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.
Explore one of the most recognized scientists in the world with this biography of physicist Albert Einstein. Kids will learn about his life, achievements, and the challenges he faced along the way. The level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for independent readers.
The Magic School Bus travels out of this world to check out the facts about stars. Keesha and the rest of the class discover what stars are made of, the difference between a young star and an old star, and much more.
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.
The fan-favorite chapter-book series sends Jack and Annie backto India over 400 years ago to search for a rare and preciousemerald. Once there, they discover an amazing and exotic worldfilled with great danger. Will they find what they're looking for?Will they avoid the wrath of the all-powerful Great Mogul, survivea crazy ride on a wild elephant, escape an attack by kingcobras—and make it back to the magic tree house alive? Mary Pope Osborne brings together just the right combination ofhistory, magic, and fast-paced adventure to satisfy kids, parents,teachers, and librarians all over the world with her New York Timesbestselling series.
Merlin the Magician will not eat or sleep or speak to anyonein Camelot. What can be done? The enchantress Morgan knows who toask for help: young Jack and Annie of Frog Creek, Pennsylvania! Thebrother-and-sister team quickly head off in the magic tree house onanother magical and historical adventure. Their mission: discover one of the four secrets ofhappiness. Their journey: to a land of fierce samurai and great beauty, thecapital city of Edo (now the city of Tokyo), in ancient Japan inthe 1600s. Their tools: a research book to guide them and a magic wand withthree special rules. In Dragon of the Red Dawn, Mary Pope Osborne transports readersback to the splendor, rich culture, and magic of traditionalJapan. From the Hardcover edition.
Exceptional nonfiction for children from two of the mosttrusted names in science education: Seymour Simon and theSmithsonian Institution.
The Magic Tree House whisks Jack and Annie off to the mountains of Africa. There they run into a huge mountain gorilla! At first they don’t know whether they should shake hands or turn tail. But the ominous-looking creature turns out to be surprisingly gentle. Not only that, the gorilla may be able to help them learn their next bit of magic, which Morgan has challenged them to do.
Have you ever seen a butterfly in the snow? Probably not. Butterflies can't survive cold weather, so whenwinter comes, many butterflies fly to warmer places. They migrate.Woodchucks don't like cold weather either but they don't migrate;they hibernate. Woodchucks sleep in their dens all winter long.Read and find out how other animals cope with winter's worstweather.
