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.
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.
本书用诗歌一般的语言和真实精彩的画面描述了大自然中动物的伪装术以及如何发现这些伪装…… Ten creatures await, camouflaged in artful, full-pagephotographs, while playful poems offer clues about each animal'sidentity and whereabouts. Think you've spotted one? Lift one of tengatefolds to find out. A full page of fascinating informationaccompanies each animal so readers can learn how nature'scamouflage serves hunter and hunted alike. Why do fawns have spotsduring their first year of life? How did killdeer birds get theirname? What makes a crab spider so good at ambushing its prey?
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.
You've seen your own blood, when you have a cut or a scrape.You can see the veins in your wrist, and you've seen the scab thatforms as a cut heals. But do you know what blood does for you?Without blood, you couldn't play, or grow, or learn. That's becausejust about every part of your body needs blood, from your musclesto your bones to your brain. How does your body use blood? Read andfind out!
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
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.
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！
Get the inside scoop on the world's most explosivemountains! Meet a volcanologist Discover why volcanoes erupt Visit the world's hot spots Learn more than forty fun facts about volcanoes
Jack and Annie are on their second mission to find--andinspire--artists to bring happiness to millions. After traveling toNew Orleans, Jack and Annie come head to head with some realghosts, as well as discover the world of jazz when they meet ayoung Louis Armstrong!
Most children have jumped into piles of leaves or helped theirparents rake the yard, and everyone has wondered: Why do leaveschange color? Activities that a child can do with leaves and even alist of places known for brilliant fall colors that readers canvisit with their families is included.
Leaping lizards--the Cat and Co. explore the world ofreptiles! The Cat in the Hat travels the globe--in his trusty crocodilecar--to explore the world of reptiles: lizards, snakes, turtles,and crocodilians. Along the way, young readers learn thecharacteristics shared by most reptiles; basic information abouteach group; quirky, fun facts about individual species; and much,much more. Cool creatures featured include komodo dragons,chameleons, geckos, cobras, leatherback turtles, frilled lizards--avirtual Who's Who of the World's Most Remarkable Reptiles. Youngreaders will slither in delight!
Kids love dinosaurs, and now they can take the same steps as aT-Rex! Many of these fascinating prehistoric creatures left theirtracks or footprints in the ground. Read and find out how theseamazing developments all started with a footprint created millionsof years ago. Fossilized dinosaur tracks can possibly teach us moreabout how these creatures lived than we could ever learn frombones.
Ever wondered why elephants have trunks? Or why your legs lookshorter under water? And just why was football once banned? Thisbook answers a wide range of 'why' questions and provides furtherinformation with fun-filled facts. Appealing artworks help explainthe answers, allowing children to build up their knowledge on avariety of subjects.
Steve Jenkins received a Caldecott Honor for What Do You Dowith a Tail Like This? He has written and illustrated AlmostGone and illustrated Bugs Are Insects and WigglingWorms at Work in the Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science series. Helives in Boulder, Colorado.
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.
