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Have you ever wondered how stars are born? Or what happens inside a black hole? Or how to safely view a solar eclipse? This book tells you the answers—and much more. See what astronomers and space scientists have discovered about the amazing wonders of the stars.
Three . . . two . . . one . . lift-off!!! This new Pictureback book is a totally up-to-date story of mankind's exploration of space. The book includes the most important historical moments in the space programs of the United States and the Soviet Union. It also shows how people from all over the world are cooperating to make further explorations possible. Full-color photos.
Stereobooks feature built-in stereo speakers, so readers feel surrounded by sound as they listen to the 15 action-packed scenes in each book. Wolves howl and humpback whales sing their haunting melodies in Wild Animals, which uses actual recordings of animal sounds.
Introduces Chewbaaka, a rescued cheetah raised with humans, and shows how people help feed and care for the orphaned cheetahs that live at the nature reserve owned by the Cheetah Conservation Fund in Namibia, Africa.
This books discusses Jupiter's distinguishing characteristics, its position in the solar system, its composition and atmospheric conditions, its moons and rings, and how scientists have learned about Jupiter over time.
Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each A True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and index, plus a comprehensive "To Find Out More" section listing books, organizations, and Internet sites. A staple of library collections since the 1950s, the new A True Book series is the definitive nonfiction series for elementary school readers.
Kids can learn what it's like to live and work in space in this ebook that also encourages a love of reading! Want to take a trip to outer space? In this ebook, kids can learn about the G-force astronauts feel during liftoff and micro-gravity in orbit. They'll encounter space suits, the space station, and jetpacks, and then see how astronauts eat their meals, brush their teeth with special toothpaste, and go to sleep in a sleeping bag that is strapped to a wall so that they don't float around while they sleep. Also included is a note to parents with tips on how to encourage reading and a "Did You Know" section to test what readers have learned.
Science projects have never been so exciting! Every year, 6,000 middle schoolstudents are nominated for the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge, the only competition of its kind for students in grades 5 to 8. Of those 6,000 students, 40 finalists are chosen and brought to Washington, D.C., for a week of intense science "challenges" in various science disciplines. The challenges are televised on the Discovery Channel, and the winning teams and individuals are presented with science awards and prizes. This book follows some of the students selected for the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge and includes colorful descriptions of how the teams solved the challenges, inspiring profiles of the winners, tips on preparing science projects, and dozens of winning project ideas that kids can use to inspire their own awesome science projects! Taking Science to the Extreme! shows kids how they can be part of the Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge and learn to think and have fun like a real scientist. Rosanna Hansen is the author of many books for children and young adults and a former publisher at Troll and Reader’s Digest.
Learn to read with this ebook for kids! Ann, Amy, Chris, and Marty plan a special sleepover and Ann’s younger twin sisters are definitely NOT invited. The older girls are having a great time, until something scares them, so when Ann’s dad goes to investigate, what does he find? Ann’s twin sisters! This ebook includes a note to parents with tips on how to encourage reading and on how to help children learn to read. Also included is a list of words to "point and read" to help young readers learn new words.
Celebrate this milestone with everything 100! A 100-word speech, a song, counting to 100, and eating food that looks like the number 100! Mutiple ways to reach 100 show readers addition and multiplication. Includes a note to parents with tips on how to encourage reading and on how to help your child learn to read. Also included is a list of words to "point and read" to help young readers learn new words.