Moonlight is really sunlight

Did you know that the moon doesn't make its own light? Instead, it receives light from the sun and reflects it to us on the Earth. Read and find out about how the sun, the stars and light bulbs make light so we can see.Did you know that moonlight is really sunlight? The moon can't make its own light, so it receives light from the sun and then sends it to us here on the Earth.

Any child who's ever wondered about the fascinating properties of light will want to read this classic science title. Readers will even learn how fast light can travel: from the...

What goes up must come down.

Everybody knows that. But what is it that pulls everything from rocks to rockets toward the center of the earth? It's gravity. Nobody can say exactly what it is, but gravity is there, pulling on everything, all the time. With the help of an adventurous scientist and his fun-loving dog, you can read and find out about this mysterious force.

Bubbles

What are bubbles made of?

Why are they always round?

Read and find out about the science behind soap bubbles, and learn why bubbles always go POP

Did you know that energy comes from the food you eat? From the sun and wind? From fuel and heat?

You get energy every time you eat. You transfer energy to other things every time you play baseball. In this book, you can find out all the ways you and everyone on earth need energy to make things happen.

There are forces at work whenever you throw a ball, run up the stairs, or push your big brotheroff the couch. Want to learn more about the forces around you? Read and find out

What do a softball, a popcorn ball, and a birthday party balloon have in common? They all are made of matter and take up space. Is What Is Density? young readers will find out why the baseball is heavier than the popcorn ball and why they'd better hold on to the string of that balloon!

- Includes very basic science facts for early elementary readers.
- Simple language patterns help emergent readers master the text.
- Format includes large color photographs, easy-to-read font, and simple interior design.
- Photographs are directly related to the text.
- Includes index and a word list.
Grades K-4 National Science Standards
- Science As Inquiry: I
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Form questions about objects, organisms, and events in the environment
- Conduct investigations
- Physical Science: II
- Properties of objects and...

Simple language and bright pictures introduce children to atoms, the building blocks of all matter.

Explains, in simple terms, the relationship between matter and mass

- Includes very basic science facts for early elementary readers.
- Simple language patterns help emergent readers master the text.
- Format includes large color photographs, easy-to-read font, and simple interior design.
- Photographs are directly related to the text.
- Includes index and a word list.
Grades K-4 National Science Standards
- Science As Inquiry: I
- Abilities necessary to do scientific inquiry
- Form questions about objects, organisms, and events in the environment
- Conduct investigations
- Physical Science: II
- Properties of objects and...

An easy introduction to the sources and characteristics of light.

Describes what friction is and gives some examples of how it causes moving things to stop.

An introduction to the sources and characteristics of sound.

The natural world comes alive for young readers with Rookie Read-About "RM" Science! With striking, full-color photos and just the right amount of text, this series immediately involves young readers as they discover intriguing facts about the fascinating world around them.

The natural world comes alive for young readers with Rookie Read-About "RM" Science! With striking, full-color photos and just the right amount of text, this series immediately involves young readers as they discover intriguing facts about the fascinating world around them.

Describes and compares the four kinds of simple machines, levers, pulleys, wheels, and ramps.

Sometimes you feel it, sometimes you see it, and sometimes you hear it. Energy Is Everywhere introduces readers to energy in all its forms and shows them where to find it in the world around them.

Know the fastest way to cool off on a hot summer day?
You get wet

Know what happens when you stay out in the rain?
You get wet

But do you know how and why you get wet?
You will

Renowned science author Vicki Cobb has concocted just the right formula for making scientific principles easy for even the youngest kids to understand. Follow this book with a young child who loves to play, just add water, and -- presto -- you have a science discovery that will forever change the way your child looks at the world.

Discover science, and the world will never...

-Oh, to be a kid in Mr. Whiskers' primary science classes The next best thing is doing hands-on explorations at school or at home with this guide.- -- KIRKUS REVIEWS
Mr. Whiskers, the teacher, has that wild look in his eyes again. That's the look that means, Get ready for hands-on science This time the subject matter is . . . matter. Using seven science stations, Mr. Whiskers encourages his kids to use all their senses to make observations and draw conclusions. Everyone's a scientist in Mr. Whiskers' class, where hands-on mini-experiments lead to Big Ideas -- and promote an...