Books in Science Questions series

Drawing on the best-selling I Wonder Why series, this highly collectible question-and-answer series groups information by type of question, and covers a wide range of subjects including science, nature, geography and history. With 50 fascinating questions per book and a fun graphic style, this series is perfect for traveling, trivia, and so much more! Dates and times have a reputation for being dry and boring, but not in the pages of this book. Drawing on wide variety of subjects, this book is packed with the most interesting questions about questions beginnign with 'Which.' With funny line drawings and interesting side notes on each page, this book will entertain curious readers of all ages.

The Story of Tracy Beaker is Jacqueline Wilson's award-winning tale of Tracy's life in a children's home and her dreams of being adopted. This literacy resource pack is designed to help teachers make the most of children's enthusiasm to read about Tracy and her friends by providing a range of ideas and photocopiable worksheets for use in the classroom. The pack has been written with the literacy hour in mind - there are word-level, sentence-level and text-level activities for each chapter, for use after a shared reading of each section - but also offers ideas for use beyond that one hour per day. Extended writing activities and topic-based work suggestions will help children to develop a sense of the book as a whole, and also help teachers to link literacy work with other areas of the curriculum.

Scientific discovery is powered by questioning minds. This useful series harnesses kids natural curiosity to explore subjects from the 2nd and 3rd grade physical science curricula. Each book opens with an introduction to an important physical science topic. Then, the author raises and answers 20 interesting questions about that topic. Colorful photographs and diagrams will help kids grasp the important scientific concepts introduced throughout the series. A glossary, index, and web site that links to more information offer additional opportunities for young readers to expand their knowledge.

After absorbing the 20 questions and answers presented in this book about the Earths oceans, you will know why the ocean is blue. Core concepts such as why there are currents and tides and how pollution and climate change affect Earths oceans are laid out in accessible, engaging text and make this volume a valuable resource for elementary science reports.