Science

The world is full of chemists, from flavor scientists in the food industry to researchers formulating new building materials. After reading about the types of jobs chemists have, students begin experimenting with hands-on activities from award-winning...

On the average, two tsunamis occur per year throughout the world, but thousands of people video record these tremendous feats of Mother Nature so we can see them up close. What is a tsunami? What causes one? Is there any way to predict them? Readers...

On the average, two tsunamis occur per year throughout the world, but thousands of people video record these tremendous feats of Mother Nature so we can see them up close. What is a tsunami? What causes one? Is there any way to predict them? Readers...

Poetic language and glorious illustrations follow a dingo from the comfort of her pack into the darkening landscape in search of food for her family. Can you see her? There -- deep in the stretching shadows -- a dingo. Her pointed ears twitch. Her tawny...

The creators of the award-winning Flight of the Honey Bee team up again for a look at a remarkable lizard: the gecko. Meet the gecko, the escape artist of the lizard world. Hawks, rats, and snakes would love to catch one for their dinner, but the gecko's...

A poetic text and wonderfully intimate photographs follow a newborn sandhill crane as it takes its first steps into the world. Will my legs hold me?What if I fall? Peek in as a sandhill crane hatchling makes its first wobbly stand and takes its first...

Follow a young red fox on a snowy day in this striking glimpse of woodland life in winter from Jonathan London and Daniel Miyares. Little foxling, where will you go? A red fox emerges from its burrow one wintry morning, a fiery streak against stark white...

Solids, liquids, and gases are the three states of matter. But have you ever made matter change from one state to another? Or seen how even invisible matter takes up space? Now you can! Explore matter with the fun experiments you'll find in this book. As...

Step inside the busy, bustling factory that is the human body, and find out about all the different body parts and systems that keep whirring night and day! The Human Body Factory is an action-packed and informative guide to your insides. Each...

From prehistory to the present day, colors have shaped our world in more ways than you might expect. In The Stories and Secrets of Colors, young readers can explore the many meanings behind and uses for color all over the world, from the use of orange at...

- What does ancient Algorithm have to do with super-modern AI?- How does Facial Recognition spot a face in the crowd?- Who do International Space Station astronauts call on when their hands are full? Come and meet the smartest artificial intelligences of...

- What does ancient Algorithm have to do with super-modern AI?- How does Facial Recognition spot a face in the crowd?- Who do International Space Station astronauts call on when their hands are full? Come and meet the smartest artificial intelligences of...

Become an eyewitness to nature's most extreme weather phenomena. See inside the eye of a cyclone, witness hailstones the size of tennis balls, and learn how a gentle mountain stream can become a raging surge within a few minutes. Discover a bridge that...

Neil Armstrong's journey to the moon is the focus of the 15th picture book in the New York Times bestselling series of biographies about heroes, for ages 5 to 8. This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great--the...

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 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 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 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...

*INTERNATIONAL LITERACY ASSOCIATION AWARD-WINNER - 2023 Social Justice Literature Award Honor Book - Nonfiction Book Category* A rousing and radical investigation into the climate crisis, its causes, and how to fight for the most vulnerable people...

This hopeful picture book--written in the style of a letter--gives kids an honest take on climate change and urges them to band together to help the planet. The world is a big, beautiful place full of natural wonders--everything from bees to rainfall can...

A 2007 Sibert Honor Book It looks like a bear, but isn't one. It climbs trees as easily as a monkey-- but isn't a monkey, either. It has a belly pocket like a kangaroo, but what's a kangaroo doing up a tree? Meet the amazing Matschie's tree kangaroo,...

Can a robot make a pizza? Can you have a pet robot?Side By Side is a nonfiction series for children (5-6 years) and grownups to read together. Each book includes predictable text for beginning readers and more difficult text for adults to read aloud. So...

Readers will want to grab a telescope and explore the night skies after finishing this overview of our solar system. Our solar system consists of eight planets, as well as numerous moons, comets, asteroids, and meteoroids. For thousands of years, humans...

Winner of the 2020 Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for most distinguished American book for beginning readers. In this very young picture book mystery, a little boy out for a walk with his family stops to show a building doorman his new "bot" "I have a bot!"...

With significantly hotter average temperatures, an increase in natural disasters, and rising oceans, the reality of climate change is hard to miss. Predictions about the future of Earth and its inhabitants vary, from hopeful to frantic to doomsday...

A humorous, endearing story about a passionate, young scientist who is determined to achieve her goal--no matter what! Yara is out to prove that she's the greatest scientist in town! Her annoying neighbor Eddie always wins the Science Fair, but this year...

This book shares the life story of the giant sequoia, casting light on natural questions: How does this tree grow so big? How does it live so long? From tiny seed to world's largest tree, the giant sequoia is a living wonder of nature. This ancient and...

Can you imagine a bug the size of a small crocodile? How about one bigger than a large basketball player? As scary as it may seem, supersized, insect-like critters such as these roamed Earth long before humans. In this peek into prehistory, award-winning...

This comprehensive and beautifully illustrated introduction to trees and the important role they play is part of the essential Nature All Around series. The book first explores the parts of trees, their life cycles, the difference between deciduous and...

Children are aware that they should not waste water -- "turn off the tap when you brush your teeth", "take a quick shower". But do they understand why? And that they could do more? In Enough Water? children will discover the reasons that water warrants...

Children are aware that they should not waste water -- "turn off the tap when you brush your teeth", "take a quick shower". But do they understand why? And that they could do more? In Enough Water? children will discover the reasons that water warrants...

Learn about Leland Melvin's fascinating life, who went from being a professional football player to an influential NASA astronaut, in the kids book Leland Melvin, part of the Leaders Like Us African American childrens books series.Discover what led...

Book Features: - Ages 4-7, PreK-Grade 2, Guided Reading Level B, Lexile 50L- 16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches- Vibrant, full-color photographs- Includes a photo glossary, high-frequency vocabulary list, and review activity- Reading/teaching tips...

Meet the crocodile-like Spinosaurus as it hunted in the Late Cretaceous period. The simple, easy-to-read text and action-packed illustrations in this series let readers get up close and personal with the remarkable creatures that roamed our planet...

Meet the short-armed Plateosaurus from the Late Triassic period. The simple, easy-to-read text and action-packed illustrations in this series let readers get up close and personal with the remarkable creatures that roamed our planet millions of years ago.

Meet the plant-eating Iguanodon from the Late Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous periods. The simple, easy-to-read text and action-packed illustrations in this series let readers get up close and personal with the remarkable creatures that roamed our...