This Is the Ocean
This is the Ocean that sustains an intricate web of life! From the smallest plankton to the mightiest whale, the ocean swirls with a colorful circle of life--a circle powered by the radiant Sun! Discover how sunlight fuels the food chains within this vibrant underwater ecosystem. Through rhythmic storytelling and captivating illustrations, swim alongside swarming krill, elusive seals, and clever octopuses. Dive into the wondrous world of the ocean, where every creature, from tiny to mighty, is part of a delicate balance. The companion book to This Is the Sun, This Is the Ocean takes readers on an exploration of marine life and the harmony that keeps our oceans alive and thriving. Perfect for curious minds eager to grasp nature's interconnectedness, this book duo celebrates the essential role of the Sun in nourishing life on Earth.
Winston The Titan Terrier - Adventures In Ancient Egypt (Adventure Book 2)
⭐ Winston The Titan Terrier: Adventures In Ancient Egypt (Adventure Book 2) ⭐From multiple award-winning storytellers Mia van Dongen and Colin van Dongen comes the next thrilling instalment in the "Winston The Titan Terrier" series!Get ready for Winston's new epic journey where futuristic chaos collides with ancient history! In Adventures In Ancient Egypt, our beloved superhero dog, Winston, and his best mate Teddy with his super-hyperactive dad Diesel, find themselves catapulted into more unbelievable new challenges against Smokestrike the naughty ninja cat and new intergalactic villains.Following their discovery of a secret, magical tunnel system beneath the Bone Shop, Winston and his crew thought they'd seen it all. But when the mischievous alien Disco Duck unleashes a new time-twisting plot, Winston is hurled back to the scorching sands of 51 BC Ancient Egypt, under the reign of Queen Cleopatra herself!Armed with his incredible Cosmic Bone, a shape shifting, language decoding, enemy outsmarting marvel, and a backpack full of transforming nanotech gadgets. Winston must navigate a world of ancient wonder and dinosaurs?! That's right! A super grumpy, chaos-loving alien octopus known as Sad Face, is intent on destroying Earth by transporting prehistoric creatures into future timelines, with the help of a modified time twister device!Can Winston, with the help of ancient allies and a surprise assist from a certain naughty ninja cat, stop Sad Face before he unleashes intergalactic mayhem and turns history into his own personal movie set?Prepare for a laugh-out-loud, action-packed adventure filled with: ⏳
Great Big Dinosaurs (with Great Big Flaps)
Lift the flaps to animate some colossal dinosaurs. Watch some Raptors chase a Triceratops, help an Ankylosaurus fend off a T. Rex, flap the wings of an enormous pterosaur, and much, much more. This exciting, sturdy flap book, filled with amazing facts on every page and a helpful pronunciation guide, is sure to become a firm favourite for shared reading time and independent play alike.
Birds Life Size
Come eye to eye with a Bald Eagle and nose to beak with an American White Pelican in this entertaining and educational guide to 47 popular birds. Birds Life Size features stunning life-sized photographs as well as interesting facts and stats, all put together by one of North America's foremost bird book authors, Chris Earley. Did you know Brown-headed Cowbirds purposely lay their eggs in other birds' nests, or that Loggerhead Shrikes are nicknamed Butcherbirds for their unsavory habit of hanging their prey on thorns and branches, using its favorite thorny shrubs like a butcher shop? Readers will enjoy reading all about the fascinating adaptations and behaviors of the featured birds, and young readers in particular will be riveted by the life-sized images. Arranged by family, bird species include: American Bitterns Atlantic Puffins Calliope Hummingbirds Common Poorwills Greater Roadrunners Snowy Owls Red-tailed Hawks Turkey Vultures And many, many more! Complete with at-a-glance info boxes that detail diet, habitats and nesting habits, each bird profile has a colorful design and plenty of photos highlighting the topics and tidbits covered in the text. Birds Life Size is a mighty addition to every bird lover's library.
Opossum Hollow
Join Nora the Opossum on a nighttime adventure!Learn fun facts about possums-like how they carry their babies, play dead, help clean up the forest, and even get their own festivals!With playful pages and silly surprises, this story makes learning about nature fun.Perfect for curious children who love animals, bedtime stories, and adventures under the stars!
The Dog Who Saved the Bees
Junior Library Guild Gold Standard selection. When an overworked beehive inspector seeks a detection dog to protect bees from a deadly disease, she teams up with a lonely dog who needs a loving home and a purpose. Cybil Preston needs a dog. But not just any dog. She needs a dog to help her with her work. Cybil is a beehive inspector who works to ensure the health of commercial beehives in Maryland. Hundreds of hives are shipped across the country as farmers need bees to pollinate their crops. Without the bees, there wouldn't be foods like apples, almonds, and strawberries. But the bees must be healthy to be shipped, and there's a deadly disease, foulbrood, that is highly contagious. If even one infected hive left the state, entire bee populations could be wiped out. Dogs, with their ultrasensitive sense of smell, can sniff out even the tiniest scent of foulbrood in a hive. A well-trained, focused detection dog can inspect 50 hives in 10 minutes. Work that would take Cybil an entire day to do. When Cybil meets Mack, an unruly and lonely dog, she wonders if she has found her canine colleague. Can rambunctious Mack be trained to meet this important challenge? Readers of all ages will enjoy this warmly illustrated true story of Cybil and Mack as they work to save the bees.
Rescued by a Horse
Did you know that horses have come to the rescue of humans? Rescued by a Horse presents a collection of true stories that will warm readers' hearts, including one about a herd of horses that protects their owner from a coyote attack! Each compelling story features colorful photographs and informative captions and fact boxes.
Was It You Who Did That Poo?
This book is a giggle fest for kids and the grown-ups reading along. Kids are obsessed with poo and this fun book will have them in stitches with our furry friends and their business they leave behind. Capturing kids key learning words and humorous images of popular animals.
Did You Know? Red Panda
This attractive and fun book is packed with fascinating facts about the ever-popular subject of the Red Panda. The Red Panda is an arboreal mammal, meaning that it spends much of its life in trees. They are about the size of a large pet cat. Red Pandas sleep for up to sixteen hours per day, often slung along a tree branch. Each spread covers a different aspect of the Red Panda life, from ' Family life' and ' What's for dinner?' to where they live. Bite-sized chunks of interesting information coupled with stunning photographs combine to make this an engaging and entertaining introduction to the subject that's bound to capture the imagination of any reader.
What Would You Rather Be? a Tiger or a Tiger Shark?
Play a fierce game of Would You Rather in this engaging Level 1 Scholastic Reader, from the bestselling author of Who Would Win?Would you rather prowl with a tiger or swim with a tiger shark? Let's find out!Readers will compare and contrast basic facts about these kid-favorite animals before making the ultimate decision -- which animal would they rather be? Simple language appeals to developing readers, while photo-realistic art will keep animal lovers engaged.This fun new series brings new life to the classic childhood game, Would You Rather! Enjoy this exciting Level 1 Scholastic Reader from the bestselling author of Who Would Win?
CHI Chi's Story (the Dodo)
The true story of how a heroic dog spread joy one step at a time -- as seen on The Dodo!When the Howell family adopted Chi Chi, no one knew if this quadruple amputee golden retriever would ever run again. Chi Chi needed prosthetic limbs to help her walk on her own, and finding the right fit was sure to be a challenge. But this determined dog soon showed the world she could overcome any obstacle. And Chi Chi did it all while spreading hope, joy, and inspiration every step of the way!This story is perfect for middle-grade readers and comes with an eight-page full-color photo insert!
Poisonous Animals (Wild World: Top 10)
Discover the top 10 poisonous animals and learn all about their habitats, diets, and behaviors!There are so many poisonous animals in the world! Some can burn the skin. Some can make you sick. And some are even deadly! Count down from 10 to 1 and discover some of the most poisonous animals in our wild world!ABOUT THIS SERIES: Discover the most unusual creatures in nature with the TOP 10 series! From the most poisonous animals to the furriest, most endangered and loudest, each book will count down from 10 to 1 to find out which animals are the record holders in each category. With big, bold photos on every page, and bursting with fascinating facts, kids will also learn all about where these animals live, what they eat, and how they survive in our wild world!
Furriest Animals (Wild World: Top 10)
Discover the top 10 furriest animals and learn all about their habitats, diets, and behaviors!There are so many furry animals in the world! Some are fuzzy. Some are fluffy. And some are soft and wooly! Count down from 10 to 1 and discover some of the furriest animals in our wild world!ABOUT THIS SERIES: Discover the most unusual creatures in nature with the TOP 10 series! From the most poisonous animals to the furriest, most endangered and loudest, each book will count down from 10 to 1 to find out which animals are the record holders in each category. With big, bold photos on every page, and bursting with fascinating facts, kids will also learn all about where these animals live, what they eat, and how they survive in our wild world!
Animals at Risk (Wild World: Top 10)
Discover the top 10 animals at risk and learn all about their habitats, diets, and behaviors!Sadly, there are many animals in the world that are at risk of becoming extinct. This means there aren't many of them left. But which animal is the most endangered? Let's count down from 10 to 1 and discover some of the rarest animals in our wild world!ABOUT THIS SERIES: Discover the most unusual creatures in nature with the TOP 10 series! From the most poisonous animals to the furriest, most endangered and loudest, each book will count down from 10 to 1 to find out which animals are the record holders in each category. With big, bold photos on every page, and bursting with fascinating facts, kids will also learn all about where these animals live, what they eat, and how they survive in our wild world!
Loudest Animals (Wild World: Top 10)
Discover the top 10 loudest animals and learn all about their habitats, diets, and behaviors!There are so many loud animals in the world! Some whistle. Some roar. And some howl or shriek! Count down from 10 to 1 and discover some of the loudest animals in our wild world!ABOUT THIS SERIES: Discover the most unusual creatures in nature with the TOP 10 series! From the most poisonous animals to the furriest, most endangered and loudest, each book will count down from 10 to 1 to find out which animals are the record holders in each category. With big, bold photos on every page, and bursting with fascinating facts, kids will also learn all about where these animals live, what they eat, and how they survive in our wild world!
Salamander Goo, Poison, and Poo? Fascinating Salamander Facts
The Deadliest: Snake
Meet the deadliest snakes on Earth.Whose bite is the most lethal? Is it the dancing spectacled cobra? The fearsome black mamba? The chilling rattlesnake? Or someone else?The host of this stiff competition, Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, teaches the rules for poisonous snake interactions (Do not touch! Do not stomp!) and introduces the contestants.This tale of fangs and venom invites readers into the world of snakes: where they live, what they eat--and what could happen if you ever encounter one. It also encourages readers to appreciate them, showing how they survive, why they're important to the places they live--and why we should protect them. With humor, accessible science, and a colorful graphic format by best-selling artist Max Temescu, The Deadliest: Snake shows that even the deadliest creatures may not be as scary as we think.
The Deadliest: Snake
Meet the deadliest snakes on Earth.Whose bite is the most lethal? Is it the dancing spectacled cobra? The fearsome black mamba? The chilling rattlesnake? Or someone else?The host of this stiff competition, Dr. Eleanor Spicer Rice, teaches the rules for poisonous snake interactions (Do not touch! Do not stomp!) and introduces the contestants.This tale of fangs and venom invites readers into the world of snakes: where they live, what they eat--and what could happen if you ever encounter one. It also encourages readers to appreciate them, showing how they survive, why they're important to the places they live--and why we should protect them. With humor, accessible science, and a colorful graphic format by best-selling artist Max Temescu, The Deadliest: Snake shows that even the deadliest creatures may not be as scary as we think.
Become an entomologist
Explore the world of insects, bugs and spiders in this investigative workbook. Grab a book or go online and research what they eat and what eats them, how they protect themselves with armor or camouflage or pretending to be dead. Learn about their birth, what they look like, and what they do as an adult. Learn how they move, in the air or in the water, on the ground or underneath.Explore the life of ants, aphids, the black widow spider, bumblebees, caterpillars, centipedes, click beetles, cockroaches, crab spiders, enormous crane flies, chirping crickets, damselflies, darkling beetles, dragonflies, dung beetles, earthworms, fireflies, grasshoppers, green stink bugs, harvester ants, honeybees, honeypot ants, house flies, the Jerusalem cricket, jumping spiders, June bugs, ladybugs, Monarch butterflies, mosquitoes moths, pincher bugs, the praying mantis, robber flies, the roly-poly, scorpions, slugs snails, tarantulas, termites, walking sticks, water striders, wolf spiders, and yellow jackets.
