Books with author Stephanie Macceca

A beautiful pink flamingo curves its long neck close to its body, a green red-eyed tree frog rests quietly on a rainforest leaf, and a school of orange bigeyes swims gracefully together in the ocean reef. These captivating photographs from some of the world's leading wildlife photographers are a way to teach children about the animals of the wild. The stunning photos illustrate the idea that all living creatures—animals and humans—wear different colors.

A pink flamingo arches its neck proudly, a red-eyed tree frog rests quietly on a leaf, and a school of orange bigeyes swim gracefully in an ocean reef. These vibrant images introduce young children to the diversity of colors in the world and to the fact that everyone comes in different colors and shapes. Un hermoso flamenco rosado descansa el cuello contra su cuerpo, un sapito de arbol verde con ojos rojos reposa en silencio sobre una hoja del bosque y un grupo de peces anaranjados nada entre los corales del arrecife en el océano. Estas bellas imágenes enseñan a los niños la diversidad de colores alrededor del mundo, mostrando a su vez que los seres vivos vienen en diferentes colores y tamaños.

A koala rests comfortably in an Australian eucalyptus forest, penguin families gather on the icebergs of Antarctica, an alligator protects her young in its mouth, a hippopotamus teaches her baby the art of bathing, and an elf owl peeks out of its cactus nest. These captivating images, taken by some of the world's leading wildlife photographers, introduce young children to similarities that exist between the animal world and their own. Photographs of animal habitats from all over the world teach young readers that all living creatures live in special places they call home. And by seeing animals with their young, children realize that nurturing behavior in the wild resembles the love they receive from their own parents. Un koala descansa tranquilamente en un árbol de eucalipto en los bosques de Australia, familias de pingüinos Emperador se reúnen en los glaciares helados de la Antártica, un hipopótamo le enseña a su bebé a bañarse y un búho enano espía desde su nido, dentro de un cactus. A través del trabajo de los mejores fotógrafos de animales del mundo, el joven lector verá como el reino animal se parece al de su propio mundo. Fotografías de los animales con sus bebés muestran que el comportamiento amoroso entre los animales es muy parecido al de los humanos. Este libro también muestra a niños la diversidad de hábitatos de los animales alrededor del mundo, enseñando a la vez que todas las criaturas viven en lugares especiales que son su hogar.

This collection of images by some of the world’s leading wildlife photographers uses vivid photographs to introduce young children to the dazzling multitude of colors in the natural world. A neck-arching pink flamingo; a quiet, resting, red-eyed tree frog; and a school of orange bigeyes swimming gracefully through an ocean reef are some of the featured pictures that capture the beautiful colors of the animal kingdom. Storybook-like captions encourage beginning readers to make connections between the pictures and words on the page, promoting literacy along with an appreciation of the natural world’s beauty.

Born into slavery, George Washington Carver worked hard, earned a university graduate degree, and eventually became a world-famous expert on plants. By experimenting with peanuts and other plants, he learned how to make many useful products from them. Carver taught students and farmers how to grow plants without damaging the soil. For more information on plants, read The World of Plants, another book in the Mission: Science series.

These stunning photographs and simple, storybook captions introduce young children to the bonds of love that exist between mothers and their babies in the animal kingdom. Through real-life images taken by some of the world's best wildlife photographers, children see how nurturing behavior in the wild resembles—or differs from—the care they receive from their parents. Images include a cheetah greeting her kitten with a nuzzle, an alligator protecting her young in her mouth, a hippopotamus teaching her baby the art of bathing, and a polar bear providing a cozy napping spot for her cub. Early readers are encouraged to begin making connections between the pictures and words on the pages, fostering reading skills along with a visual familiarity with the natural world.