THUMP GOES THE RABBIT: HOW ANIMALS COMMUNICATE
Did you know that animals each have their own unique way to communicate? Birds sing, dogs bark, cows moo—and animals use their ears, tails, feet, and bodies to communicate, too! But what is everybody saying?
Let’s read and find out about how animals communicate and what they’re talking about!
Thump Goes the Rabbit is filled with bright, accurate art and includes ton of visual aids like sidebars, an infographic, and a hands-on activity all about how to be a citizen scientist and make good observations in your own environment.
This is a Level 1 Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let’s-Read-and-Find-Out Science is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
TORNADOES
What in the world is a tornado? In this age of extreme weather, this newly updated edition of Gail Gibbons’ informative introduction to tornadoes, with safety tips included, answers that question.
Tornadoes form when hot, humid air rises from the ground and meets with the cooler, denser air that is falling back to Earth. The two airstreams begin to swirl, pulling in more and more air to form a funnel-shaped cloud. The winds can swirl faster than 261 miles per hour! Using her praised combination of clear text and detailed illustrations, Gail Gibbons explains how tornadoes form, the scale used for classifying them, and the safest places to go in case one should happen near you.
* The Washington Post said, “Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children’s writer-illustrator.”
* Booklist said, “Gibbons is a master at creating factual books through which young readers can explore details of nature at an accessible and engaging depth.”
* Gail Gibbons’s books have won many honors, among them the Washington Post/Children’s Book Guild Nonfiction Award and the NSTA Outstanding Science Trade Book awards.
* Kirkus Reviews calls Gail Gibbons’s books “staples of any collection.”
UNDER THE SNOW
A cozy look at the amazing ways animals behave and interact with their environments on a snowy day
When snow falls, we go home where it is warm and safe. What about all those animals out there in the forests and fields? What do they do when snow blankets the ground?
Award-winning science writer Melissa Stewart offers a lyrical tour of a variety of habitats, providing young readers with vivid glimpses of animals as they live out the winter beneath the snow and ice. Constance R. Bergum’s glowing watercolors perfectly capture the wonder and magic that can happen under the snow.
UP CLOSE WITH BUGS
Amazing micrograph photography helps readers find out if bugs get an undeserved bad rap in this nonfiction picture book.
Bugs bite, drink blood, and eat food in our fields and gardens. Is bugging a crime? Decide for yourself! Read “rap sheets” on the major categories of insects, and marvel at photomicrographs that magnify bug parts by 10 to 300,000 times! But once you’ve learned about insect habits, you may come to agree that bugs are our friends… not our foes. Meticulous research combined with lively writing and a kid-friendly approach to turn learning about insects into an intriguing case. First published in hardcover as Bug Shots, this title is being repackaged as a companion to Up Close with Spiders (Spidermania).
UP CLOSE WITH SPIDERS
Debunking myths about spiders, this book takes an extremely close look at creatures that both fascinate and terrify humans.
An introduction explains what makes spiders unique. Then ten species are highlighted with incredible electron micrograph photographs and surprising facts. From diving bell spiders that live in bubbles underwater, to spitting spiders that shoot venomous wads of spit at their prey, to black widows and wolf spiders, this unusual book will intrigue readers and help dispel arachnophobia. First published in 2015 as Spidermania, this title has been repackaged as a companion to Up Close with Bugs (Bug Shots).
WEATHER WORDS AND WHAT THEY MEAN
The perfect introduction to how we talk and think about the weather
Everyone talks about the weather. In Weather Words and What They Mean, young readers are introduced to common terms–like moisture, air pressure, and temperature–and their definitions. The origins of fog, clouds, frost, thunderstorms, snow, fronts, hurricanes, and other weather-related phenomena are also explained, and best of all, a fun list of weird weather facts is included!
* “[Weather Words and What They Mean is] an attractive introduction for weather units.”–School Library Journal
* “As usual with Gibbons, the colors are fresh and the format friendly–[Weather Words and What They Mean is] a useful start toward making sense of the jargon that tells us which way the wind blows.” —Booklist
* Gail Gibbons is a best-selling favorite among kids, parents, teachers, and librarians.
* The Washington Post said, “Gail Gibbons has taught more preschoolers and early readers about the world than any other children’s writer-illustrator.”
* Booklist said, “Gibbons is a master at creating factual books through which young readers can explore details of nature at an accessible and engaging depth.”
* Kirkus Reviews calls Gail Gibbons’s books “staples of any collection.”<
WETLANDS
A timely, award-winning first book on wetlands for young naturalists and conservationists. A classroom favorite!
“An attractive introduction to the variety, singular features, and great environmental importance of wetlands.” ?Booklist Online
Wetlands are some of the world’s most at-risk environments today. In this addition to the award-winning About Habitats series, author and former educator Cathryn Sill and illustrator John Sill explore the major attributes of wetlands and their remarkable diversity using examples from around the globe.
Cathryn Sill uses simple, easy-to-understand language to teach children what wetlands are, what kinds of animals and plants live there, and how wetlands help maintain the delicate balance of Earth’s environments. John Sill’s detailed, full-color illustrations reflect the diversity of wetlands topography?from salt marshes to tropical mangrove swamps. A glossary and afterword provide further fascinating details about the wetlands, inspiring readers to learn more.
The About Habitats series introduces children to specific habitats and their living and nonliving components. Each book in the series provides information about the nature and characteristics of the habitat while full-page illustrations expand on that information.
Also available by Cathryn and John Sill:
About Habitats: Deserts
About Habitats: Forests
About Habitats: Grasslands
About Habitats: Mountains
About Habitats: Oceans
About Habitats: Polar RegionsAbout Habitats: Rivers and Streams
About Habitats: Seashores
Awards:
NSTA Recommends ?National Science Teachers Association
North Carolina Author Awards (AAUW Award for Juvenile Literature) ?North Carolina Literary and Historical Association
Kansas State Reading Circle Recommended Reading List (Primary) ?Kansas National Education Association
What Happens to a Hamburger?
What happens to food when you eat it?
Read and find out about your digestive system and how it turns food into energy your body can use.
WHAT IF YOU COULD SPY LIKE A NARWHAL?
What if you woke up one morning, and you suddenly had the superpower of an unusual animal? If you could fly like a colugo, taking out the trash would be a breeze. If you could shock like an electric eel, you’d never worry about the power going out during a storm! And if you could spy like a narwhal, you’d never lose a game of hide-and-seek.
With zany illustrations and amazing true facts, What If You Could Spy like a Narwhal!? continues a new series from bestselling creators Sandra Markle and Howard McWilliam. The What If You Could…? books have all the appeal of the What If You Had…? titles, but focus on animal superpowers and feature a fresh design.
What If You Had An Animal Nose?
What if you woke up one morning and your nose wasn’t yours? What If You Had An Animal Nose?–the next imaginative book in the What If You Had series–explores what would happen if you looked in the mirror and saw an animal’s nose instead of your own! From the elephant’s long trunk to a rhino’s pointy horn, discover what it would be like if you had these special noses–and find out why your nose is just the right one for you!