Science & Nature
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What Can Live in the Mountains?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Adaptations
How do animals like bighorn sheep, yaks, and snow leopards survive in the mountains? Discover their adaptations and see! Read More →
What Can Live in the Ocean?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Adaptations
Discover how adaptations make the ocean a perfect habitat for whales, lobsters, sea horses, and many, many more animals. Read More →
What Does a Hammer Do?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Tools at Work
Beginning readers will explore how hammers pound in and pull out nails. A back matter spread explains how hammers are one kind of simple machine: a lever. Read More →
What Does a Level Do?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Tools at Work
Students will see how levels indicate whether objects are flat or straight. A back matter spread explains why people use levels. Read More →
What Does a Saw Do?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Tools at Work
Learners will understand how saws have sharp teeth that cut through wood. A back matter spread explains how saws are a kind of simple machine: a wedge. Read More →
What Does a Screwdriver Do?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Tools at Work
Curious readers will discover how screwdrivers tighten screws using different kinds of tips. A back matter spread explains how screws are simple machines used to fasten objects together. Read More →
What Does a Wrench Do?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Tools at Work
Kids will find out how wrenches tighten bolts in many types of situations. A back matter spread explains how a wrench is another type of lever. Read More →
What Does Sunlight Do?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Let's Watch the Weather
What heats our planet? What also helps plants and animals to live and grow? Sunlight! Readers will learn the ins and outs of what sunlight does in this book. Accessible text and appealing… Read More →
What Do Pliers Do?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Tools at Work
Young readers will learn how pliers grip and hold objects in their jaws. A back matter spread explains how pliers also work as levers. Read More →
What Eats What
From the Series Science All Around Me (Pull Ahead Readers — Nonfiction)
Introduce readers to the concept of food chains by examining what four animals eat. Pair this photo-driven nonfiction title with its companion fiction story, Hungry Little Bear. Read More →
What Floats? What Sinks?: A Look at Density
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Exploring Physical Science
A rock sinks in the water. A hot air balloon floats in the air. Many objects float and sink. But what makes them move this way? And how do people use floating and sinking in their lives? Read Read More →
What Goes Fast?
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Early Level 1
Can you go fast? Do you run fast? How can you have a fast ride? What are some things that can go fast? Which animals can go fast? Read More →
What Goes Up High?
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Early Level 1
Can you think of some things that go up high? Have you ever been somewhere high? What can make something go up high? Read More →
What Holds Us to Earth?: A Look at Gravity
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Exploring Physical Science
A ball drops to the ground. Leaves fall from a tree. Gravity is at work all around you. But what exactly is gravity? And how does it affect different objects? Read this book to find out!… Read More →
What I Do: Book 10
From the Series Healthy Me!
From swimming in the pool to dancing to funky music, exercise can be done in many ways. With the use of real-life photos, young readers are introduced to the importance of movement and are… Read More →
What Is a Forecast?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Let's Watch the Weather
What does it mean to forecast the weather? How do weather forecasters do their jobs? Readers will learn the ins and outs of weather forecasting in this book. Accessible text and appealing… Read More →
What Is a Gas?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — States of Matter
What Is a Gas? offers emergent readers a simple explanation of matter, a discription of gases, and examples of how gases can change into different states of matter. Read More →
What Is a Liquid?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — States of Matter
What Is a Liquid? offers emergent readers a simple explanation of matter, a description of liquids, and examples of how liquids can change into different states of matter. Read More →
What Is a Scientist?
From the Series What Is...?
Simple text and full-color photographs depict children engaged in various activities that make up the scientific process: asking questions, noticing details, drawing what they see, taking… Read More →
What Is a Solid?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — States of Matter
What Is a Solid? offers emergent readers a simple explanation of matter, a description of solids, and examples of how solids can change into different states of matter. Read More →
What Is Climate?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Let's Watch the Weather
Why is it hot in one part of the world and chilly in another? Readers will learn the ins and outs of climate in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show different climate… Read More →
What Is Hearing?
From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Your Amazing Senses
A fire alarm’s wail. A cat’s quiet purr Your ears let you hear all kinds of sounds, both loud and soft. But how do your ears work? And how does your sense of hearing help you? Read this book… Read More →
What Is It Made Of?: Noticing Types of Materials
From the Series Cloverleaf Books ™ — Nature's Patterns
Could window panes be made out of wood? Or a shirt out of glass? Go on a treasure hunt with Ms. Sampson's class as they search for different kinds of materials—cloth, rock, glass, metal, and… Read More →
What Is Severe Weather?
From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Let's Watch the Weather
What are tornadoes? Blizzards? Hurricanes? Readers will learn the ins and outs of severe weather in this book. Accessible text and appealing photos show severe weather conditions and… Read More →