人们是怎么知道地球是圆的的？你也许会说是哥伦布航海发现的，但其实远在古希腊时期就有了地球是圆的的理论。 从船上的?t望台能看到在甲板上看不到的远方，月相变化，时差的产生，不同地方的人能看到不同的星空等等，这些都表明地球是圆的。 这本英语原版科普绘本提供了丰富有趣的知识，穿越历史，进入太空，启发孩子观察、思考有关地球形状的现象与知识，培养孩子独立思考的精神。 书后有简单的小实验，引导孩子自己动手、观察。
ScienceSolvesIt!系列（《科学全知道》）目前共34册，每册讲述一个有趣的故事，故事里的孩子用一系列科学方法解决日常生活中的问题。涉及科学主题包括动物迁徙、洞穴探秘、皮肤奥秘、太空知识、物理原理等，丰富多彩。 故事没有直接告诉孩子科学是什么、科学在哪里，而是让孩子通过阅读自己去发现，引导孩子练就一双发现科学的眼睛，培养对科学的好奇心和求知欲。 穿插在故事中的知识也以巧妙的形式呈现，大大拓展了孩子的视野。 另外，每个故事后的 像科学家一样思考 栏目指导孩子动手操作，掌握多种探索科学的技巧，使用从故事中学到的科学方法。
Math Matters（《数学帮帮忙》）系列目前共35册，包括 数字与运算 、 量与计量 、 图形与几何 、 探索规律 、 统计与概率 等内容，几乎涵盖了小学阶段所有重要的数学知识。 Math Matters（《数学帮帮忙》）系列的每一本书都会讲述一个发生在孩子身边的故事，由故事中出现的问题自然地引入一个数学知识，然后通过运用数学知识解决问题。 孩子在主动参与和积极思考的过程中会慢慢发觉，课本上那些既枯燥又抽象的数学知识竟变得如此容易理解和掌握！更重要的是，孩子能深深感受到运用数学知识去解决实际生活中的问题所带来的快乐，从而激发他们学习数学的兴趣，让他们逐渐爱上数学。 这套数学绘本非常适合亲子共读，在阅读过程中，家长可以带领孩子推测情节的发展，探讨解决难题的办法，让孩子在愉悦的氛围中学到知识和技巧。 每个故事后都会用多样的
ScienceSolvesIt!系列（《科学全知道》）目前共34册，每册讲述一个有趣的故事，故事里的孩子用一系列科学方法解决日常生活中的问题。涉及科学主题包括动物迁徙、洞穴探秘、皮肤奥秘、太空知识、物理原理等，丰富多彩。 故事没有直接告诉孩子科学是什么、科学在哪里，而是让孩子通过阅读自己去发现，引导孩子练就一双发现科学的眼睛，培养对科学的好奇心和求知欲。 穿插在故事中的知识也以巧妙的形式呈现，大大拓展了孩子的视野。 另外，每个故事后的 像科学家一样思考 栏目指导孩子动手操作，掌握多种探索科学的技巧，使用从故事中学到的科学方法。 本册AMoldyMystery（《霉菌之谜》）讲的是：太恶心了！还是活着的！在误把哥哥培养的霉菌扔掉后，Jeff得干件难以想象的事，而且还得赶紧干！
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.
科学方法解决日常生活中的问题。涉及科学主题包括动物迁徙、洞穴探秘、皮肤奥秘、太空知识、物理原理等，丰富多彩。 故事没有直接告诉孩子科学是什么、科学在哪里，而是让孩子通过阅读自己去发现，引导孩子练就一双发现科学的眼睛，培养对科学的好奇心和求知欲。 穿插在故事中的知识也以巧妙的形式呈现，大大拓展了孩子的视野。 另外，每个故事后的 像科学家一样思考 栏目指导孩子动手操作，掌握多种探索科学的技巧，使用从故事中学到的科学方法。 本册WerewolfMoon（《满月夜狼人》）讲的是：新邻居有可能真的是一个狼人吗？Jake必须在满月之前查出真相，但是太晚了！
ScienceSolvesIt!系列（《科学全知道》）目前共34册，每册讲述一个有趣的故事，故事里的孩子用一系列科学方法解决日常生活中的问题。涉及科学主题包括动物迁徙、洞穴探秘、皮肤奥秘、太空知识、物理原理等，丰富多彩。 故事没有直接告诉孩子科学是什么、科学在哪里，而是让孩子通过阅读自己去发现，引导孩子练就一双发现科学的眼睛，培养对科学的好奇心和求知欲。 穿插在故事中的知识也以巧妙的形式呈现，大大拓展了孩子的视野。 另外，每个故事后的 像科学家一样思考 栏目指导孩子动手操作，掌握多种探索科学的技巧，使用从故事中学到的科学方法。 本册Whoa!UFO!（《寻找飞碟》）讲的是：嗖！一个不明飞行物滑过夜空。这真的是天外来客吗？Billy和Kara一定得亲自去找找这个飞碟，一探究竟！
Holidays Heroes（《美国的纪念日》）系列介绍了美国的纪念日、节日，以及与之相关的历史人物、社会事件等，文字简洁生动，图片丰富多样，适合小学生学习历史，了解美国文化，关注社会进步。免费赠送英语朗读音频，地道的英文表达帮助孩子扩充英语词汇量，提高英语阅读能力。 本册Let sCelebrateMartinLutherKingJr.Day（《马丁 路德 金日》）讲的是有关美国的马丁 路德 金日的知识。美国小孩对马丁 路德 金这位英雄的故事耳熟能详。这本书用孩子能够理解的文字，把金在短暂的人生中所捍卫斗争的价值感以及他给美国带来的变化给小读者娓娓道来。
Learn all about insects with Fly Guy and Buzz! Fly Guy and Buzz are ready for their next field trip! And in FLY GUY PRESENTS: INSECTS they go outside to learn all about other insects like Fly Guy! With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will learn lots of fun facts about all sorts of bugs. Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold really brings nonfiction to life!
What causes earthquakes? Where do they happen most? Whatshould you do if you feel the earth shake? Just follow the friendlycrow-in-the-know for all the answers
Nothing goes right for Jack all day long. He can't find hisfavorite sneakers, he spills milk on his math homework, and worstof all, he gets tuna fish for lunch. Will things ever getbetter? Readers will learn how to tell when something is certain, morelikely, less likely, or impossible as Jack keeps hoping his streakof bad luck will break. Maybe, just maybe, pistachio ice cream fordessert will do the trick. But will it happen? Considering howJack's day has been going, PROBABLY NOT!
Stuart J. Murphy travels all over the United States talking tothousands of kids. And you'll never believe what they talk about:MATH! Stuart shows kids that they use math every day -- to share apizza, spend their allowance, and even sort socks. Stuart writesfunny stories about math -- andif you read his books, you'll startto see the fun in math, too.
What is a fossil? Sometimes it's the imprint of an ancient leaf in a rock.Sometimes it's a woolly mammoth, frozen for thousands of years inthe icy ground. Sometimes it's the skeleton of a stegosaurus thathas turned to stone. A fossil is anything that has been preserved, one way or another,that tells about life on Earth. But you can make a fossil,too--something to be discovered a million years from now--and thisbook will tell you how.
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.
Sharks swam in the sea long before dinosaurs roamed the earth.Today there are more than five hundred kinds of sharks in theworld. They range in size from the tiny dwarf shark to the hugewhale shark. Some of them have thousands of teeth. And some sharkseven glow in the dark! In SHARKS!, TIME For Kids takes you under the seas to discoverthe exciting world of these super fish.
What happens to food after you eat it? In this newlyillustrated book, complete with photos, Paul Showers and EdwardMiller take you on a journey through the human digestive systeminto the mouth, down the gullet, into the stomach, and finally intothe small and large intestines. You will learn what each of thesebody parts does to help transform the food you eat. And you willalso find out what happens to the food your body cannotuse.Everything that happens inside your body whenever you swallow abite of food will amaze you
WHAT WAS THAT? That’s the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEETHAT? That’s the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforestfrogs! Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos tobring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian amigos.
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in MagicTree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last!, they had lots of questions.What was it like to grow up in a log cabin? How did Lincoln becomepresident? What was his family like? Why did the US fight the CivilWar? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack andAnnie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos,illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic TreeHouse Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out moreabout the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree Houseadventures.
Trucks lift, dump, and carry things every day, everywhere. Didyou know that... .Some trucks can weigh as much as ten elephants puttogether. .Flatbed trucks can carry other trucks, houses, and even a spaceshuttle! .Semitrailer cabs can have a bed behind the front seat so thatdrivers can pull over and rest on long trips. .Road-train trucks pull multiple trailers at the same time, justlike a locomotive pulls freight cars on a train.
