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A fascinating nonfiction picture book about how fish adapt to their various underwater environments!
When might a fancy leaf costume be useful for a fish? And how do fish in Antarctica keep from freezing?
In Antifreeze, Leaf Costumes, and Other Fabulous Fish Adaptations, children ages 5 to 8 discover some of the amazing adaptations in the world of fish! Explore underwater habitats and discover the ways fish have evolved to avoid the danger that...
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A nonfiction picture book that explores the amazing adaptations that keep certain species of bird alive and soaring!
Not all birds build nests with sticks and have good manners. Some construct nests with their own saliva, while others use vomit as a defense!
Sound strange? In Spit Nests, Puke Power, and Other Brilliant Bird Adaptations, curious kids ages 5 to 8 discover many of the unique adaptations of birds. Stories of these brilliant adaptations...
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A nonfiction picture book about the incredible power of bizarre adaptations to keep mammals alive and thriving!
In Stink Fights, Earwax, and Other Marvelous Mammal Adaptations, children ages 5 to 8 learn how lemurs settle arguments and how earwax helps a whale's sense of hearing, along with a host of other deliciously strange-but-true tales! The lively conversational tone used to deliver information on the unique adaptations of many different mammals...
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A full-color nonfiction picture book for ages 5 to 8 about those billions of stars you see when you look up into the nighttime sky!
The Universe is full of billions of twinkling stars that humans have told stories about, navigated by, and made wishes upon for centuries. But what is a star made of? How long will its light last? In The Stars: A Gazillion Suns, the character of the Universe takes us on a journey among the stars and explains how they...
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A nonfiction picture book that explores a very important star-the sun! Kids ages 5 to 8 listen as the Universe explains key facts about our cosmic lifeline!
There are trillions of stars in the universe, but one is particularly important to people on planet Earth-our sun. Without it, there'd be no humans, no animals, no plants-no life whatsoever! Earth would be dark, cold, and empty. That's a pretty bleak picture!
In The Sun: Shining Star of the...
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A nonfiction picture book for ages 5 to 8 that explores the place we all call home-planet Earth! Learn how Earth was made, why there's life here, and how climate change is affecting everything.
Earth is our home, but do we really know about this planet?
Quite a lot! We know how the Earth came to be the planet we live on, how oxygen made it possible for life to develop, and how the climate is changing in ways that affect everyone and everything....
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A full-color nonfiction picture book to introduce kids ages 5 through 8 to our closest cosmic neighbor-the moon!
The moon is one of the smaller celestial objects in the universe, but it has some very important jobs. Without it, Earth would be a very different place!
In The Moon: Small-but-Mighty Neighbor, kids ages 5 to 8 learn how the moon formed, how it keeps the Earth steady, and why it has no life beyond rare visits from humans. Narrated by...
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A full-color, nonfiction picture book about how reptiles adapt to their environments to survive and thrive in the natural world!
A lizard that walks on water? A snake that slithers sideways? These are animal adaptations!
In Water-Walking, Sidewinding, and Other Remarkable Reptile Adaptations, children ages 5 to 8 learn how and why the green basilisk lizard runs on the water's surface, along with the very good reasons sidewinder snakes move the way...
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A nonfiction picture book about the fabulous adaptations that keep amphibians alive and thriving in their unique habitats!
How do sunscreen and mucus help amphibians survive?
In Sunscreen, Snot Homes, and Other Amazing Amphibian Adaptations, kids ages 5 to 8 discover how one frog uses sunscreen to protect itself through the dry season and how another uses its own mucus to create a cocoon. Amphibians spend part of their time on land and part in the...
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An exciting book about the chain reaction world of Rube Goldberg for middle schoolers, including 25 engineering design projects that get middle schoolers applying the laws of physics to their own inventions as they learn the scientific principles behind the actions and reactions they create.
Why use a simple hand motion to wipe your mouth when you can build a machine to do it for you? Toppling dominoes, rolling marbles, racing balloon cars, springing...
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Bringing Back Our Wetlands explains why wetlands are at risk and how people are combating wetland destruction due to development and agriculture. This title also explores the science behind how wetlands are formed, store carbon, and clean wastewater. Features include a cause-and-effect flow chart, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an...
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Introduces readers to what light pollution is, the consequences of this type of pollution, and what people are doing to help. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts page, a STEM project, a phonetic glossary, ways for readers to help, an index, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research. Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Fast facts Glossary of key words Index Infographics Informative...
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Introduces readers to what plastic pollution is, the consequences of this type of pollution, and what people are doing to help. Additional features include a table of contents, a Fast Facts page, a STEM project, a phonetic glossary, ways for readers to help, an index, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research. Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Fast facts Glossary of key words Index Infographics Informative...
14) Biodiversity: Explore the Diversity of Life on Earth with Environmental Science Activities for Kids
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Look around you-biodiversity is everywhere!
From the tallest tree to the smallest microbe, Earth is home to more than 1.5 million known species of plants, animals, fungi, bacteria, and microorganisms. And scientists estimate there could be millions, if not billions, more that have not yet been identified.
Biodiversity: Explore the Diversity of Life on Earth with Science Activities for Kids introduces middle schoolers to the evolution of life on Earth,...
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Have you seen a dodo bird recently? Do you have mastodons playing in your back yard? Not likely-these species are both extinct, which means the entire population has died out. More than 99 percent of all species, or about 5 billion, have gone extinct since life first formed on Earth 4.5 billion years ago. Some of those species went extinct at the same time in an event know as a mass extinction.
What type of event could cause such a massive die off?...
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Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The California Drought shines a light on California's lengthy and devastating dry period. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's...
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Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The Great Pacific Garbage Patch shines a light on the giant accumulation of garbage in the Pacific Ocean. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind ocean currents and plastic's chemical composition to explain the threat trash, especially plastic, poses for the world's oceans, and considers actions people and governments can take...
18) Islands
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Explores the fascinating world of islands. Readers will learn how islands form and how they change over time, as well as the plants and animals that make islands their home. Featuring vivid photographs, fun facts, focus questions, and resources for further research, this book is sure to support earth science education.
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Introduces readers to what hydroelectric power is, how it is used today and how it might be used in the future, and the benefits and drawbacks of this energy source. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, sidebars, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research. Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Glossary...
20) Solar Power
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Introduces readers to what solar power is, how it is used today and how it might be used in the future, and the benefits and drawbacks of this energy source. Additional features include a table of contents, infographics to help readers learn more about the topic, sidebars, Fast Facts, critical thinking questions, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research. Author/Illustrator biography Educational front/back matter Glossary of...
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