Holidays Heroes（《美国的纪念日》）系列介绍了美国的纪念日、节日，以及与之相关的历史人物、社会事件等，文字简洁生动，图片丰富多样，适合小学生学习历史，了解美国文化，关注社会进步。免费赠送英语朗读音频，地道的英文表达帮助孩子扩充英语词汇量，提高英语阅读能力。 本册Let sCelebrateMartinLutherKingJr.Day（《马丁 路德 金日》）讲的是有关美国的马丁 路德 金日的知识。美国小孩对马丁 路德 金这位英雄的故事耳熟能详。这本书用孩子能够理解的文字，把金在短暂的人生中所捍卫斗争的价值感以及他给美国带来的变化给小读者娓娓道来。
Every animal on Farmer Bill's farm is missing one mitten.Readers can investigate odd and even numbers as they unravel thismitten mystery!
Did you know that lightning bolts can be over a mile long? Orthat they may come from clouds that are ten miles high? Storms canbe scary, but not if you know what causes them. Before the nextthunderstorm, grab this book by veteran science team FranklynBranley and True Kelley and learn what causes the flash, crash,rumble, and roll of thunderstorms
Keep an eye on the clock as the Huskies and the Falcons gearup for their championship soccer match. Weeks, days, hours,minutes, and seconds--it's all game time!
Holly Keller has created vivacious new paintings for thisfavorite Reading Rainbow title about geology. Readers follow twoenthusiastic rock hounds around the globe as they add to theircollection. Along the way they will learn how sedimentary,metamorphic, and igneous rocks are formed. From the Egyptianpyramids to Roman roads, from the diamond ring on your finger tothe pebbles under your feet'rocks are everywhere!
After rain comes down, the sun comes out and dries thepuddles. But the water isn't gone. The heat from the sun has turnedit into water vapor-it has evaporated. Eventually, this moisture inthe air condenses to form new clouds. Soon the rain will fallagain. Read on to find out all the ups and downpours of the watercycle!
Illus. in black-and-white. Jack and Annie are in deep troublewhen the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the days of desertislands, secret maps, hidden gold--and ruthless pirates! Will Jackand Annie discover a buried treasure? Will they find out theidentity of the mysterious M? Or will they walk the plank?
The Ocean City Sharks have to swim 75 laps by the end of theweek, and every day they figure out how many laps are left to go.Swimming and subtraction are all part of the fun!
What makes a shell like a house? A house is a home for you, a nest is a home for a bird, and acave is a home for a bear. But for some animals a shell is a home.Snails and turtles and crabs and clams all have shells that act astheir homes and protect them from harm. In this book you'll learnall about these and other crustaceous creatures, for whom a shellis just the right sort of home.
When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in MagicTree House #47: Abe Lincoln at Last!, they had lots of questions.What was it like to grow up in a log cabin? How did Lincoln becomepresident? What was his family like? Why did the US fight the CivilWar? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack andAnnie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos,illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic TreeHouse Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out moreabout the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree Houseadventures.
Starfish have arms, but no legs. They have feet, but no toes.When starfish get hungry, they slide, glide, and feel their way insearch of something to eat. Starfish aren't fish, but they areliving animals. Learn how starfish move, eat, and grow in EdithHurd's poetic text, illustrated with Robin Brickman's vividwatercolor collages. Read and find out all about starfish, thestars of the sea.
Does a polka-dotted sock match a striped sock? Young childrenwill learn about matching, an important early math skill, as alonely striped sock searches the house for its mate. They will mayeven be inspired to practice this skill in their own sockdrawers!
Ever wonder what would happen if you didn’t clean your teethafter every meal? Sid the Science Kid certainly has. With the helpof his family, friends, and teacher, Sid is ready to find out: whyis brushing teeth so important? Read and find out
Look around to see what uses oil—cars, airplanes, boats,factories, and countless other machines. The world is dependent onoil as its main source of energy. Although oil is plentiful rightnow, the supply will eventually run out, and even worse, burningoil is very damaging to the environment. What alternatives can helpus use less oil and how can we protect the environment? Read andfind out!
In the newest Magic Tree House adventure, Jack and Annie arewhisked back to the Civil War where they meet Clara Barton and savethe life of their very own great-great-great-grand-father.
Life In Outer SpaceBears and birds, people and planets -- manythings live on planet Earth. But do they live anywhere else? For along time people have wondered about that. Maybe you have, too.Read and find out how scientists search for signs of life in outerspace.
Holidays Heroes（《美国的纪念日》）系列介绍了美国的纪念日、节日，以及与之相关的历史人物、社会事件等，文字简洁生动，图片丰富多样，适合小学生学习历史，了解美国文化，关注社会进步。免费赠送英语朗读音频，地道的英文表达帮助孩子扩充英语词汇量，提高英语阅读能力。 本册Let sCelebrateEarthDay（《地球日》）讲的是有关世界地球日的知识。每年4月22日，全世界有超过10亿人会聚集起来关注我们的地球。小读者可以通过本书了解地球日创立的原因，以及为了维护地球的健康，我们可以做哪些小事来为地球带来大变化。
What causes the earth’s weather? How do twisters form? Whatare the deadliest storms on earth? Find out the answers to thesequestions and more in Magic Tree House Research Guide: Twisters andOther Terrible Storms, Jack and Annie’s guide to nature’s wildestweather. Includes photographs, definitions, an index, informationon twisters, hurricanes, blizzards, forecasting the weather, stormchasers, and much more!
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.
A caterpillar comes to school in a jar. The class watches thecaterpillar each day as it grows and changes. Soon, it disappearsinto a hard shell called a chrysalis. Then the chrysalis breaks,and a beautiful butterfly flies out of the jar! This is a perfectbeginner's guide to the mystery of metamorphosis.
This first look at robins follows a full year of growth andchange: how the birds develop inside their egg during the spring,how they mature from chicks into fledglings in the summer, how theylearn to fly in the fall, and how they leave for warmer climes inwinter—only to return when spring comes around again.
Jack and Annie find themselves whisked away to ancient Egypt, where they come face to face with a dead queen--and her 1,000-year-old mummy!
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!
