Quarks, Sparks and Quantum Mysteries
All things in the universe are governed by the laws of science, but what happens when nature acts in unexpected ways? Why does the bizarre behavior of tiny particles in the quantum world bamboozle us? How can objects on opposite sides of the universe be connected?In Quarks, Sparks and Quantum Mysteries, award-winning astrophysicist Professor Lisa Harvey-Smith takes young readers on a journey to meet the invisible forces that guide everything from the smallest atom to the shape of the cosmos, exploring theories of space and time, black holes, gravitational waves, and much more.
Lily and the Mystery of the Bees
Lily and the Mystery of the Bees is a charming tale from the beloved Eco-Heroes Adventures series. Join Lily, a curious little ladybug, as she embarks on a journey to uncover the vital role that bees play in our ecosystem. Through vibrant storytelling and delightful illustrations, children will learn how pollination works, why bees are essential for food and flowers, and what we can all do to help protect them.This engaging story not only educates kids about the importance of biodiversity and environmental balance, but also empowers them to become eco-heroes in their own gardens and communities.A perfect resource to introduce children to bees, pollination, and sustainability in a fun and memorable way. Why Kids & Parents Love It: Educational & Fun - Turns complex science into a child-friendly adventure. Vibrant Illustrations - Captivates young minds and encourages curiosity about nature. Inspires Action - Offers simple, practical tips to help protect pollinators.Ideal For: Children aged 4-9Parents, teachers, and homeschoolers exploring environmental topicsFans of The Eco-Heroes Adventures series looking for the next inspiring read
For One Shared Earth Activity Book
The For One Shared Earth Activity Book is the perfect companion to the illustrated picture book For One Shared Earth. Designed to reinforce and expand on the book's themes, this engaging resource invites children to explore our planet through puzzles, word games, creative prompts, and science-based activities.Building on the poetic message of Earth stewardship from the main book, the activity guide encourages young readers to think critically about the environment, from the water cycle and air quality to ecosystems and global citizenship. Ideal for classrooms, homeschoolers, and families, it turns learning into action with posters to design, pledges to write, and real-world eco-choices to make-nurturing the next generation of planet protectors.
For One Shared Earth
For One Shared Earth is a poetic and visually captivating picture book that introduces children to the beauty and fragility of our planet. With lyrical text and vivid illustrations, this title inspires young readers to explore Earth's ecosystems and reflect on their role in protecting our shared environment.Ideal for Earth Day celebrations, classroom read-alouds, and home libraries, this eco-conscious book weaves together themes of climate awareness, sustainability, and global citizenship. It encourages empathy for nature while empowering children to take meaningful, age-appropriate action, like recycling, conserving water, and using reusable materials.Pair it with the companion For One Shared Earth Activity Book for hands-on learning, printable worksheets, and engaging activities designed to extend environmental education into the real world.A perfect resource for educators, librarians, and parents who want to nurture eco-leaders and spark a lifelong love for the planet.
Survival of the Fittest: Who’s Got the Best Medicine?
In this second installment of this full-color graphic novel chapter book, explore medical marvels and discover all that animals can do in a science competition! Welcome back to Survival of the Fittest! Here, animals of all sizes and skills compete to see who can come up with the most useful and clever design for a product based on something in the natural world. Today's theme is: Medical Marvels! Dive in with Mosquito, Sea Urchin, Octopus, and more as they present inventions inspired by their own unique anatomy. From sticky suction cups to water-repellent skin, who will impress the sharks the most?
Aldo Leopold's Shack
Recounts Aldo Leopold's family restoring a farm, blending conservation, memories, and legacy.In Aldo Leopold's Shack: Nina's Story, Nancy Nye Hunt tells the remarkable tale of the famous Leopold family's efforts to restore a worn-out farm along the lower Wisconsin River near Baraboo in the 1930s during the Great Depression and into the 1940s. Aldo Leopold, the world-renowned ecologist and conservationist--along with Estella, his wife, and their five children and two dogs, Gus and Flick--spent most weekends and vacations living and working at their Sand County farm that they called the Shack, now a National Historic Landmark that is also listed on both the National and Wisconsin Registers of Historic Places.Told through the eyes of Nina, the eldest daughter, details of life at the Shack unfold seasonally. Along the way, readers learn about the family's many experiences and adventures: healing the land and converting an old chicken coop into a cabin (the "Shack"); restoring prairies and improving woodlands; planting gardens, collecting firewood, and tending orchards; observing animal tracks, bird migrations, and times when plants bloom; cooking meals over an open fire; singing the family's old Spanish songs from New Mexico, where Estella was born and raised and had deep Spanish roots, and having great fun walking, swimming, canoeing, cross-country skiing, and playing tracking games.While at the Shack, Aldo and his family also recorded scientific observations in their "Shack journals." These journals became the basis of Aldo's 1949 landmark book, A Sand County Almanac and Sketches Here and There. That book continues to inspire people today with its call for a land ethic in everyday life. Visiting the Shack, as thousands of people from all over the world do every year, is the equivalent of seeking out Henry David Thoreau's Walden Pond as a pilgrimage site and source of inspiration.Using interviews with Nina and the Leopold family and relying on the original Shack journals, historic family photographs, and her extensive field experiences over dozens of years, Hunt has captured the spirit of this special place as no other book previously has. Here, readers discover Nina's story of growing up at the Shack and learn about the family's favorite recipes and songs as well as genealogical information all that go back centuries. And the blending of Nina's story with 161 historic and contemporary photographs of life at the Shack, maps, and original pencil drawings of wildlife all provide for a transformative reading experience.First published in 2011 and now presented in an updated and greatly expanded new edition, including 38 new illustrations, 32 additional pages, and a new field trip to the Shack, readers will be able to appreciate and better understand Aldo's famous concepts--the land ethic and phenology--that continue to influence our lives today. This book is a unique tribute and introduction to one of the world's greatest conservationists and his family and how one place--the Shack--can help shape the world.
Stem Starters for Kids Zoology Activity Book
Fun and Engaging STEM Facts and Activities about Animals! Zoology is the study of animals! That includes what animals look like, how they behave, and where they live. Future zoologists and animal lovers will love the mix of infographics and activities as they discover the difference between vertebrates and invertebrates, the distance some animals can travel, the camouflage animals rely on to survive, and more. Start a lifelong passion for zoology! Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) are subjects crucial to children's education. In these illustrated pages, your child will be immersed in the world of STEM through zoology and the science of animals! Filled with activities such as mazes, spot the difference, drawing, puzzles, pattern identifying, quizzes, and more, this book will introduce your child to the fascinating science of zoology. While boys and girls think they're just playing games and looking at fun infographics, actually they'll be learning all about their favorite animals! With this new book in the STEM Starters for Kids series of educational workbooks, your child will not only be entertained for hours, but also be familiarized with animals and the STEM subjects that important to his or her education and maybe even in a future career. The books in this series aim to pique the interest of children in these areas of study, stress the importance of these subjects, and help encourage children who are interested to continue within these fields as they grow and learn. Introduce your child to STEM subjects today through STEM Starters for Kids: Zoology Activity Book!
Look Inside Volcanoes and Earthquakes
Have you ever wondered what it feels like to be in an earthquake, or close to a volcano when it erupts? With lots of flaps to lift, this book takes you on a tour of shaking cities and rumbling volcanoes to discover why these forces happen, how they shape our planet, and how people live in places where they strike.- With over 50 flaps to explore- Perfect non-fiction for curious readers 5+- Part of Usborne's Look Inside series covering subjects from science, math, space and the environment- Ideal to support learning at home or in the classroom
The Spectacular Science of the Living World
The Spectacular Science of the Living World is guaranteed to answer all those tricky science questions that children ask about animals, plants, habitats and ecosystems. Questions include: When and how did life first appear on Earth? How do trees communicate with each other? What are the Great Extinctions? Find out answers to these, and many, many more! The bright illustrations by Moreno Chiacchiera will encourage science-hungry children to pore over every detail and truly get to grips with the science that underpins everything around us. Information is delivered on multiple levels by expert author Rob Colson, allowing readers to dip in and out at speed, or take a deep dive into their favorite subjects. There are so many wonderful titles to discover in the Spectacular Science series, including Space, Buildings, Planet Earth and more!
Diagnosis Detectives: Tummy Trouble
A non-fiction human body detective series about the microscopic crime-solving team in all of our bodies, packed full of easily digestible facts! Join a team of quirky characters that live in the human body as they investigate the clues behind mystery symptoms to find each culprit to illnesses and ailments. The Diagnosis Detective Agency work out what's wrong inside their human body by investigating symptoms and inspecting suspects, before revealing the culprits causing tummy trouble.
Basher Science: Human Body
How does the human body work? Find out with Basher Science: Human Body. This new edition has a fresh new look, and updated, fascinating facts! Turn the pages of this book to meet an incredible community of characters who represent the inner workings of the human body. You can discover the amazing ways in which its parts interact and combine to keep us moving, thinking, breathing and growing. The fun and informal first-person text by Dan Green makes complex concepts accessible, while Simon Basher's vibrant illustrations make every page stand out. Perfect for home or school, Basher's highly original books make scientific topics fun and engaging. Learn even more with the Basher Science series, including: Planet Earth, Engineering, Algebra and Geometry, and Wild Weather.
Basher Science: Planet Earth
Discover the secrets of planet Earth, from its fiery insides to the landforms and lifeforms on its surface! Basher Science: Planet Earth is a compelling guide to a community of characters who keep the world in motion. This new edition has a fresh new look, and updated, fascinating facts! Learn just how hot it is at the Earth's core and how volcanoes are created, before discovering the difference between peninsulas and plateaus, and exactly what is the mysterious El Ni簽o. Key concepts such as fossil fuels and climate change are broken down and illustrated in Basher's signature approachable style - making it easy for kids to understand these topical subjects. Children can also learn about the unique features of different environments around the world, from the frozen Arctic to the African savannah. Simon Basher's vibrant illustrations combine with chatty, first-person text by expert author Daniel Gilpin to help readers understand the science behind the headlines. Perfect for home or school, Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible and understandable. Find out even more with the Basher Science series, including: Wild Weather, Algebra and Geometry, Human Body, and Engineering.
Basher Science: Engineering
How does a 3D printer work? What stops a skyscraper from falling over? Where does a smartphone store information? Step into the Basher Science world to find out, with Engineering. This new edition has a fresh new look, and updated, fascinating facts! Discover how the familiar machines and buildings in today's society are constructed, and how they function. Which scientific principles lie behind each machine or structure? How do scientists choose the right materials for the right job? Read along to answer these questions and many more! Perfect for home and school, this unique book explains difficult scientific concepts in ingenious ways, making them tangible and understandable. Chatty first-person text by Tom Jackson and stylish, contemporary character illustrations by Simon Basher give a voice, personality and story to each topic - it's a truly incredible way to communicate science. Learn even more with the Basher Science series, including: Planet Earth, Algebra and Geometry, Human Body, and Wild Weather.
Basher Science: Wild Weather: A Hot Topic!
How much do you know about supermachines? How many gadgets can you name? There's always more to discover with Basher Science: Technology.Learn about the tech marvels that have revolutionized the world around us, by meeting a whole community of characters that bring scientific concepts to life. This book is a fascinating guide to the things that drive our inventive, ever-changing and highly-engineered world. Simon Basher's exciting, vibrant illustrations combine with engaging, first-person text by Dan Green to help make complex topics fun and accessible. By bringing concepts to life as characters, this book offers a fresh perspective, making core scientific subjects tangible and understandable. Thousands of children are already enjoying the Basher universe. Find out even more with the Basher Science series, including: Planet Earth, Algebra and Geometry, Human Body, and Engineering.
DK Super Planet Who’s Eating Who?
Satisfy your brain's appetite by learning all about our planet's fascinating food chains, from plants to apex predators. DK Super Planet Who's Eating Who is part of the new DK Super Planet series and children aged 5-7 to explore the fascinating environments on our planet. Captivating and curriculum-aligned, this book is the perfect support for learning about the wonders of our planet. It builds background knowledge and covers core scientific content, including how energy is transferred through the food chain and the classification of different types of consumers. This science book for children offers: A guide to reading through curriculum-aligned content and exciting illustrations.A highly visual approach that makes the association between words and where they originate easier to understand.Material to help children become more confident readers, speakers, and spellers.Captivating and curriculum-aligned content, diagrams, and hands-on experiments provide an immersive learning experience while covering core information about a range of ecosystems. With specially designed sections that build scientific vocabulary and make complex concepts accessible to children, Who's Eating Who is the ideal companion to any science learning. Transform learning into an adventure with DK Super Planet, bringing science to life on every page.
Basher Science: Wild Weather: A Hot Topic!
Extreme weather has been around throughout Earth's history, it's becoming more common due to the effects of climate change. Basher introduces you to this wonderful yet dangerous crowd! When the weather gets extreme, it shows off its awesome power by swatting cars around; sweeping away roads, bridges, and houses; or making matchsticks out of buildings. the effects of climate change. We're a freaky crowd, so watch out! Basher Science Extreme Weather series gives kids the lowdown on one of the most pressing problems that we face--extreme weather. Basher's unique illustrations combine with chatty, first-person text by expert author to hook even the most reluctant readers and help them understand the science behind the stories that are hitting the headlines with more and more frequency.
Basher Science: Planet Earth
Discover the secrets of planet Earth, from its fiery insides to the landforms and lifeforms on its surface! Basher Science: Planet Earth is a compelling guide to a community of characters who keep the world in motion. This new edition has a fresh new look, and updated, fascinating facts! Learn just how hot it is at the Earth's core and how volcanoes are created, before discovering the difference between peninsulas and plateaus, and exactly what is the mysterious El Ni簽o. Key concepts such as fossil fuels and climate change are broken down and illustrated in Basher's signature approachable style - making it easy for kids to understand these topical subjects. Children can also learn about the unique features of different environments around the world, from the frozen Arctic to the African savannah. Simon Basher's vibrant illustrations combine with chatty, first-person text by expert author Daniel Gilpin to help readers understand the science behind the headlines. Perfect for home or school, Basher's highly original books make difficult concepts tangible and understandable. Find out even more with the Basher Science series, including: Wild Weather, Algebra and Geometry, Human Body, and Engineering.
It Might Be a Meteor, Right?
It Might Be a Meteor, Right? is a playful and thought-provoking picture book that takes young readers on a cosmic guessing game!When a bright light streaks across the night sky, what could it be? A shooting star? A meteor? Maybe even an alien spaceship or Superman himself? With vibrant illustrations and a funky rhyming style, this book reimagines the classic Star light, star bright in a fun and curious way.Children will love the silly possibilities while secretly learning about space, celestial objects, and even the big "what ifs" of the universe-like a meteorite crashing to Earth! Perfect for sparking young imaginations and inspiring budding astronomers, It Might Be a Meteor, Right? will have kids looking up at the sky with wonder, curiosity, and a whole lot of questions.⭐ Ideal for ages 4-10⭐ Encourages scientific thinking and curiosity⭐ Perfect for bedtime stories or classroom discussions about spaceLook up, make a wish, and wonder-what might that light in the night sky really be?
Weird But True! Space
Blast off to the strangest places the universe has to offer with 300 unbelievable facts about all things space! Packed with amazing photos and quirky illustrations, the latest Weird But True! is truly out of this world! Did you know that some planets--like Saturn and Jupiter--have diamond rain? Or that black holes can "burp"? How about the fact that the newest toilet on the International Space Station cost NASA a cool $23 million? Weird But True! Space is a portable, browsable book full of mind-blowing facts--about everything from astronauts and moon missions to black holes and faraway galaxies to rockets and robot rovers. Incredible photos and wacky, colorful designs make every page pop. Can't get enough Weird But True? There's a whole universe of books to discover, including Weird But True! Dinosaurs, Weird But True! Ocean, Weird But True! Star Wars, Weird But True! Animals, and A LOT more!
Total Garbage
Total Garbage by Rebecca Donnelly dives into the messy truth about trash, garbage, waste, and our world--it's a fact-filled and fascinating illustrated middle grade environmental read! Trash has been part of human societies since the beginning. It seems like the inevitable end to the process of making and using things--but why? In this fascinating account of the waste we make, we'll wade into the muck of history and explore present-day STEM innovations to answer these important questions: What is garbage?Where does our garbage come from?Why do we make so much garbage?Where does our garbage go?What can we learn from our garbage?How bad is our garbage problem?How can we do better? Rebecca Donnelly tackles the extraordinary, the icky, and the everyday, helping us see how our choices, personal and societal, impact our world and our planet--and encouraging us to make a change. Back matter includes a timeline of the history of waste management, selected bibliography, and index.
Your Brilliant Brain
It is pretty easy to argue that the human brain is the most extraordinary thing in the known universe. But there is so much we don't know about the thing behind our eyes. Where do thoughts come from? Why do we dream? Why have our brains become 10% smaller over the past ten to twelve thousand years? Why do we get brain-freeze? Why!? Okay, that last one ... we do know the answer to. But there is much to learn - and much fun to be had - by taking a quick poke around the human brain (which would feel a bit like tofu, or firm jelly, if you did poke it). Told with Philip Bunting's inimitable wit, this new non-fiction picture book will explore the most fascinating part of the human body, the bit that makes you YOU, your brain.
Be Thankful for Plants
The third book in the Be Thankful . . . series for kids; this time, providing a gorgeous exploration of plant life and showing how essential they are to sustaining life on Earth Would animals be satisfied without plants? They would not! Leaves for gorillas, Food for antelopes, Grasses for zebras on African slopes. Plankton for small krill, Greens for manatees Plants provide food in big oceans and seas. The third book in the successful Be Thankful . . . series, Plants uses lilting, rhyming couplets to explore the many ways that plants are essential to our lives and the existence of life on earth. But it doesn't stop there! Kids will also learn about the many uses of plants--and the environmental danger to plants posed by pollution and lack of respect for this precious resource. In this series, kids are encouraged to be kind, not only to one another but to the environment as well. Kids will view the many types of plants in our lives and will see them in a whole new light after going on a botanical eco-tour in this gorgeous poem about plants. This book is printed on responsibly sourced, 100% recycled FSC paper.
Big Black Seed
Children tell you the story! Watch as a tortoise, cat, pigs, birds, and insects plant a mysterious black seed. What will grow as the fruit of their labors? Kids' vocabulary blooms as they describe events (older students can write about how seeds sprout). Explore this simple gardening story for beginning readers (ages 1 - 5, Pre-K - kindergarten). It's low stimulation for autistic children. Build kids' minds today! Find the animals; see where food comes from; discover hidden pictures and online SECRETS that will keep kids entertained and curious! Bedtime peace. The perfect length book for toddlers (not too long for adults): 24 hand-crafted illustrations. It's #4 in the Stories Without Words (bedtime story/baby book) series by best-selling author-illustrator and college media instructor Karl Beckstrand (GROW: How We Get Food from Our Garden). Don't miss his 60 multicultural books. Get all four no-words books in a bundle (standalones) or bound in one: 4 Seasons Books for Kids: A Wordless Collection for Beginning Readers. Butterfly Blink: A Book Without WordsGopher Golf: A Wordless Picture BookPolar Bear Bowler: A Story Without WordsIncludes free ebooks and classroom lesson plans: KidsWorldBooks (worldwide rights (c) March 2025), libraries, and major children's book distributors. LOOK inside this kids' book on farming, watermelon, mammals, and reptiles (8.5" x 8.5"). School/homeschool Fountas & Pinnell GRA: A, DRA: 1. No AI. No CRT, gender, or orientation spiel-just happy colorful fun! LCCN: 2025935015; JUV029040, JUV002240, JUV050000, JUV033170, JUV074000, JUV033060, JUV043000; BR-220; YNNL, YFP, CFC, 5AX; Hard ISBN: 978-1951599249, soft ISBN: 978-1951599256 (ebook: 979-8230134688)
Rocks' Journey
Rolling boulders here and there . . . In the launch of her first board-book series, an award-winning nonfiction author brings the youngest explorers close to nature's wonders in action. Mighty mountains reach up high, until craggy cliffs tumble and boulders settle everywhere. But how do big, jagged rocks turn into the soft sand we love at the beach? Step by step, Sally M. Walker's simple, scientifically accurate narration lets the youngest geologists learn how rocks weather over time, transforming from cobbles to pebbles to the tiniest grains of sand. Kim Smith's lush landscapes capture a wide range of fauna over geologic time, from dinosaurs and mammoths to bunnies and gulls. A note to parents suggests bringing the learning to life by encouraging questions and observations of the natural world.
Rainforest
Explore the most abundant habitats on Earth, bursting with plants and animals of every shape and size. Rainforest reveals the dizzying diversity of life in these fascinating forests. Caiman and capybara crowd Amazon riverbanks, ants scare off elephants in the Congo, and birds and butterflies flit through the treetops of Costa Rica. Tigers stalk among Indian mangroves, bears bound through Alaskan temperate rainforest, and orangutans swing in Indonesia. Of course, none of these would exist without the lush plant life--soaring kapok trees, sturdy teak, and tenacious epiphytes throng the forests. A thousand orchids bloom in dazzling colors, and emerald-bright mosses coat damp branches. Packed full of iconic animal species, this book shows life on Earth at its most vivid and vibrant. Perfect for children and parents to read together and discover the incredible diversity of rainforest life.
Little Bee's Book of Blooms
Little Bee leaves her hive and flies out to discover the many beautiful and strange plants and flowers that bring color to the world. Buzz by dazzling tulips and floating water lilies but watch out for the snapping Venus flytraps!Packed with bright illustrations and creative wordplay, this chunky board book is designed to instill a love of nature from an early age, great for reading aloud yet perfect for bedtime, finishing with a peaceful nighttime scene. Written by an expert baby-book writer, using sound effects and simple phrases to engage babies with the pictures on the page, this series of board books has broad appeal to both Zommer fans and gift givers alike.
The First Book of Machines
How do cranes lift heavy loads? What makes a car move? Walter Buehr's The First Book of Machines introduces children to the fascinating mechanics behind everyday tools and vehicles. The book explores the six simple machines-the inclined plane, wedge, lever, wheel and axle, screw, and pulley-and demonstrates how they combine to create complex machinery. Through detailed illustrations and straightforward explanations, young readers discover how machines have evolved and how they assist us in work and play. This timeless resource ignites an interest in engineering and the marvels of human innovation.
