Science

Buck and Toni, along with the rest of the Wild World of Buck Bray TV crew, head to Utah's Canyonlands National Park to film an episode about the canyons and rock formations as well as the ancient people who once lived there. When they learn about...

During the night, as we sleep, a beautiful celestial dance is taking place. While Earth seems solid and still, it's actually spinning on its axis and circling the sun. Joining Earth in this orbit around the sun are the other seven planets in our solar...

Using "The House That Jack Built" rhyme scheme and beginning with the planting of a single seed, the journey of bringing a pumpkin to harvest comes to life for young readers. Under Molly's watchful eye and care, each stage of growth--from the seed to the...

2020 Green Earth Book Award Long list 2020 Crystal Kite Awards - Southeast Division Winner 2020-2021 Keystone to Reading Elementary Book Award List Notable Social Studies Trade Books list – Winning Title! 2019 Sigurd F. Olson Nature Writing Award -...

2020 American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Book Award, Long-list Dragonflies are some the world's most beautiful (and fascinating!) insects. And one many children can find right in their backyards! With a simple story,...

What do you want to be when you grow up? Do you reach for the stars? Do you value teamwork and shoot for the moon? Are you out of this world? You want to be an astronaut! It's a tough job but learn from a real-life astronaut what it takes to achieve that...

From the shore, the ocean looks like clear, sparkling blue but look closely at a small scoop and you'll find the ocean looks more like soup! Our oceans are filled with plastics, from water bottles and take-out containers to the teeny tiny plastic...

What can smell like bubble gum, glow neon green at night, be poisonous and yet still eaten by humans, and even help create rain? The answer is mushrooms! From their hidden networks underground to the fruiting body above, mushrooms can do incredible...

When Mae the mayfly first hatches she learns she'll have just a day to enjoy the world. But soon a hungry trout has her racing for cover! As she peeks from her hiding spot and notices some of nature's most beautiful sights, she realizes she must live in...

Astronaut Clayton Anderson spent 152 days in space aboard the International Space Station--and while he didn't mail dozens of letters back to Earth (they would have burned up on reentry!), imagine if he did! These letters from space are full of weird...

While rivers make up just a fraction of the water on Earth, they provide the majority of what we use every day. Rivers run over and through our world, and sometimes we don't even know they are there. But do we fully understand or even appreciate all that...

Hallie Morse Daggett loved spending time outdoors, hiking among the tall trees of the forests in California's Siskiyou Mountains. She wasn't afraid of the bears, coyotes, and wildcats. But Hallie was afraid of fire and understood the threat it posed to...

Walking sticks are among the world's most fascinating insects. And one many children can find right in their backyards! With a simple story, perfect for read-alouds, and colorful illustrations, this scientific look at a walking stick's life-cycle will...

Every month has a full moon, and every full moon has a story. Full Moon Lore explores the origins of each full moon's name, from the Strawberry Moon to the Wolf Moon and beyond. Told in rolling prose with delightful nighttime illustrations, this story is...

The Original Art 2020 Nominee. One evening at dusk a wind current carries a lone firefly out over the sea. Glancing down into the water, the insect is mesmerized by the glowing bioluminescence, mistaking it for other fireflies. Seeking company, the...

Ian is wild about science experiments and for his latest (number 256) he's building a jet pack for his dog, Wilbur--the leftover parts shouldn't be anything to worry about, right? When Wilbur dons his new pack and blasts off, he leaves a swath of chaos...

Grandpa told Mom, and Mom told me: The secret of a plant lives in every little seed. Seeds are truly amazing! Did you know that every seed, no matter how small (microscopic) or large (weighing up to 14 pounds), contains everything it needs to one day...

Our planet Earth is as individual and special as each one of us. It's ability to sustain and nurture life is unique in our solar system--and beyond. In this book, celebrate all the wonderful, miraculous, astounding qualities of our Earth while learning...

Nebraska Book Award, Winner, 2019 Winner! 2019 Nebraska Book Award Retired astronaut Clayton Anderson takes readers on an A to Z flight through the alphabet from astronaut and blastoff to spacewalk and Zulu Time. Topics cover the history of NASA,...

Meet Matter they're here to introduce you to the chemistry behind mixtures and solutions. Matter will educate readers about heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures, colloids, and solubility. The graphicnovel format helps to entertain readers as they...

Meet Atom, a tiny atom who's here to introduce you to the environmental impacts of chemicals. Atom introduces readers to natural cycles and how they're impacted by the byproducts of chemical reactions. Students will learn about human activity that...

Join Atom and Molecule as they journey across the oceans, forests, and skies to learn about how chemistry keeps living organisms alive and functioning. Readers will be introduced to biomolecules and the elements that make up living things. They'll meet...

Join Atom and Molecule as they team up to solve the chemical mystery of the missing Scientist of the Year trophy. In their quest to apprehend a criminal, the two conduct multiple experiments that lead them right to the culprit. Readers will learn about...

Join Atom and Matter on their trip to Chemistry Land, where they'll introduce you to all the ways that chemistry affects your daily life. They'll introduce students to the chemicals and substances that make life easier, such as bug spray, deodorant, and...

Meet Matter they're here to guide you on a journey through the basics of chemistry. Alongside Matter, students will learn about the chemicals that make up all the materials we interact with. Readers will learn about the substances that create their...

Meet Matter they make up everything and is here to introduce you to the 118 chemical elements in the periodic table! Alongside Matter, students will be introduced to the discovery and classification of the elements. They'll journey all the way back to...

Meet Atom, a tiny atom who's here to introduce you to the world of chemical compounds and reactions. Alongside Atom, readers will learn how chemical elements form compounds, the difference between compounds and molecules, and the chemical reactions that...

Meet Matter they're here to introduce you to atoms and molecules. Alongside Matter, students will learn about atoms, chemical elements, atomic numbers, chemical bonds, and the structure of molecules. Readers will learn about the parts of the atom and...

Meet Atom, a tiny atomic particle who's here to guide you through the world of electrons, protons, molecules, and solutions. Alongside Atom, students will learn about the smallest unit of matter as he introduces them to such concepts as chemical bonding...

From a mischief of mice and a shiver of sharks to a caravan of camels and a rhumba of rattlesnakes, animals from around the globe gather a group and sashay, swim, slither, or sail through this party of animal plurals. The only question is "What to call...