Through illustrations, infographics, facts, and figures, readers will see how big each animal is compared to humans, where it lives on the globe, and just how quickly it can move! With his signature art style, Steve Jenkins' Extreme Animals reader series explores nature's truly superlative animals. These readers are fact-packed and span the globe, detailing the astounding abilities of every shape, size, and species. Each installment focuses on amazing and unusual animals, making these nonfiction readers accessible, informative, and fascinating.

Germs are all around us, but they're too small to see. Many germs are harmless, but two kinds, viruses and bacteria, can make you sick! How? Read and find out! This classic Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out picture book is all about germs, how they can make you sick, and how your body works to fight them off. Now rebranded with a new cover look, this book features rich vocabulary and simple diagrams to explain why you feel poorly when you're sick and how your body keeps you healthy by producing antibodies. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Melanie Marin. This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts perfect for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

This new series is designed with the beginner in mind. Featuring the original art of celebrated naturalist Roger Tory Peterson; incorporating the Peterson Identification System, the most effective method for bird identification; and using a straightforward design. This series makes field guides accessible and appealing to children. Roger Tory Peterson was the inventor of the modern field guide. Known as the father of modern bird watching, he has been called "the greatest conservationist who ever walked this planet" (ornithologist Chandler S. Robbins). More than anyone else in the twentieth century, his work as an artist, photographer, writer, editor, educator, and conservationist has increased environmental awareness and helped millions to understand and enjoy the natural world. For his work, Dr. Peterson received every major award in the field of conservation; twenty-three honorary degrees from major universities; and the United States' highest civilian award, the Presidential Medal o

Get to grips with the glorious world of goop and gunk, from pus, snot, and mucus to mud, snail slime, and sticky plants, in this compendium of gunk. If you've ever wondered how much snot you make, or how spider silk is made, this is the book for you. Full of strange but true science, The Science of Goo! explores all manner of gunge, sludge, ooze, and goo! Awesome CGI illustrations and stunning photography will show goo in all its glory, while fun trivia and scientific explanations will make you an expert in all things sludgy. For example, did you know that sea cucumbers can vomit their sticky insides when threatened, yet still survive? The Science of Goo! is here to give you a new appreciation of the weird and wonderful world of gooey matter, in all its many kinds and wherever it shows up.

30-lesson interdisciplinary science unit Features teacher instructions and reproducible handouts Includes built-in suggestions to adjust rigor based on student interests and needs Aligned with Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts and Mathematics Aligned with the Next Generation Science Standards

Discover which creatures are at the top and bottom of three forest food chains, and learn what happens at each stage of their life cycle. At the end of each spread, use the picture clue to guess which forest predator is waiting to pounce! Explore the forests of southern Asia, North America and southern Africa to find out which creatures live there... and which will make a tasty snack!

Each book in this essential series reveals the life cycles of ten fascinating living things in a particular habitat. The life cycles link together to create three food chains. At the end of the book is a simple overview of how the three food chains interact to create a food web. With clear text and punchy photographs, this is a captivating introduction to habitats and ecosystems.

Introduction to the life cycle of a tree.

Dive into the weird and wonderful world of monstrous microbes to find out all about these pint-sized problems. From fungal frights to festering feet and everything in between, get up close and personal with some of the tiniest terrors on the planet!

Dive into the weird and wonderful world of monstrous microbes to find out all about these pint-sized problems. From viral sneezes to mean diseases and everything in between, get up close and personal with some of the tiniest terrors on the planet.

’n Vyte-boek vir almal.

Wat is ‘n wetenskaap? ‘n Mens wat hou van vyte, word ‘n wetenskaap genoem. Jong wetenskape hou gewoonlik vyte in botteltjies aan en bêre dit onder hulle beddens.

Wat is ’n vyt? Wanneer ʼn mens goeters uitmekaar haal en dit weer bymekaar sit, bly daar baie keer ietsies oor. Daardie oorbly-ietsies is vyte.

Het jy geweet dat idees die mis van breinwurms is as hulle mense se ongedinkte gedagtes eet? Of dat kannibale skole uitgedink het? Of dat skape so slim is dat hulle van groen gras wol kan maak en sommer daarmee saam die seisoene veroorsaak? Dit is als vyte!

Wetenskaap bestaan uit ’n versameling speelse, onderste-bo wonderlike en snaakse vyte oor die mens, die aarde en die sommer nog baie ander dinge in die heelal. ’n Heerlike boek vol fiktiewe feite wat nuuskierige agies vir ure sal laat glimlag.