Melissa Stewart
2) Robots
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Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.
3) Titanic
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Discusses the Titanic, including its design, how the ship sank, the passengers onboard, and why the ship's legacy lives on.
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Your mouth contains more bacteria than a dog's. Money is covered with germs that can make you sick. The germs in a sneeze travel only an arm's length. You may have heard these common sayings or beliefs before. But are they really true? Can they be proven through research? Let's investigate seventeen statements about the microscopic world and find out which ones are right, which ones are wrong, and which ones stump even the experts! Find out whether...
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"All science classrooms discuss animals that hibernate during winter months, but few know about animals that estivate--a prolonged sleep during hot or dry periods. Dual layers of text awaken readers to the reasons estivating animals become dormant--whether it's because warm weather threatens food supply or to avoid increased body temperatures."--
9) Dolphins
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This book looks at dolphins as wild mammals and discusses the need to preserve their natural environment.
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How are polar bears related to pandas? For thousands of years, philosophers and scientists have tried to organize and understand, or classify, the relationships among Earth's animals and plants. Early classification systems were cumbersome and inconsistent. In the late 1720s, Carl Linnaeus began developing a classification system to describe relationships among all living things, including animals, plants, fungi, and bacteria. This organization, called...
12) Droughts
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An introduction to droughts describes what they are, how they affect people, and how scientists keep track of rainfall, along with activities readers can do at home.
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Ants are everywhere. They creep, they crawl, they climb, and they fall. But they get up and they keep on working. Ants come in all different shapes, different sizes, and different colors. And they do a lot of different jobs. These hard-working little creatures thrive wherever they go, making whatever adaptations necessary in their ever-changing world.
16) Zoom in on Bees
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Have your readers ever seen a bee up close? What does it look like? How does it eat? What is its life cycle? When readers check out the 'Zoom Bubbles' on every spread of this book, readers will get an up close peek at this insect's body, eyes, antennae, wings, and more.
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Everyone loves the smile on a dolphin's face. Though smart enough to become theme park tricksters, dolphins are first and foremost wild mammals. Melissa Stewart's lively text outlines our responsibility to conserve their natural environment. This high-interest book also offers an interactive experience to boost awareness of these adorable creatures.
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A bug scurries across the floor in front of you. Or is it a bug at all? Do you know how to tell the difference between an insect and a spider? Readers will learn the tips for telling which animal is which. Appealing color photographs and concise text make this book a must-read. Readers will see if they can tell whether they've found an insect or a spider.
20) Yellow Animals
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Birds, fish, insects, and more. This book is filled with beautiful yellow animals. Emerging readers will be entertained by the variety of species while practicing the word yellow and a few other terms.