Books in First Discovery Books series

Explaining the importance and usefulness of many types of vehicles, an interactive book features glossy laminated pages that highlight such scenes as an automobile engine and cars moving through tunnels and down racetracks.

Using the paper flashlight provided, young readers can explore this activity guide and learn about worms, beetles, kingfishers, moles and other underground creatures as they uncover what's hiding in each dark page.

A child observes and imitates the animals during a trip to the zoo and discovers just how much he has in common with them

An interactive exploration of the countries of the world applies colorful illustrations and interactive transparent overlays that enable readers to rotate the earth, turn night into day, and learn about the languages and landscapes of other continents.

Colorful drawings encourage young readers to turn a brightly colored transparent page to reveal the Earth revolving around the Sun, in a sturdy board book.

Text, illustrations, and overlays show bears hibernating, caring for their young, hunting and gathering food, and playing

Children are introduced to the world of firefighting, learning about the training, tools, fire trucks, and protective clothing that help firefighters put out fires in homes, on ships, and in forests.

A new contribution to an award-winning series features brightly painted, see-through pages that explore light as it can be found in nature, including sunlight, fire, florescent plants, and the aurora borealis.

This look at islands from all over the world features vibrant illustrations and acetate pages that provide hands-on learning about the geology and geography of islands, from Japan to Greenland.

Young readers are encouraged to find a bird's nest among the branches of a tree and other surprises, in an informative book that features brightly painted transparent pages.

Introduces the giant panda, the red throat parrot, the slow-moving sloth, and other special creatures on brightly colored spreads that show the animals first stripped of their homes and then within their natural environments.

Explains the insides of a camera, the developing of a photograph, the process of cartoon animation, and more, using illustrated transparencies that add up to brilliant, changeable pictures.