Bee hummingbirds, ostriches, flycatchers, chickadees, and bald eagles! Dick and Sally find themselves on a bird-watching tour led by the Cat in the Hat. After a quick lesson on just exactly what a bird is , they go motoring around the world to observe our fine feathered friends in their natural habitats. Time flies, and soon it's late, but the Cat saves the day by shifting his vehicle into Fine Feather All-Weather Flying Machine mode and winging Dick and Sally back home.
Trains can carry grain and gravel, milk and machines, cars and computers, pipes and people. Seymour Simon′s exploration of these very different trains andtheir uses, combined with his characteristically eye-catchingfull-color photographs, captures the beauty and power of steamtrains, diesel trains, electric trains, and more -- all atwork!
The Cat and company travel by hot air balloon up and intovarious weather phenomena including rain, snow, thunder, tornadoes,and (yikes!) even hurricanes! Along the way they learn aboutthermometers, anemometers, wind vanes, cloud formations, humidity,fog, smog, weather folklore, and how to stay safe in lightning.Written and illustrated in Seussian style, this a great addition tothe Cat in the Hat’s Learning Library!
Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the mosttrusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and theSmithsonian Institution.
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.
Penguins certainly are a different bird! They spend seventy–fivepercent of their lives in water and they can’t even fly! Penguinsare classified as birds because they have feathers. So explore apenguin’s world by finding out how they can swim so fast, what theyeat, and how people need to help protect their habitats. Includes:o Smithsonian mission statement o Glossary o Index o Website andadditional reading sources o Series thumbnails on back pan
The O'Malleys are off to the beach! But it's a long, hot, boringdrive. What can Eric, Bridget, and Nell do to keep busy? Play tallygames, of course -- counting up all the gray cars or green T-shirtsthey see. Whoever has the most marks at the end wins thegame. Eric wins the first game. Bridget wins the second. It seems likepoor Nell will never win a game! But Nell has the luck of the Irishon her side, and a surprise in store for her big brother andsister.
Don't move a muscle--read all about them Did you knowthat... Without muscles you couldn't blink--or even breathe Nearly 700 muscles control your life. Big or small, a muscle is made up of just one cell. Exercise doesn't give you more muscles, but it strengthens theones you have. Discover how muscles make us move--and see what it really lookslike under your skin.
Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the mosttrusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and theSmithsonian Institution.
Book De*ion What are the warning signs that a tsunami is on the way? Canscientists predict earthquakes? How do volcanoes form? Find out theanswers to these questions and more in Magic Tree House ResearchGuide: Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters, Jack and Annie's guideto geological disasters. This is the nonfiction companion to HighTide in Hawaii (Magic Tree House No.28). About Magic Tree House series Magic Tree House is a book series for young children by Mary PopeOsborne. The series features two children, the bookworm Jack andhis adventurous and imaginative younger sister Annie, who travel tohistorical places using a magic tree house. The magic tree housebelongs to Morgan Le Fay who, in the series, is King Arthur'ssister and a librarian. She uses the magic tree house to gatherbooks from time and space. Jack and Annie travel by opening a book, pointing at a picture of aplace and then wishing that they could go there. The magic treehouse then spins around and magically they arrive at thelocation. Book Di