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The Scholastic Science Readers "TM" series was created espe cially to bring exciting nonfiction to beginning readers. Each book combines easy-to-read text with outstanding photographs to give kids an introduction to a favorite topic. With consultation from a reading specialist and child psychologist, the texts have been clearly leveled to match developing skills. Every book has been carefully reviewed by an expert in the field for scientific accuracy and includes an easy activity that a child can do for further exploration.Outstanding photography brings nature alive in these full-color books. "Take a Look" boxes give kids a special look at the inside of a wolf's den or a close-up of a bat's fur.In this introduction to these strong, beautiful animals, kids will learn dozens of facts about wolves -- how they hunt, travel in packs, communicate, and care for their pups. Readers will learn how wolves were once seriously endangered in the wild but are slowly reappearing thanks to new laws and programs like the Yellowstone reintroduction.

See these eight legged creatures spin their webs! The Scholastic Science Readers series was created especially to bring exciting nonfiction to beginning readers. Illustrated with full-color photos.This basic introduction to spiders demonstrates thier wide variety of colors and sizes, as well as the many different environments they live in.Be careful not to touch spiders! Just watch them closely as they spin silk to make webs, to protect their eggs, and to catch food.

Watch a tiny tadpole turn into an adult frog! The Scholastic Science Readers series was created especially to bring exciting nonfiction to beginning readers. Illustrated with full-color photos.A simple explanation of how a tadpole becomes an adult frog. First, watch a tiny jelly egg become a tadpole with a tail. See the tadpole hatch and grow four legs, two at a time. Watch the tadpole's tail shrink, page by page...Finally, you'll see a full-grown frog! Full-color photographs show every stage of development.

Observe the changing foliage as autumn approaches. The Scholastic Science Readers series was created especially to bring exciting nonfiction to beginning readers. Illustrated with full-color photos.A simple explanantion of how green leaves change colors, die, and then grow back again.Watch as the leaves soak up water, take in carbon dioxide, and absorb the sun's rays--all to make food! As the hours of daylight shorten, the tree makes less food, and leaves begin to die. The chlorophyll in the leaves fades away, and their colors change to reds, yellows, and oranges.All through the winter the trees rest, with only buds left on their branches. In the spring, the cycle begins again.