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.
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.
Magic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House FactTrackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie gotback from their adventure in Magic Tree House #46: Dogs in the Deadof Night, they had lots of questions. How do St. Bernards help findavalanche survivors? Who are some of the most famous war dogheroes? What breeds make good service dogs? Find out the answers tothese questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filledwith up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbitsfrom Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are theperfect way for kids to find out more about the topics theydiscovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.--From theTrade Paperback edition.
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
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.
The sun shines down on us, giving warmth and light. But didyou know that the sun also makes the seasons? As the earth makesone complete rotation around the sun every year, the seasons on theearth change -- from winter to spring to summer to fall and back towinter again. Find out how the light from the sun affects life onthe earth for all living things in this look at the only star inour solar system.
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.
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.
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.
The bestselling, fan-favorite chapter-book series celebratesHalloween with this scarily affordable paperback! Jack and Annie have traveled all over the world in their magictree house. But they've never been anywhere like this. In thedistance, a haunted castle looms dark against the light of themoon. No candles burn in its windows. No laughter rings through itshalls. What has happened to the castle and the people who lived there?Merlin the magician asks Jack and Annie to find out. But are theybrave enough to brush the cobwebs aside and step through thecreaking doors? And are they smart enough to solve the mystery ofhow the castle became haunted? Find out in a story packed to the margins with magic, history,and adventure! First published in hardcover in 2003, Jack and Annie's spookyHalloween adventure is finally available in paperback. And—only inthe paperback edition—the book now includes a creepy Halloweenrecipe, a fun puzzle, and a preview of the next book in theseries!
