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。
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!
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
Everyone loves the smile on a dolphin’s face. Though smartenough to become theme park tricksters, dolphins are first andforemost wild mammals. Melissa Stewart’s lively text outlines ourresponsibility to conserve their natural environment. Thishigh-interest book also offers an interactive experience to boostawareness of these adorable creatures.
How cool is a supersonic jet that can zip, dip, and zoomthrough the air? Or a helicopter that hovers as still as ahummingbird? In this 32-page beginning reader, a real-life pilotintroduces kids to the greatest planes that ever flew. Enticingphotographs and fascinating facts ensure that a child’s naturalcuriosity is both inspired AND satisfied. Like each book in thissuccessful series, Planes offers a high-excitement topicfrom a trusted content provider.
Fly Guy and Buzz are back with another great nonfiction book! Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life in this engaging nonfiction reader! During a visit to a space museum, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about planets, space crafts, space suits, and even dirty snowballs (i.e. comets!)! With straightforward fun facts, humorous illustrations of Fly Guy and Buzz, and vivid photographs throughout, this book is sure to be a hit with budding astronauts everywhere! *HOLOGRAPHIC FOIL ON THE COVER!*
Every year like clockwork, animals both big and small aredriven by a natural instinct to move, in order to survive. On bothland and sea, they fight the odds and the forces of nature tobreed, feed, or lead and carry on for future generations. Thisreader is an introduction to the treacherous trek of the zebra,walrus, and Christmas Island red crab to overcome obstacles thatinclude hungry cheetahs, stinging yellow crazy ants, and even theirfellow species to make the often impossible journey of theirlives.
Fly Guy is buzzzzing on over to the nonfiction genre! Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold brings nonfiction to life with the help of his very popular main character, Fly Guy! This engaging nonfiction reader combines the kid-friendly humor of Fly Guy with the high-interest topic of sharks! Fly Guy and Buzz introduce young readers to sharks with straightforward fun facts, humorous asides, and full-bleed photographs throughout. *FOIL ON THE COVER!*
The Magic Tree House series has become a staple for inspiringkids to read. Christmas in Camelot is a very special Magic TreeHouse book. Here, author Mary Pope Osborne uses the literary skillsfor which she’s known to create a longer, more in-depth storyfeaturing the characters kids have come to love. The result ismagical: a fast-paced but detailed, easy-to-read story. Jack andAnnie go on a quest to save Camelot, a quest that will prove to abeleaguered King Arthur that children and imagination really canmake a difference. From the Hardcover edition.
They’re SSSSLITHERY! SLIPPERY! They creep us out! But get toknow them and you’ll find snakes private, quiet types who just wanta cool, shady place to call home. From the tip of their forkedtongues, to skin that sheds, to the rattles on certain tails, thesecreatures have secrets all kids will love. Cool photos and funfacts slip us inside their surprising world.
The monarch butterfly, one of the most seemingly delicate ofall of nature’s animals, proves to be one of the toughest in thisreader. Making the yearly trip from the Northern United States andCanada to the Oyamel forest of Mexico is no easy task, and it takesfive generations of butterflies in order to do so. Battling coldtemperatures and the threat of starvation, these beautiful insectscomplete an almost 3,000 mile journey over the course of twomonths, only to have to turn and around and head back home.
Jack and Annie travel back in time to a desert in the Middle East at the behest of Merlin who has given them a rhyme to help on their mission. There they meet a Bedouin tribe and learn about the way that they live. From camel rides and oases to ancient writings and dangerous sandstorms, here’s another Magic Tree House filled with all the mystery, history, magic, and old-fashioned adventure that kids love to read about.
This exciting reader follows the story of the longest and themost demanding elephant migration on the planet. Living at thefurthest corners of the hot and dry Sahara Desert, the very marginsof where elephants can survive, hundreds of these great creaturesmake a dangerous but necessary journey as their main source of foodand water dries up and they must go in search of more. Battling120-degree heat, sandstorms, and fierce thunderstorms, theseamazing animals travel 35 miles a day in a race against time insearch of the bare essentials of life.
Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, andthey fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come inall different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. Andthey do a "lot" of different jobs. These hard-working littlecreatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptationsnecessary in their ever-changing world.
Jack and Annie's summer vacation is no day at the beach! The bestselling, fan-favorite chapter-book series celebrates thesummer solstice! In the paperback edition of the 31st Magic TreeHouse adventure, Jack and Annie are on a quest to a seaside land ofmystery and myth, where they must overcome their fears and solve anancient riddle. Magic Tree House books are New York Times bestsellers. They are known all around the world as books thatinspire reading. Find out why with Summer of the SeaSerpent!
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.
They waddled into stardom in National Geographic’s March ofthe Penguins film. These guys are now nature’s ROCK STARS! Ifyou’re age 5, you’re probably as tall as an Emperor. But why dothey throw up so much? March this way, and find out all!
Learn all about bats with Fly Guy! It's time for a field trip! Fly Guy and Buzz are going into a bat cave to learn all about bats. With straightforward text, humorous asides, and kid-friendly full-bleed photographs throughout, young readers will love learning all about these nocturnal creatures. Award-winning author/illustrator Tedd Arnold really brings nonfiction to life for beginning readers!
He’s quick. He’s silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth.Chomp! Meet the shark—the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaursroamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide,twist, and turn before his prey can say "gulp!" He can smell asingle drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feelelectricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace morethan 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into theshark’s world. Fun facts go deep into the shark’s scaryscience.
The whole world loves panda bears. Everyone loves to watchthem play, climb, cuddle, and chew. But careful, they can scratchtoo—just look at that tree! Pandas live in wild places veryfaraway, and they are the STAR ATTRACTIONS of every zoo thatkeeps them safe and well, all over the world.
There's nothing more fascinating than dinosaurs. In this Level1 reader, youngsters learn all about the terrifying giants thatonce roamed the Earth—maybe even as close as their own backyard!They'll be wowed by new information and eye-popping illustrationsfrom National Geographic, a trusted source of children's nonfictioncontent
Why were mummies mummified? These mysterious corpses provide afascinating window on the past of cultures worldwide. Mummies has plenty of ghoulish intrigue to keep youngreaders reading. This irresistible title provides the solid sciencebehind the myths and guarantees a successful and rewarding readingexperience for kids at Level 2. Mummies is a compellingcombination of fun, facts, jokes and captivating photography.
Storms Get the inside scoop on the world's stormy weather! Find out what causes thunder, see the eye of a hurricane, getcaught up in a tornado, and discover more than twenty–five factsabout storms.