Books in Read-it! Readers: Science series

Students will learn about the many wonders of our planet and solar system with this 20-book collection covering Earth and space science topics. Students will be engaged and eager to learn about Earth's systems and cycles, objects in space, and more, with these nonfiction books featuring high-interest, age-appropriate text, vivid photos and graphics, and lab activities. Titles in this comprehensive set include: The Wonder of Outer Space; Spaceship Earth; Investigating Plate Tectonics; Inside the Water Cycle; Fires; Floods and Blizzards; Investigating Storms; Investigating Landforms; Earth; The World of Rocks and Minerals; Sun; Hurricanes; Tornadoes; Volcanoes; Earthquakes; Stars; Asteroids and Comets; The Wonder of Our Solar System; Moons; and Planets

This enlightening book asks readers to explore the ideas of environmental science by imagining Earth as a spaceship with a limited amount of resources. With a creative outlook, stunning images, easy-to-read text, and an accommodating glossary and index, readers will learn about important topics like global warming, greenhouse gases, deforestation, pollution, biodiversity, and other environmental issues. An intriguing hands-on lab activity will leave children interested and eager to learn more! About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

How do humans see and hear things? What causes a rainbow? How is a solid different from a liquid? Introduce kindergarten and first grade students to physical science topics with this colorful 10-book set. These easy-to-read books feature intriguing images, simple sentences, and text features to keep young students engaged in reading as they learn important scientific topics such as the sun, shadows, solids, liquids, heat waves, sound waves, and more. Each 24-page book includes a fun science activity that meets Next Generation Science Standards and helps students apply what they've learned. Titles in this set include: I Spy; Tell Me About It; Solid or Liquid?; Nature Made; Here Comes the Sun; How Sound Moves; Message Received!; Light Makes a Rainbow; Shadows; How Heat Moves.

These colorful books, written in Spanish, teach readers about parts of the body and healthy habits with high-interest text and engaging photographs. 20-32 pages per book. Titles in this 8-book set include Los pulmones (Lungs); Los musculos (Muscles); Mantenerse sano (Staying Healthy); Comer bien (Eating Right); Mantenerse en forma con deportes (Keeping Fit with Sports); El corazn (Heart); Los huesos (Bones); and El cerebro (Brain).

Discover some amazing scientists and engineers that paved the way for modern machines in this fascinating book! Featuring an array of vibrant images, stunning facts, and captivating mini-biographies, readers will learn about the accomplishments of people such as Thomas Edison, Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguerre, George Eastman, and Alexander Graham Bell, as well as some of the incredible inventions and discoveries they made--the wave theory of light to the metal detector! An accessible glossary and index are provided to aid in further understanding of such topics as the Doppler effect, acoustics, wavelength, and dioramas. Children will be encouraged to further explore how light works with an exciting hands-on lab activity!About Shell Education Rachelle Cracchiolo started the company with a friend and fellow teacher. Both were eager to share their ideas and passion for education with other classroom leaders. What began as a hobby, selling lesson plans to local stores, became a part-time job after a full day of teaching, and eventually blossomed into Teacher Created Materials. The story continued in 2004 with the launch of Shell Education and the introduction of professional resources and classroom application books designed to support Teacher Created Materials curriculum resources. Today, Teacher Created Materials and Shell Education are two of the most recognized names in educational publishing around the world.

Introduce students to some of the most well-known physical scientists throughout history and today! Children in grades 3-4 will learn what these individuals accomplished while expanding their knowledge of various physical science topics. Books in this collection feature easy-to-read text, an accessible glossary, helpful index, and intriguing facts that work with the captivating images and lab activities to keep students engaged. Titles include: Max Planck: Uncovering the World of Matter; Marie Curie: Pioneering Physicist; Albert Einstein: Gentle Genius; Isaac Newton and the Laws of the Universe; Thomas Edison and the Pioneers of Electromagnetism; Making It Go: The Life and Work of Robert Fulton; Pioneers of Light and Sound; and Antoine Lavoisier: Founder of Modern Chemistry.

Why is it important to recycle? How does the sun affect the Earth? What causes seasons? Why does the moon look different from night to night? Introduce kindergarten and first grade students to Earth and space science topics with this colorful 10-book set. These easy-to-read books feature intriguing images, simple sentences, and text features to keep young students engaged in reading as they learn important scientific topics such as weather, seasons, land features, bodies of water, recycling, pollution, the Earth and moon, and more. Each 24-page book includes a fun science activity that meets Next Generation Science Standards and helps students apply what they've learned. Titles in this set include: Changing Weather; Earth and Moon; Looking Up; On Land; On Water; Our Sun; The Seasons; Too Much Trash!; We Recycle; and What Is the Weather?.