Books in Science Readers series

From Nicholas Copernicus to Isaac Newton, people have wondered about and studied astronomy for many years! Through vibrant images, easy-to-read text, and a hands-on lab activity, readers will be captivated as they learn about astronomers such as Galileo Galilei, Carl Sagan, and Henrietta Swan Leavitt and how their work made impacts on the field of astronomy. With a glossary and index readily available, readers will be sure to have the tools they need to better understand the content. 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 does a seed become a plant? What do living things need to grow? How do animal parents raise their babies? Introduce kindergarten and first grade students to life 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 plant parts and functions, growth and change, baby animals, living and nonliving things, similar traits of species, 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: All in the Family; Baby Animals, Growing Up; Growth and Change; Inside a Plant; Living!; Raising Babies: What Animal Parents Do; Seeds; What Do Living Things Need?; What Makes a Plant?.

How are animal parents different from your parents? What do seeds need to grow? What is an ecosystem and how does it affect the world around us? Introduce early learners to important life science concepts with this 18-book set focused on content and literacy. Featuring easy-to-read text, age-appropriate vocabulary, vivid images, colorful photographs, and more, students will be engaged while learning to think critically about life science. Titles include: Living!, Baby Animals, Seeds, What Do Living Things Need?, Growing Up, What Makes a Plant?, Inside a Plant, What Animal Parents Do, Growth and Change, All in the Family, Pollination, Interdependence of Living Things, Ecosystems, Habitats, and Environment: A World of Change.

Animals come in all shapes and sizes! The lively images, compelling facts, and captivating sidebars work in conjunction with the supportive text and a glossary and index to give readers plenty of information on taxonomy. Readers will discover the various kingdoms and classes of the animal world including echinoderms, arthropods, chordates, amphibians, birds, and mammals. To aid in engaging readers in further scientific topics and themes, an alluring hands-on lab activity is included!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.

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.

Boost students’ nonfiction skills AND their vocabularies with these super-engaging readers packed with fascinating facts and fantastic photos! The full-color books include a table of contents, three short chapters, diagrams, captions, a glossary, comprehension questions, and more. Comes with a 24-page teaching guide. For use with Grades 1-2. Correlates with Guided Reading Levels K-L. Contains a sturdy storage unit.

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.

Boost students’ nonfiction skills AND their vocabularies with these super-engaging readers packed with fascinating facts and fantastic photos! The full-color books include a table of contents, three short chapters, diagrams, captions, a glossary, comprehension questions, and more. Comes with a 24-page teaching guide. For use with Grades 1-2. Correlates with Guided Reading Levels J-K. Contains a sturdy storage unit.