How are an octopus and a squid different? What kinds ofcreatures live in the deepest abyss of the ocean? What doscientists say some legendary sea monsters really are? Find out theanswers to these questions and more in this Magic Tree HouseResearch Guide: Sea Monsters.
Set off to the Short-Shaggy-Tail-Waggy Super Dog Show withSally, Nick and "The Cat in the Hat"! You can meet dogs of alldifferent shapes and sizes and learn all about how tails help dogsto balance; that they can see better in dim light than we can; theamazing things they've been trained to do; and much, much more.There are tons of fascinating dog facts, all told in a rhythmicallyrhyming story that will keep children captivated for hours! Thisfun and exciting story is perfect for early readers who arecomfortable tackling new words and starting to read on theirown.
Welcome to ti~e Magic School Bus Phonics ReadingProgram! Learning to read is so important for your child's success inschool and in life. Now Ms. Frizzle and her class are here to help your child learnimportant phonics skills. Here's how these readers work: Phonics is the fundamental skill of knowing that the letters weread represent the sounds we hear and say. Add The Magic SchoolBus, and help your childLEARN to read and LOVE to read! At first you may want to read the story to your child. Then read together by taking turns line by line or page bypage. Look for all the words that have the sound being featured in thereader. Read them over and over again. Scholastic has been encouraging young readers for more than 80years. Thank you for letting us help you support your beginningreader.
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.
The field trip to the planetarium is foiled when the museumturns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The MagicSchool Bus turns into a spaceship and takes the class on a tripzooming through the atmosphere, to the Moon, and beyond! Withup-to-date facts about the solar system, revised for thisedition. 弗瑞丝小姐班上的学生个个兴高采烈，因为他们要去参观天文馆。谁知竟然休馆！幸好，神奇的老师有办法挽救这一切。样车变成了一艘太空船，直接穿越了大气层，载着弗瑞丝小姐和班上的同学冲向月球和更远的外太空！对弗瑞丝小姐来说，这虽然只是踩上油门踏板一小步，对神奇校车迷来说，却是扩大想像力的一大步——跟随着神奇校车飞入太空，展开前所未有、棒的太阳系探索之旅！
With a little help from the Cat in the Hat, Sally and Dick observe a small miracle in their own backyard—the metamorphosis of an egg into a caterpillar into a chrysalis into a bright new butterfly! Along the way, beginning readers will find out how butterflies see thousands of images at once, drink nectar from flowers, avoid predators, and can be identified by size, shape, and color. Readers will also follow the amazing migration of millions of monarchs.
In the trademark Simon style, carefully selected color photos,drawings, and a clear and informative text tell the story ofEarth's mountains: their formation, relative sizes, ecology, andinfluence on weather....Simon may have done more than any otherliving author to help us understand and appreciate the beauty ofour planet and our universe.
Mark Moffett finds frogs. And when he finds frogs, he findsadventure. He describes a close encounter with the deadliest of allthe poison dart frogs in Colombia, South America. One accidentalbrush up against the frog could mean death. 'I had to lie on theground with my camera only two inches away from the terribilis frogto take her picture. Compared to most frogs, she was curious,showing little fear. If you are deadly, you don't have much to befrightened of. Sometimes she hopped toward me, but I couldn't allowher to touch my skin. It was strange to be scared of such a prettyfrog'. In the wide world of frogs, some are fearsome and some arefriendly. Mark Moffett knows them all. Frogs are amphibians whomust spend much of their lives in water. So how can some frogssurvive in the desert? Frogs hatch from eggs as tadpoles. How dothey grow into full-fledged frogs? From metamorphosis to diet, fromhabitat to distinctive features, Mark Moffett offers this excitingand informative glimpse into the world of frogs. T
You slip over the side of your boat, descending deep into thedark realm of the Earth's largest creature. Then the whale startsto sing, just feet away from you. You record the sounds, hoping oneday to understand their language. Their music is a rare glimpse ofthis majestic mammal's unknown world. Photographer Flip Nicklinbrings you face to face with whales as they communicate, nursetheir young, and surface dramatically for air. Meet theseintelligent, social creatures in their natural habitat; learn ofthe different kinds of whales, from humpbacks to belugas; discoverhow we can aid their recovery from years of overhunting; and how wecan protect their environment.
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!
Would you rather be a clarinet . . . a trombone . . . or a drum? （How would you like to have someone going boom-boom on your tum?） Beginning readers are asked to ponder these–and a host of other odd choices–in this charming, provocative book by Dr. Seuss that encourages children to let their imaginations fly.
