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Turtles and Hatchlings

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Families

Facilitate students' understanding of how turtle hatchlings resemble their parents. Engaging photos and simple sentence structure will help early emergent readers grasp these concepts quickly. Read More →

  • Dewey: 597.92
  • Copyright: 2006

Under the Ground

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Animal Homes

Foxes, worms, and mice live underground. What else lives under the ground? Vibrant wildlife photographs with direct picture-to-text correspondence make this book an excellent choice for the… Read More →

  • Dewey: 590
  • Copyright: 2006

Where Does Food Come From?

From the Series Shelley Rotner's Early Childhood Library

Most young children consider the local supermarket the source for their food, and quite logically so. Urban children are especially uninformed when it comes to knowing what food looks like in Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: 664
  • Copyright: 2006

Carnívoros gigantes (Giant Meat-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: 4.7
  • Dewey: 500
  • Copyright: 2006

Dinosaurios acorazados (Armored 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

Dinosaurios cornudos (Horned 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: 4.8
  • Dewey: 500
  • Copyright: 2006

Dinosaurios pico de pato (Duck-Billed 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: 4.0
  • Dewey: 500
  • Copyright: 2006

Electricity

From the Series Early Bird Energy

Where does electricity come from? How does it make a computer run or a light bulb shine? Electricity is a form of energy that can be used in many ways. Starting with the tiny particles… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.4
  • Dewey: 537
  • Copyright: 2006

Gases

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — What Earth is Made Of

Earth is made of different things—gases, rocks, soil, and water. A gas is something that can change shape and size. Gases helps beginning readers understand this basic element by looking at… Read More →

  • Dewey: 533
  • Copyright: 2005
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Great White Sharks

From the Series Animal Predators

Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, great white sharks use intellect, camouflage, and a strong sense of smell, hearing, and sight to track and kill their prey. Watch… Read More →

  • Lexile: 900
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 597.3'3
  • Copyright: 2004

Heat

From the Series Early Bird Energy

Why do some things heat up quickly while others don’t? How can heat cause matter to change form—from solid to liquid to gas and back again? Heat cannot be seen, but it can easily be felt.… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.8
  • Dewey: 536
  • Copyright: 2006

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

Light

From the Series Early Bird Energy

Where does light come from? What do colors have to do with light? Light is a form of energy. Life on Earth is made possible because light from the sun carries heat to the earth. This book… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: 535
  • Copyright: 2006

Los dinosaurios más pequeños (The Smallest 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: 4.2
  • Dewey: 500
  • Copyright: 2006

Matter

From the Series Early Bird Energy

What is matter and where can it be found? Everything in the world is made of matter, whether it is a solid, a liquid, or a gas. Important ideas about matter such as volume, mass, and how… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.9
  • Dewey: 530
  • Copyright: 2006

Mystery Fish: Secrets of the Coelacanth

From the Series On My Own Science

In 1938, off the coast of South Africa, a woman found a strange blue fish with four stubby fins, pointed spines, and a funny looking tail—it was a coelacanth! Until that very moment, the… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.3
  • Dewey: 597.3'9
  • Copyright: 2006

Owls

From the Series Animal Predators

Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, owls use stealth, power, and a strong sense of hearing and sight to stalk and kill their prey. Watch these cunning animals as they Read More →

  • Lexile: 930
  • ATOS: 4.9
  • Dewey: 598.9'7
  • Copyright: 2004

Rocks

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — What Earth is Made Of

Earth is made of different things—gases, rocks, soil, and water. Most of Earth is made of rock. Rocks are made of many different things and can be many different shapes, sizes, and colors. Read More →

  • Dewey: 552
  • Copyright: 2005

Saber-Toothed Cats

From the Series On My Own Science

Do you know which ice-age animal had a body similar to a bear’s, a short stubby tail, and razor-sharp, 7-inch teeth? A Smilodon! Fierce predators, Smilodons were large saber-toothed cats that Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: 569'.74
  • Copyright: 2006

Soil

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — What Earth is Made Of

Earth is made of different things—gases, rocks, soil, and water. Soil is the top layer of the ground. Made up of tiny rocks and small pieces of plants and animals, soil helps plants grow… Read More →

  • Dewey: 631.4
  • Copyright: 2005

Stars and Galaxies

From the Series Worlds Beyond

Each night, millions of stars light up the dark skies. Galaxies throughout the universe encompass thousands of stars. The appearance of stars in the sky have intrigued and enthralled humans… Read More →

  • Dewey: 523.8
  • Copyright: 2006

SuperCroc Found

From the Series On My Own Science

110 million years ago, a lush river flowed through the heart of what is now a desert in Africa. Lurking in the depths of the river, a humungous monster waited for its prey to come to the… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.8
  • Dewey: 567.9'8
  • Copyright: 2006

Trabajo (Work)

From the Series Libros de física para madrugadores (Early Bird Physics)

What is work? You may think work is doing chores or going to a job, but you do work every time you move something from one place to another. With experiments that demonstrate these… Read More →

  • ATOS: 3.6
  • Dewey: 621.8
  • Copyright: 2006

Volcanoes Inside and Out

From the Series On My Own Science

Why does a volcano erupt? How many different kinds of volcanoes are there? Once believed to be the work of a fire god named Vulcan, volcanoes have long fascinated people. Looking at three… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 551.21
  • Copyright: 2006