Books in First Step Nonfiction series

A basic introduction to what you see on a windy day.

Many plants depend on animals to help move pollen around so that the plants can reproduce. Readers will see how hummingbirds, mice, bats, and other animals play a big role in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.

'What Is a Gas?' provides a simple explanation of matter, a description of gases, and gives examples of how gases can change into different shapes. The photographs and simple sentences help early readers grasp these concepts quickly.

A simple introduction to earth's single moon.

Covering the basic principles of money, and shows the way that money is used in society.

Simple text introduces different types of flowers and how they function.

Many insects drink nectar and collect pollen from flowers, and in the process they help plants reproduce. Readers will investigate how bees, butterflies, ants, and other insects assist in pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and diagrams help readers understand key ideas and details about this important science concept.

Beginning readers will explore how hammers pound in and pull out nails. A back matter spread explains how hammers are one kind of simple machine: a lever.

This series for beginning readers explains the criteria for determining whether items are living or nonliving. Each book gives many examples, using simple text that directly corresponds with the colorful photographs on each page.

Presents simple experiments that demonstrate what happens to various materials when they are cooled.

Simple text and photographs provide children with basic information about cows.

An introduction to the difference between floating and sinking.