In the spirit of Robert Sullivan's "Rats" and Mary Roach's "Stiff" comes this richly informed and at times very funny exploration into the world of blood-feeding animals--from vampire bats and leeches to ticks, bedbugs, and vampire fish. Line drawings throughout.
It's a land of riddles, where a winter night can last for weeks and where the ground is full of water though it rarely rains or snows. Bears, hares, wolves, and foxes roam the ice-crusted earth, as flowers follow the sun as it moves across the sky. Young readers may never come to the Arctic tundra, but now it can come to them - in a book chock ...
Invite students to visit each of the original 13 Colonies with easy paper models that offer a look at life long ago! Teach about goods and services with the New England Seaport diorama and Lift & Look Georgia Plantation. Compare and contrast Colonial towns and homes with the 3-D Jamestown Map, Dutch Step House, and more. Each reproducible model ...
Fish and fungi, plants and protists, mammals and monera all seem to get along swimmingly in and around the peaceful-looking pond environment. But a closer look at a small square reveals an ever-changing world...home to a larger variety of creatures and goings-on than you'd ever imagine, even in just a drop of its water! This beautifully ...
This is an exciting journey of science discovery is as near as your own backyard. Just one small square is alive with creepers and crawlers, lifters and leapers, singers, buzzers, climbers, builders, and recyclers. "Backyard" invites children ages 7 and up to become nature lovers by looking, listening, touching, and smelling the world from the ...
It's a sun-scorched world where clouds rarely come and nothing seems to move. That is, until children ages 6 - 9 up look a little closer to find tortoises, toads, and lizards, not to mention the scary rattlesnake and scorpion. Here, plants send their roots deep into the earth to find water, beetles stand on their head and shoot a stinky spray to ...
From sandy beaches to rocky cliffs, the place where the land meets the sea is an amazing habitat. While exploring at the shore or reading at home, children ages 7 and up will be astonished by the richness and variety of creatures at the water's edge. Beautifully illustrated, with a picture reference and glossary, "Seashore" is just one volume from ...
In this introduction to sharks and shark behavior, readers will learn such things as what the various types of sharks eat, how they deal with their enemies, and how scientists study sharks. Illustrated with color drawings.
Help students make the connection between key historical events, geography, and people with this collection of diorama-like maps. Each map highlights an important route in history, such as the Mayflower's voyage, Lewis and Clark's exploration, the Trail of Tears, the Transcontinental Railroad, and more. Students manipulate movable pieces across ...
The story of the revival of a long-lost ecosystem along the Chicago River, undertaken by the Nature Conservancy. Also includes an overview of similar projects worldwide, and tips on how to get involved.
The African grasslands stretch across the continent below the Sahara. In a square of land about the size of a living room, children will see animals they might have encountered only at the zoo...discover the rewards and dangers of their natural home...and observe how these creatures live with each other in a changing, endangered environment. It's ...
'The combination of humorous, scientifically grounded text with detailed, realistic drawings will pique the interest of armchair naturalists and active explorers alike' - "Publisher's Weekly". Be alert, because when you step into this spooky, twilight zone, anything can happen. Suddenly, a bat squeaks overhead while a slithery something - a ...
Meticulously researched, accurate, and informative--the paper models and lessons in this book will help you teach about Native American tribes of the Southwest. Focusing mainly on the pre-colonial period, students will learn where different tribes lived, about tribal histories and cultures, and how different peoples met their needs for shelter, ...
A series of questions and answers introduce children to the life and habitat of Bumblebee Bat and Little Meerkat. Scientifically accurate illustrations make these exotic animals accessible to young readers. Back matter includes additional child-friendly facts.
Lyrical text just right for young nature lovers describes the life of a typical North American bumblebee queen. Scientifically accurate illustrations include captivating details of hive life. A Junior Library Guild Selection. Full color.
By focusing on one small square of night sky near Orion, this entry in a highly lauded series gives children aged 6 to 9 an exciting close-up on amazing facts about stars, planets, nebulae, comets, meteors, the moon, constellations, and classic myths. Suitable for stargazing anywhere even the city, "The Night Sky" will add to kids' wonder as it ...
Ginger Wadsworth and Patricia J. Wynne chronicle the real-life drama of one spider as she eats, grows, spins a dragline of silk and soars up, up, and away to find a home of her own.
Seventeen cultures, seventeen gorgeous babies. Appealing color photographs depict diverse traditions and showcase clothing worn by babies from around the world. A simple narrative helps demonstrate that no matter how different babies appear, they are all very much alike--nurtured and loved by those who care for them.
On the grasslands of East Africa, lion cubs play, learn how to hunt for food, and look out for hyenas, all under the watchful eyes of their mother. This picture book illustrates the grazing gazelles, a speeding cheetah, a wily warthog and many other grassland animals.
In this beautifully illustrated, full-color book, young readers will come to understand why the mystery of extinction is as great a mystery as life itself. They will also read about the types of extinction that exist--those caused by nature and those caused by humans. They will learn about the crucial role of DNA in determining in the survival of ...
By working the pop-ups, spinning wheels, flaps and pull tabs, young readers can go back millions of years to a very small square walked on by very big dinosaurs.
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