Books in Peterson First Guides series

Budding astronomers--backyard or armchair--will learn not only where to look for the planets in the nighttime sky but also how space missions to the planets and their moons have increased our understanding of Earth, its atmosphere, and the moon. More than 100 spectacular color photographs, including views from the Hubble Space Telescope of Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn, as well as the latest Voyager photographs of Neptune. The latest scientific information on other solar systems and extraterrestrial life, charts showing where to find the planets in the night sky, and much more.

Slim and affordable, FEEDER BIRDS OF EASTERN NORTH AMERICA features Roger Tory Peterson's classic art in a larger format designed especially for the eighty million North Americans who watch and feed birds. This easy-to-use, at-a-glance guide simplifies identification by including only the birds that frequent feeders. And to make it even more convenient, the most commonly seen birds come first, followed by those that are harder to identify or that rarely visit feeders. Range maps, descriptions of birds and foods that attract them, and illustrations are on facing pages, so identification is fast and easy. The brand-new introduction covers important bird-feeding topics, including types of feeders and where to place them, birdbaths, kinds of food and when to feed, plantings that attract birds, and solutions to problems with squirrels and cats. A handy quick-reference list tells what kind of food each species prefers, and a feeder checklist provides a record of birds as they are seen.

The First Guide series of books helps explain the answers to the questions all kids have about important life skills all with an extra helping of humor for good measure! Don’t Slurp Your Soup! covers such topics as letter writing, e-mail etiquette, table manners, and good sportsmanship. Getting Down to Business tackles the topic of money—how to earn it, how to spend it, how to budget it, and how to save it. Getting to Grips With Grammar is a straightforward approach for teaching kids the basics such as parts of speech and how to use them properly. Getting to Grips with Grammar supplements school curriculum in language arts; Getting Down to Business supplements school curriculum in social studies; Don’t Slurp Your Soup supplements school curriculum in character education.