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Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Dandelion to caterpillar to wren to falcon. That's a simple food chain in a city. Food chains are fascinating! Every environment has factors that affect the flow of energy in its food chains--all the way up to you! This beautifully illustrated series explores the plants and animals that live in each ecosystem, the adaptations its plant and animal have, and how the flow of energy creates the food chain links. Discover what's for dinner in the food...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Bridges are some of the most fascinating structures in our landscape, and they come in all forms. From towering suspension bridges to humble stone crossings, this book visits them all in sweet, bouncing text with expository sidebars. But while bridges can be quite grand, this reminds us that their main purpose is bringing people together. This is perfect for budding architects, as well as readers who can relate to having loved ones who live far away....
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Seeds to mouse to weasel to owl. That's a simple food chain in a deciduous forest. Food chains are fascinating! Every environment has factors that affect the flow of energy in its food chains--all the way up to you! This beautifully illustrated series explores the plants and animals that live in each ecosystem, the adaptations its plant and animal have, and how the flow of energy creates the food chain links. Discover what's for dinner in the food...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Seeds to rat to snake to coyote. That's a simple food chain in a desert. Food chains are fascinating! Every environment has factors that affect the flow of energy in its food chains--all the way up to you! This beautifully illustrated series explores the plants and animals that live in each ecosystem, the adaptations its plant and animal have, and how the flow of energy creates the food chain links. Discover what's for dinner in the food chains and...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A Green Kid's Guide to Composting will teach students how to build a compost bin with help from an adult, what to recycle in your compost bin, and how to use compost to fertilize a garden--all without harmful chemicals! A compost research project will give students a hands on activity to get them interested in gardening. Common Core and State Standards for life cycles, soil, measuring, observing, and reporting can all be connected to A Green Kid's...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Good manners matter with your brothers and sisters! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to show respect for your siblings. Then see how these simple lessons can be used in fun stories of etiquette in action. Sidebars and back matter offer advice and did-you-knows about good manners in a number of cultures around the globe. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Miss Uppercase has called in sick with a cold, leaving Nurse Germ in charge of the front desk. When Nurse Germ decides the capital letters aren't needed, confusion breaks out. Names, dates, and sentences are in a jumble. Can Dr. Parr's Code Blue call back the capital letters and set things right? Find out and learn grammar in this exciting story about capitalization! Grades P-3.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The doorbell at Conjunction Junction has been ringing nonstop. Customers keep appearing for a quick fix for their sentences and Ben, the function finder, is working as fast as he can. Can Ben put words and thoughts into phrases, sentences, and paragraphs for all the customers and impress his boss? Find out and learn grammar in this story about conjunctions. Grades P-3.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Good manners matter with your parents! Learn which behaviors to use and which to avoid to show respect for your mom and dad. Then see how these simple lessons can be used in fun stories of etiquette in action. Sidebars and back matter offer advice and did-you-knows about good manners in a number of cultures around the globe. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Millions of Americans have marched and protested to fight inequality and to bring about social change. These large gatherings, filled with powerful and courageous voices, have shined a light on important issues and resulted in new laws. This book covers some of the most famous marches in U.S. history--and encourages readers to stand up for the things they believe in.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Everyone's hair is different and good, and one girl shares all the things that delight her about her nappy curls. It stretches! It's springy! It twirls and loops and hoops! But that's nothing compared to all the amazing things she can do with it to express her every mood and style. It is truly unique. Just like her! Part of the Own Voices, Own Stories collection.
12) It's a Tornado!
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Roar! Bang! Crash! It's a tornado! Bring the weather indoors with this brightly illustrated series. Easy-to-read text explains the how tornadoes form, how scientists track them, and what to do during tornado watches and warnings. Diagrams, tornado facts, and a glossary provide additional information for use in classrooms. A perfect supplement to your library's weather collection. Grades P-3.
13) Mighty Magnets
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Learn about mighty magnets in these easy-to-read books. Magnetic fields, poles, and uses of magnets are explained in simple text and matching art. A science activity, fun facts section, glossary, and index aid students in learning about the mighty magnets around them. Special thanks to content consultant Paul Ohmann, Ph.D. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO Publishing Group. Grades P-4.
14) C is for Canada
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Canada will celebrate the 150th anniversary of its confederation in 2017. And just in time to help mark the occasion, author Mike Ulmer presents C is for Canada, an alphabetical tribute to this northern nation. Colorful artwork captures Canada's natural beauty as clever rhymes inform and entertain, giving the reader an armchair tour. From the Aurora Borealis to Klondike Days to the majestic Peary Caribou, C is for Canada showcases the landscape, symbols,...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Following the alphabet this book uses poetry and expository text to explore the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, which is located along the northwest coast of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. Named for its famed dunes, this national part was designated the "Most Beautiful Place in America" in 2011 on ABC's Good Morning America show. Topics include the park's many natural features such as its dune formations, beaches, and forests, as well as...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Exclamation Point, Question Mark, and Period are throwing a party! They gather all the punctuation marks for a Punk-tuation Celebration. Just as the fun gets started, the letters arrive and cause trouble. Find out if the two groups can work things out and learn grammar in this jammin' story about punctuation! Grades P-3.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A Green Kid's Guide to Garden Pest Removal will teach students how to identify good and bad bugs, remove bad bugs, and use natural products to kill garden pests--all without harmful chemicals! A garden frog house project will give students a hands on activity to get them interested in gardening. Common Core and State Standards for life cycles, soil, measuring, observing, and reporting can all be connected to A Green Kid's Guide to Garden Pet Removal....
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
CRACK-BOOM-ba-boom-boom! It's a thunderstorm! Bring the weather indoors with this brightly illustrated series. Easy-to-read text explains the how thunderstorms form, what causes thunder and lightning, and how scientists track thunderstorms. Diagrams, thunderstorm facts, and a glossary provide additional information for use in classrooms. A perfect supplement to your library's weather collection. Grades P-3.
19) Cubes
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The 3-D Shapes illustrated nonfiction books provide the first lessons on three-dimensional shapes. In Cubes, rhyming text and creative illustrations draw attention to cubes that are found in the world around us. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
A Green Kid's Guide to Preventing Plant Diseases will teach students how to keep plants healthy with compost, water, and mulch instead of using fungicides. Tips on moving plants and cleaning tools are also included. A composting research project will give students a hands on activity to get them interested in gardening. Common Core and State Standards for life cycles, soil, measuring, observing, and reporting can all be connected to A Green Kid's...
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