Books in Start Exploring series

Winner: Parents' Choice "Doing and Learning" AwardFor those who find the human body to be a fascinating biological machine, look no further! Embark on a voyage of discovery through the human body, based on the classic work by Henry Gray. Children and adults will enjoy learning about the various systems of the body and their particular functions. Then they can get creative, coloring in the detailed illustrations of those systems. With more than 85 illustrations to color, it's easy to understand what goes on inside you!

The field of biology focuses on living things, from the smallest microscopic protozoa to the largest mammal. In this book you will read and explore the life of plants, insects, spiders and other arachnids, life in water, reptiles, birds, and mammals, highlighting God's amazing creation. You will learn about the following and so much more:How does biological classification give each different type of plant or animal a unique name?In what ways are seeds spread around the world?What food does the body use for long-term storage of energy?How did biologists learn how the stomach digested food?What plant gave George de Mestral the idea for Velcro?For most of history, biologists used the visible appearance of plants or animals to classify them. They grouped plants or animals with similar-looking features into families. Starting in the 1990s, biologists have extracted DNA and RNA from cells as a guide to how plants or animals should be grouped. Like visual structures, these reveal the underlying design or creation.The newest book in our Exploring series, Exploring the World of Biology is a fascinating look at life - from the smallest proteins and spores, to the complex life systems of humans and animals.

An artistic adventure awaits you! Masterpieces leads you on a guided tour of sixty paintings by some of the world's best artists. Each painting has been carefully redrawn and is ready to color--with crayons, colored pencils, markets, and your imagination. Accompanying each painting is a story that describes it and introduces you to the artist. See the world through the eyes of the great painters as you read these tales and color these pictures of kings, gypsies, flowers, parties, dancers, heroes, and more. Here are just some of the things you can do inside Masterpieces: Visit exotic Tahiti with Gaugin Choose a new suite for Gainsborough's Blue Boy Take a dance lesson with Degas See Venus, the goddess of love, rising from the ocean Watch the stars with van Gogh Join Renoir for a boating party Fight for liberty with Delacroix Meet Whistler's mother Spend a Sunday afternoon in the park with Seurat Go bird-watching with Audubon These priceless art treasures represent more than five hundred years of painting. Now you can color them yourself to create new masterpieces of your own.

Art is for all students! Our middle school art program: Introducing Art (thematic approach); Exploring Art (media approach); and Understanding Art (chronological/historical approach) provides a knowledge of art that will broaden students' horizons, help them understand and appreciate other cultures, and encourage them to think more creatively and solve problems more effectively.

John James Audubon catalogued every known bird species in America that resulted in the landmark volume The Birds of America. Start exploring the wonderful world of Audubon with this captivating book, filled with authoritative text and illustrated with 60 ready-to-color images of American bird species like the Yellow Warbler, the American Goldfinch, and the Summer Tanager.