Did you know that ants have jobs? Ants may not look like theyare doing anything important, but each ant that lives in a hill hasa special job, whether it is cleaning the nest, digging new tunnelsor gathering food. And in each ant city there is a queen ant who isbusy laying eggs. In this popular Stage 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-OutScience book, Arthur Dorros explores the fascinating and complexways in which these industrious insects work together to keep theirant cities alive. A Reading Rainbow Selection Outstanding ScienceTrade Books for Children 1987 (NSTA/CBC) Explains how ants live andwork together to build and maintain their cities.
FrogsFrogs can jump thirty times their own body length, catchinsects on the wing, and breathe underwater or on land. But theymust always keep their skins wet. Read and find out why
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.
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 sCelebrateConstitutionDay(《宪法日》)讲的是有关美国宪法日的知识。每年9月17日是美国的建国者签署宪法的日子,签署宪法并非易事,建国者们经历多次斗争、辩论与妥协才得以保证美国人民至今仍然享有的自由。宪法日也是美国的入籍日。
Step inside the world of x-rays where you can see behind walls, inside objects, and even through skin! Ever wonder what you would like? What about a laptop computer or cell phone? A spider or a fish? Each page features an x-ray photo of a person or object in nature, sports, or technology with de*ions and fun facts about the images themselves, along with a brief explanation of how x-rays work.
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.
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.
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.
Small enough to squeeze through power lines, Ms. Frizzle's class learns how electric current travels through the town, lights up a light bulb, heats up a toaster, and runs an electric motor. Fans of the Magic School Bus won't be left behind by this simple and informative introduction to the generation and distribution of electricity.
Ever wondered how bubbles get into fizzy drinks? Or how weknow what the dinosaurs looked like? And just how many ants can ananteater eat? This book answers a wide range of 'how' questions andprovides further information with fun-filled facts. Appealingartworks help explain the answers, allowing children to build uptheir knowledge on a variety of subjects.
Do you smell smoke? Young apprentice Lemony Snicket is investigating a case of arson but soon finds himself enveloped in the ever-increasing mystery that haunts the town of Stain'd-by-the-Sea. Who is setting the fires? What secrets are hidden in the Department of Education? Why are so many schoolchildren in danger? Is it all the work of the notorious villain Hangfire? How could you even ask that? What kind of education have you had?
"Au revoir," Pluto In this newly revised, bestselling backlisttitle, beginning readers and budding astronomers are launched on awild trip to visit the now "eight "planets in our solar system (perthe International Astronomical Union's 2006 decision to downgradePluto from a planet to a dwarf planet), along with the Cat in theHat, Thing One, Thing Two, Dick, and Sally. It's a readingadventure that's out of this world
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 sCelebratePresidents Day(《总统日》)讲的是有关美国总统日的知识。乔治 华盛顿和亚伯拉罕 林肯是美国的两位重要总统,这本书把这两位总统的人生进行对比。尽管他们生活在不同的时代,但他们有着相似的特征,遇到了相似的问题,取得了相似的成就。
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?
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 sCelebrateEarthDay(《地球日》)讲的是有关世界地球日的知识。每年4月22日,全世界有超过10亿人会聚集起来关注我们的地球。小读者可以通过本书了解地球日创立的原因,以及为了维护地球的健康,我们可以做哪些小事来为地球带来大变化。
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 sCelebrateVeteransDay(《退伍军人节》)讲的是有关美国退伍军人节的知识。书中介绍了美国的男性和女性参军的多种形式。小读者可以从中了解退伍军人节的来历以及为什么美国人每年11月11日要向老兵致敬。
What is sand? How is it formed? Where does sand come from? Howdoes it get to the beach? Why is it different colors? Let thesandpiper sleuth show you the answers to these questions in thislively, collage-style look at a familiar substance that's neverbeen so fascinating: sand. Parents' Choice Approved Winner "Astriking success...an outstanding choice...a fascinating, livelypresentation." "--School Library Journal"
The best-selling hardcover is now available in paperback! Readers will be entranced by the simple, poetic text and the spectacular illustrations, which follow the restless Gray Wolf as he wanders through a winter night.