!
Have you ever seen a butterfly in the snow? Probably not. Butterflies can't survive cold weather, so whenwinter comes, many butterflies fly to warmer places. They migrate.Woodchucks don't like cold weather either but they don't migrate;they hibernate. Woodchucks sleep in their dens all winter long.Read and find out how other animals cope with winter's worstweather.
Trains can carry grain and gravel, milk and machines, cars and computers, pipes and people. Seymour Simon′s exploration of these very different trains andtheir uses, combined with his characteristically eye-catchingfull-color photographs, captures the beauty and power of steamtrains, diesel trains, electric trains, and more -- all atwork!
There are forces at work whenever you throw a ball, run up the stairs, or push your big brotheroff the couch. Want to learn more about the forces around you? Read and find out!
Let's-read-and-find-out about Mars Someday people from Earth may live on Mars. In this century, we will go to the planet to learn more aboutit. It will become our outpost in space -- our space colony.
Monkeys ride in 2s, tumble by 3s, and march in 4s -- andreaders can count them up as the parade goes by!
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] a revision of the 1963 edition, a] brief, clearly writtentext tells of a young girl who] learns some interesting facts aboutfireflies from her grandfather. Alexander uses richly hued pastelsfor her illustrations of the young girl, her grandparents' farm,and the creatures of a summer night."--SLJ.
Why don't ducks get wet? Ducks dip and dive, but they stay drybecause they spread oil over their feathers to make themwaterproof. Learn more inside and get to know different kinda ofducks.Have you ever wondered how ducks spend the whole day in thewater and never get wet? Did you know that they can dive 100 feetdeep, and still come up dry? Meet ten different kinds of ducks inthis classic text featuring stunning new watercolor illustrationsand a new "Find Out More" page.
Even though Mount Everest measures 29,028 feet high, it may begrowing about two inches a year. A mountain might be thousands offeet high, but it can still grow taller or shorter each year.Mountains are created when the huge plates that make up the earth'souter shell very slowly pull and push against one another. Read andfind out about all the different kinds of mountains.
You may be able to count to all the way to 100, but have you ever counted to a googol? It's impossible In this fun book of numbers, Robert E. Wells explores the wonderful world of zeros and tells how the googol came to be named.While you learn about place values and the names of big numbers, try to imagine what those numbers can do. How long would it take to toast 100,000 marshmallows? What does a million dollars really look like? How many trillion miles away is the star nearest our own sun, and how do we know this?
"New illustrations and some text revision update this 1965 basicintroduction to the skin and its functions. Four children taketurns presenting different aspects of the skin, such as pigment andmelanin, cuts and healing, fingerprints, and the sense oftouch."--SLJ.
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!
Holly Keller has created vivacious new paintings for thisfavorite Reading Rainbow title about geology. Readers follow twoenthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to theircollection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary,metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptianpyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on your finger tothe pebbles under your feet'rocks are everywhere!
Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the mosttrusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and theSmithsonian Institution.
Ever wonder what would happen if you didn’t clean your teethafter every meal? Sid the Science Kid certainly has. With the helpof his family, friends, and teacher, Sid is ready to find out: whyis brushing teeth so important? Read and find out
Life In Outer SpaceBears and birds, people and planets -- manythings live on planet Earth. But do they live anywhere else? For along time people have wondered about that. Maybe you have, too.Read and find out how scientists search for signs of life in outerspace.
Dinosaurs are extinct now, but you can visit dinosaurskeletons in a museum. There you will meet Brachiosaurus,Stegosaurus, and Diplodocus and learn how they ruled the earthmillions of years ago. You'll see dinosaurs with over 1,000 teeth,dinosaurs who could swim, meat-eaters and plant-eaters. And, ofcourse, you'll meet the king of all dinosaurs, the giganticTyrannosaurus rex.
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.
StuartJ. Murphy travels all over the UnitedStates talking to thousands ofkids. And you'll never believe what they talk about: MATH Stuartshows kids that they use math every day -- to share a pizza, spendtheir allowance, even sort socks. Stuart writes funny stories aboutmath -- and if you read his books, you'll start to see the fun inmath, too. Hamster Champs With a few blocks, a board, and aprotractor to measure the angles, the hamster champs have built aramp that lets them fly high But will this stunt be good enough tooutwit Hector the cat?
Polly's pen pal, Ally, is 125 centimeters tall, weighs 25kilograms, and lives 450 kilometers away -- and Polly is determinedto find a way to visit her! A story of long-distance friendshipintroduces basic metric measurements to children.