Books with author Elizabeth J. Austin

Have you ever wondered how the wind makes a kite fly? Learn about the wind with this fun STEAM book for kindergarten that makes it easy for parents and teachers to introduce STEAM and beginner science topics to their youngest learners. Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this book uses real-world examples to make STEAM topics easier to understand. It features an age-appropriate STEAM activity that is perfect for makerspaces and introduces kindergartners to the steps of the engineering design process. It helps beginning readers learn to read and is ideal for kindergarten students and ages 4-6.

This book introduces students to the things that humans need to live: food, shelter, water, and air. With images that are easy to identify and clear, simple sentence structures, this science reader simplifies scientific concepts for young students as they improve their reading skills. A fun and easy science experiment and Your Turn! activity provide more in-depth opportunities for additional learning. Nonfiction text features include a glossary and an index. Engage students in learning with this dynamic text!

This book explains to young children how God has made them to be boys and girls, using analogies with plants and animals. It teaches that gender is not a personal decision but a gift from God.For more information on how “human beings are male or female and that the socio-cultural reality of gender cannot be separated from one's sex as male or female,” please see “Created Male and Female: An Open Letter from Religious Leaders” (December 15, 2017).

What do living things need to survive? Find out in this colorful science reader! Discover that living things need light, food, water, air, space, homes, protection, and more! The easy-to-read text and vibrant images will keep young readers engaged from start to finish. This reader also includes a fun science activity and practice problems to give students additional practice in sorting living and not living things. A helpful glossary and index are also included for support.

Bedivere, Loretta and their daughter Bonnie are a family of badgers who live very contentedly in a park in South London. Their sett, which is also known as Alderscroft Hall after Alderscroft Park where they live, has been inhabited by their ancestors for generations and the badgers are the most respected and esteemed of all the creatures in the park. However, one September day their lives are thrown into disarray. They return home after a rare visit to some relatives and find that Nero, an evil and arrogant fox, has appropriated the hall for himself and refuses to leave. With winter fast approaching, and the other inhabitants of the park tricked into believing that the badgers have generously agreed to let Nero live temporarily in the hall, the badgers are faced with the greatest dilemma of their lives. How ever are they going to persuade this uncouth and mysterious intruder to leave?Bedivere and his mate Loretta think that the best thing to do, at least for the time being, is to leave well alone. But Bonnie, their young daughter, is extremely suspicious of Nero and realises that his presence in the park holds dark motives. As she takes it upon herself to find out more, the badgers and a small number of their friends learn that Nero the fox is involved in a conspiracy that threatens London - and probably the whole world. As their task to stop him gathers pace, the plot escalates into a race against time...

Soil, plants, rain, and sunlight. These are all things that make a garden grow. Introduce life science and STEAM topics to your youngest learners with this STEAM book for kindergarteners. Created in collaboration with Smithsonian, this book makes it easy for parents and teachers to teach STEAM to beginning readers and uses real-world examples to make STEAM topics easier to understand. It features an age-appropriate STEAM activity that is perfect for makerspaces and introduces kindergartners to the steps of the engineering design process. Ignite a curiosity for STEAM in grade K students and children ages 4-6.

Learn about the many things humans can do to get warm when they are too cold. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It features a hands-on STEAM challenge that is perfect for makerspaces and that guides students step-by-step through the engineering design process. Make STEAM career connections with career advice from actual Smithsonian employees working in STEAM fields. Introduce early science topics to young readers with this STEAM book that is ideal for 1st grade students or ages 5-7.

This book explains to young children how God has made them to be boys and girls, using analogies with plants and animals. It teaches that gender is not a personal decision but a gift from God. For more information on how “human beings are male or female and that the socio-cultural reality of gender cannot be separated from one's sex as male or female,” please see “Created Male and Female: An Open Letter from Religious Leaders” (December 15, 2017).

Learn all about seeds and how they grow! The vibrant images and simple text engage students while helping them easily comprehend the cycle of how seeds grow into plants that grow new seeds. Discover how seeds come in many shapes and sizes, what seeds need to grow, how seeds are spread, and more! Instructions for a fun science activity are also included to give students additional practice in identifying baby animals. A helpful glossary and index offer additional support.