Books in Science for Kids series

This book introduces students to the study of the earth and the materials that form its structure. Readers learn how to determine the properties of soil, rocks and minerals by testing their hardness and the effects of water and acid on their makeup. Other projects demonstrate how to collect and identify rocks and minerals and how past events can be determined by examining fossils and rock formations found today.

Large, dramatic photographs of a variety of snakes and a brief fact–filled text will fascinate young, confident readers. Level 3 – includes varied sentence structure and paragraphs, challenging vocabulary presented in a clear context, and detailed diagrams, captions, fact boxes, interviews with experts. Special features include How Big?, Take a Close Look, Did You Know?, Words to Know, Fun Facts and 27 full color photographs, as well as a full page, labeled diagram showing body parts.

Take a trip around our solar system, Find out how Pluto was named, See amazing snapshots from space & Learn more than forty fun facts about our universe Level 2 includes longer sentences with richer vocabulary, type set line to line to aid readability, varied photographic treatments, and brief chapters with simple illustrated diagrams and a glossary. Special features include How Big?, Take a Close Look, Did You Know?, Words to Know, Fun Facts and full color photographs, as well as a full page, simply labeled diagram showing body parts. Ages 6+

Learning About My Body covers concepts that address National Science Education Standards. Concepts covered include: the human body has structures and behaviors that help it grow and survive: the body has external parts, the body has internal parts-skeleton and muscles, heart and lungs, stomach and intestines, the brain controls body functions and is the center of thinking, humans use their five senses to find out about their surroundings: hearing, sight, smell, taste, touch, humans grow and change during their life cycles, we must take care of our bodies: nutrition, rest, cleanliness, exercise, safety. A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that young students can understand. Each concept presented includes: teacher directions for lessons and reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigation

Illustrated with full-color photography, Ants!, from TIME For Kids®, explores the lives of these hard-working insects and provides fun-filled facts about ants. Ants rule the world! These industrious insects live mostly in colonies and work together as a team. Worker ants take care of the colony and search for food. Ants eat seeds, fruit, and even other insects. Whenever ants find food, they carry it back to the colony to share.Supports the Common Core State Standards

Learning About Plants covers concepts that address National Science Education Standards. Concepts covered include: plants are living things; living things are alike in many ways, there are many kinds of plants in many kinds of environments, and the parts of a plant help it survive in its environment. A variety of engaging activities present the concepts in ways that young students can understand. Each concept presented includes: teacher directions for lessons and reproducible resource pages such as sets of picture cards, minibooks, and lab sheets to record the results of hands-on investigations.