Biology

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Herbívoros gigantes (Giant Plant-Eating Dinosaurs)

From the Series Conoce a los dinosaurios (Meet the Dinosaurs)

"Dino" Don Lessem brings readers face-to-face with various dinosaur species, detailing their habitats, way of life and how they became extinct. An acclaimed dinosaur expert, Don Lessem has… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: 500
  • Copyright: 2006

Hidden Animal Colors

Why should the bright and flashy animals get all of the attention? If you look closely at some seemingly ordinary animals, you may find a colorful surprise. A lizard is brown. A hippo is… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • Dewey: 591.47/2
  • Copyright: 2022
4 titles

Hide to Survive! — Hardcover Set

From the Series Hide to Survive!

Everyone loves being wowed and tricked by hard-to-spot animals, and this series doesn't disappoint. Each double-page spread presents a stunning photo of a camouflaged animal hiding in plain… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2024
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $117.28
  • Your Price: $87.96
  • 4 titles

Hostile Habitats: Biology at Its Most Extreme!

From the Series Life on the Edge

Discover some of the planet's deadliest habitats and the incredible organisms that survive within them. In this gripping book, readers will explore living processes at their rawest and the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 570
  • Copyright: 2023

How Is a Bandage Like a Worm?: Medicine Imitating Nature

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Imitating Nature

Medicine is always improving. One way doctors find new treatments is by observing nature. By studying animals like spiders and sharks, doctors can help their patients heal faster and more… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • Dewey: 610.28
  • Copyright: 2022

How Is a Building Like a Termite Mound?: Structures Imitating Nature

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Imitating Nature

Animals build unique and beautiful homes. So do humans. But sometimes human-made buildings harm the environment. Learn how architects mimic nature to design eco-friendly buildings. Read More →

  • Lexile: 670
  • Dewey: 720/.47
  • Copyright: 2022

How Is a Ship Like a Shark?: Vehicles Imitating Nature

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Imitating Nature

Animals have mastered motion. So why shouldn't engineers take inspiration from them when perfecting planes, trains, ships, cars, and more? Find out how biomimicry has influenced cutting-edge… Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • Dewey: 629.04/6
  • Copyright: 2022

How Is a Turbine Like a Whale Fin?: Machines Imitating Nature

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Imitating Nature

People use machinery in their lives every day. But how do we make machinery more efficient? We turn to nature! Biomimicry has led to many innovative robots and machines, and readers can… Read More →

  • Lexile: 680
  • Dewey: 629.8/92
  • Copyright: 2022

I Know It Is Living

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Living or Nonliving

Through simple text and photographs, this book explores the criteria for determining if something is living. Read More →

  • Dewey: 570
  • Copyright: 2006

I Know It Is Nonliving

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Living or Nonliving

Through simple text and photographs, this book explores the criteria for determining if something is nonliving. Read More →

  • Dewey: 570
  • Copyright: 2006

Insect Pollinators

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Pollination

Many insects drink nectar and collect pollen from flowers, and in the process they help plants reproduce. Readers will investigate how bees, butterflies, ants, and other insects assist in… Read More →

  • Lexile: 490
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: 576.8'75
  • Copyright: 2015

Investigating Plant Life Cycles

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Earth's Cycles?

Flowering plants, cone-bearing plants, ferns, and mosses make up the four main plant groups. But did you know that each of these groups has a different life cycle? Or that some plants… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: 581.3
  • Copyright: 2016

Investigating the Carbon Cycle

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Earth's Cycles?

Carbon is everywhere. It is constantly moving between the air, water, rocks, and living things. But did you know that none of these things would exist without the carbon cycle? Or that humans Read More →

  • Lexile: 640
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: 577.144
  • Copyright: 2016
Cover: I See Sea Food: Sea Creatures That Look Like Food
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I See Sea Food: Sea Creatures That Look Like Food

Can you find pancakes and pizza crusts in the ocean? The answer might surprise you! Meet some of the wackiest creatures under the sea—creatures that look like food—through eye-catching… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: 591.77
  • Copyright: 2020

I See the Ocean

From the Series Let's Look at Animal Habitats (Pull Ahead Readers — Nonfiction)

Dive beneath the waves to meet the crab, fish, turtles, whales, and seaweed that live in the ocean habitat. Pair this photo-illustrated nonfiction title with its fiction companion book, The Fish. Read More →

  • Lexile: -90
  • Dewey: 591.77
  • Copyright: 2020

Is It Living or Nonliving?

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Living or Nonliving

Through simple text and photographs, this book explores the criteria for determining if something is living or nonliving. Read More →

  • Dewey: 570
  • Copyright: 2006

Is It Living or Non-Living?

From the Series Get Started with STEM

If a tree is a living thing, does that mean a wooden table is alive? If a cat is alive because it can run and chase a toy, does that mean a robot is a living thing because it can move? In… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 577
  • Copyright: 2017
6 titles

Is That a Fact? Audisee® eBooks with Audio Bundle (Multi-User) — Audisee®—On Level Set

From the Series Is That a Fact?

There is life on other planets. People have tiny insects living in their eyelashes. You may have heard these common sayings before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2011
  • Audisee®—On Level
  • List Price: $279.90
  • Your Price: $209.93
  • 6 titles

Itch & Ooze: Gross Stuff on Your Skin

From the Series Gross Body Science

Have an itch? Let’s zoom in for a closer look at what’s causing it. It could be one of many nasty things. How about bacteria poop? (It happens, and it stinks!) It might be a tiny critter that Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: 616.5
  • Copyright: 2010

Jellyfish: A First Look

From the Series Read about Ocean Animals (Read for a Better World ™)

What do you know about jellyfish? Beginning readers will get their feet wet with these literacy-building introductions to ocean animals. In addition to curricular information,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 310
  • Dewey: 593.5/3
  • Copyright: 2023
4 titles

Journey through the Seasons — Hardcover Set

From the Series Journey through the Seasons

An awesome guide to each of the four seasons, with emphasis on its effects on the natural world. Join cute and funny animals as they appear throughout brightly illustrated scenes and take a… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2022
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $111.96
  • Your Price: $83.97
  • 4 titles

Key Discoveries in Life Science

From the Series Science Discovery Timelines

How did our knowledge of cells, heredity, evolution, ecosystems, and photosynthesis develop? Who first studied these concepts and why? And who used those early theories to expand and change… Read More →

  • Lexile: 1060
  • ATOS: 7.6
  • Dewey: 570.2
  • Copyright: 2015

La historia de una rana (The Story of a Frog): Todo comienza con un renacuajo (It Starts with a Tadpole)

From the Series Paso a paso (Step by Step)

Una rana no fue siempre una rana. ¡Comenzó como un renacuajo diminuto que salía de un huevo! Los lectores pueden descubrir todos los pasos del ciclo de vida de una rana de principio a fin en… Read More →

  • Lexile: 160
  • Dewey: 597.8/9
  • Copyright: 2022

Lethal Life Cycles: Biology at Its Most Extreme!

From the Series Life on the Edge

Discover some of the planet's most extreme organisms and their lethal life cycles. In this gripping book, readers will explore living processes at their rawest, and the science behind life… Read More →

  • Dewey: 570
  • Copyright: 2023