How can children tell when something is living or non-living? In large photographs and easy text, this captivating book highlights the characteristics of living things and shows how they are all dependent on non-living things to stay alive.
Some of the poems in this book were written especially for you and other children your age. These poems are about people and animals, night and day, and the world you know. You'll find some silly nonsense poems and rhymes, too. There are skipping rope rhymes, riddles, tongue twisters, and poems to say for fun. And there are some old stories with wise words. People have told them, listened to th…
Think and discuss: Is this a line of symmetry?
One day a very hungry fox meets a very plump goose. A dinner invitation is offered. Will dinner go as planned? Or do the dinner plans involve a secret ingredient...? (Don't forget to listen to the baby geese!)
Favourite stories are retold in a lively natural language to help children to develop the confidence to read alone. Henny Penny and her friends are on their way to tell the king that the sky is falling when they meet a hungry fox.
Water covers a huge portion of our planet and provides living spaces for countless varieties of wildlife. Water Habitats uses simple text to introduce beginning readers to some of the plants and animals that thrive in and around water. Each book describes a different watery environment and features gorgeous full-color photography.
This work is suitable for children aged 7-14. Teeming with life, the world's tropical oceans are fascinating habitats! This book takes kids beneath the surface of these clear, warm waters to explore the diversity of animals, their food chains, and how tropical oceans are interconnected with other seas and oceans. Stunning photos and vivid text also bring to life and talks about: the colourful, …
Is there life beyond Earth? NASA astrobiologist Dr. Chris McKay has searched the earth's most extreme environments on his quest to understand what factors are necessary to sustain life. Pamela S. Turner offers readers an inside look at Dr. McKay's research, explaining his findings and his hopes for future exploration both on Earth and beyond. Behind-the-scenes photos capture Dr. McKay, hi…
The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures. Eyewitness Evolution is DK's classic look at Charles Darwin and the theory of natural selection, now reissued with a CD and wall chart.
What is a living thing? Why is there such a huge variety of life? How do we know about evolution? These and many other questions are answered in this colourful book about the variety of life. The interesting and informative text and accompanying activities are in line with the new curriculum.