This lively book proves that an animal can do all kinds of things It encourages children to notice the characteristics and behavior of a world of different creatures: from gnawing, swimming beavers to spinning, climbing spiders to hopping, baby-toting kangaroos." What Can an Animal Do?" is a lively introduction to observing, comparing, and describing all things budding scientists can do, too. "What Can an Animal Do?" is part of the I Wonder Why book series, written to ignite the curiosity of children in Grades K 3 while encouraging them to become avid readers. These books explore the marvels...
This lively book proves that an animal can do all kinds of things It encourages children to notice the characteristics and behavior of a world of dif...
Young scientists will get both inspiration and giggles from this humorous but true tale of early experiments with flying. The book tells how the first successful venture into human flight came about because of two French brothers, several paper bags, heated air, leaky cloth, hydrogen gas, frightened farmers, a duck, a rooster, a sheep, and a brave friend of the French king. In addition to introducing scientific processes and principles of flight, "Up, Up in a Balloon" may prompt budding inventors to try, try again just as the Montgolfier brothers did when they launched the first hot air...
Young scientists will get both inspiration and giggles from this humorous but true tale of early experiments with flying. The book tells how the first...
Take a world tour between the covers of a book "Environments of Our Earth" guides children through six types of regions that are shaped by rainfall or the lack thereof. Readers take a journey that starts with dense tropical rainforests and woodlands, travels through grassy savannas and prairies, and ends at dry steppes and deserts. Throughout the book, attentive readers can compare how and why each region is alike and different. They will also discover fun facts about the wettest and driest places on Earth and the amazing effect rainfall has on plants, animals, and people. "Environments of...
Take a world tour between the covers of a book "Environments of Our Earth" guides children through six types of regions that are shaped by rainfall o...
While building a soapbox racing car, a pair of friends provide an easy-to-understand lesson in how simple machines are all around us, making our work more efficient. Michael and Luci show readers that a broom is a lever, nails are wedges, and a screwdriver is both a lever and a wheel and axle. The two also prove that curious children can be just like scientists, making observations and using how and what questions to explore physical science principles they encounter all the time. "Michael s Racing Machine" is part of the I Wonder Why book series, written to ignite the curiosity of children...
While building a soapbox racing car, a pair of friends provide an easy-to-understand lesson in how simple machines are all around us, making our work ...