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.
Joanna Cole的大作，风靡全球的一套科学桥梁阅读读物――神奇校车再次出版。在书中，小读者可以跟着主人公一起进行探险，故事情节新鲜刺激，却富有科学性，对话俏皮幽默，在不经意间散落出各种知识，展现出一种严谨、新奇、而又充满乐趣的教学方式，孩子跟随着书中的小伙伴们一起体验原理、学会操作、懂得思考、爱上科学，满足他们与生俱来的求知欲。在不断的求知和探索中，孩子们能够领略到人类的渺小以及科学的强大，对自然抱有敬畏之心，从而慢慢培养他们的人文和科技素养。 这套神奇校车是手绘版，线条细腻，色彩柔和，全套书共六本，并包含时长接近3小时的CD，读者可以选择按书页有断续地朗读或者不间断朗读。 CD时长：2小时47分 《神奇校车》荣获了美国一系列奖项,包括： 全美受欢迎的儿童自然科学图书系列。
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.
The classroom is decorated as Dinosaur Land, but Ms.Frizzle-inspired by an archeological dig-craves a more authenticexperience. The Magic School Bus turns into a time machine andtransports the class back millions of years to an adventure wherethey learn about dinosaurs, their habitats and diets, and even aMaiasaura nesting ground.
You're in the water, and suddenly, right beside you, he isbeaming brightly. You're face to face with a dolphin, one of thefriendliest mammals on Earth. Dive deep into the dolphins' realmwith Flip Nicklin, one of the world's foremost photographers ofthese smiling wonders. Meet dolphin types, from botus to orcas tobottlenose; see how they nurse, fish, and echolocate. Nicklin'senthusiasm and the special kinship we all feel for theseintelligent creatures is an inspiration to all readers to takeaction to help protect their ocean home.
You approach with caution, drawn to their equine beauty. Thesleek stallion, the magnificent mare, and the gentle foal look likeany happy family. But don't get too close. These are wild horses,untamed by humans. Now photographers Yva Momatiuk and John Eastcotttake you inside the world of the wild horse. This husband-and-wifeteam of committed experts makes a case for the conservation of oneof America's favorite wild species.
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
Jack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in thebestselling middle-grade series—the Magic Tree House! Wildfire! That's what Jack and Annie are up against when they are whiskedaway to the land of Australia. And they're not alone! Jack andAnnie must help a baby kangaroo and a koala escape from afire-filled forest. Will they be able to rescue the animals intime? Visit the Magic Tree House website! MagicTreeHouse.com
This book is one of a new series of books, "Read andDiscover", designed to encourage children to learn about the worldas they learn to read. You can use it for fishing, hunting, tying,pulling, lifting and carrying - a piece of string is a wonderfulthing! It supports KS1-2 Science and Literacy. It is written inconsultation with the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education. Itoffers non-fiction for developing readers. It features texts andillustrations which support children learning to read. It containsextra information section at the back of the book with index,author and illustrator biography.
Stage Fright on a Summer Night The showmust go on! That's what Jack and Annie learn when the Magic TreeHouse whisks them back to Elizabethan England. There they meetWilliam Shakespeare who’s having a hard time with some of theactors in his latest show. Are Jack and Annie ready to make a bigentrance? Or will it be curtains for Shakespeare? Good Morning, Gorillas Gentle giants or giant monsters?That's the question Jack and Annie have about gorillas when theMagic Tree House sweeps them to the mountains of Africa. There theymeet a group of amazing and sometimes frightening gorillas. Willthe gorillas be able to teach him some special magic? Thanksgiving on Thursday It’s a time for giving thankswhen the Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie back to 1621 on thefirst Thanksgiving Day. The Pilgrims ask them to help get thingsready. But Jack and Annie don't know how to do anything the Pilgrimway. Will they ruin the holiday forever? Or will the feast goon?" High Tide in Hawaii Catch the wave! That's wha
