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Amazing animals, rare plants, and promising new medicines are found deep in rain forests around the world. EXPLORE! Rain Forests invites readers into this fascinating ecosystem.The Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the development of nonfiction reading skills....

All Twenty-Two Beatrix Potter books in One Terrific Volume! The Complete Collection of Twenty Tales and Two Collections of Poetry. The works of Beatrix Potter have been adored all over the world for over a century, and now they are available as a single ebook, packed with hundreds...

Do you know the difference between alligators and crocodiles...? Alligators and crocodiles are the world's largest reptiles and the closest living relatives of dinosaurs. In this extremely interesting nonfiction picture book, Gibbons compares the two reptiles by giving facts about both--their...

While it’s fun to say that it’s a rainy day, or a sunny day, and so on; it’s better to understand how those happen. There’s no need to get too technical and scientific about it. This educational book weeds out the big words and replaces them with a vocabulary that’s appropriate for 2nd graders. Your child needs to know how the world moves so grab a copy now!

How much water can a camel drink at one time?What does a camel store in its hump?Which takes a shorter time to grow up; a female camel or a male camel?How many eyelids does a camel have?Learn the answer to these questions and many more in this 15-Minute Book. Camels are amazing animals with...

What is a giant squid? Giant squid are strange looking animals. They are a long tube with a head and arms sticking out the front. They are also big. A giant squid can be 60 feet (18.3 metres) long from its tail to the tip of its longest arms. It can weigh more than 1,000 pounds (454 kg). That is a...

As the recent deaths of sixteen Sherpas underscore, climbing Mount Everest remains a daunting challenge. Located in the Himalayas, Everest is the highest mountain in the world at a whopping 29,028 feet. In this compelling narrative, Nico Medina guides readers through the mountain’s ancient beginnings,...

What slimy, trick does an opossum play on its hungry enemies? Why does it produce a putrid green ooze from its backside? And what might you see riding on the back of this slime- producing trickster? In this brand-new title, learn the answers to these questions and more—and prepare to get slimed!...

What would happen to the creatures of the forest if humans disappeared? At first, the animals might go on living as they have always done. But what if a mysterious event occurred, and they began to change, to become something more than they were? "Three Paws" is the first book of SHARP TEETH,...

Minerals are solid, naturally occurring substances that make up much of what we use in our daily lives, from household items and medicines to food and computers. Readers will learn how minerals form, how scientists identify and classify them, where they can be found, and how they are mined from the...

Loosely based on Primo Levi’s The Periodic Table, the play has a Fahrenheit 451 setting. In a world without books or memory appears a common man, the Man in the street, with some heets of writing that he cannot make out. With the help of the narrator, Science, Technology and Nature, and of two actors...

Look up close at rocks, minerals and sparkling gems to unravel the clues to classify and identify them. Find out how they were formed, where in the world they're found, and how to start your own rock collection. DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich...

Earthquakes are a terrifying yet fascinating force of nature. Seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe takes you through her own journey of understanding the earth beneath our feet. Along the way you’ll learn the science behind what makes the earth rumble and hear from kids around the world who have experienced the wonder, and terror, of an earthquake.

Using helpful charts, graphs, and Spanish-translated informational text in conjunction with vivid images and intriguing facts, this book allows early elementary readers to explore the ecosystem, plants, and animals of the deserts around the world.