A screech rings out: there's a spider in the bathroom! Spiders may inspire screams when they're in the house, but their beautiful webs and nimble legs can also inspire wonder. Discover what makes spiders and their relatives so fascinating. Children are keen observers of the world around them. This series helps kids understand the scientific basics behind their everyday experiences. Through simple, clear text and colorful images, these books provide...

Scientists once thought that the sponge was a kind of plant. In fact, sponges are some of the world's oldest animals! Readers will be amazed as they explore the many secrets of the sponge, its life cycle, and its many uses in the modern world. Children are keen observers of the world around them. This series helps kids understand the scientific basics behind their everyday experiences. Through simple, clear text and colorful images, these books provide...

Robins eat earthworms as a tasty treat. You might use one as bait to tempt a fish. But other types of worms consider robins, fish, and humans to all be prime real estate for growing and having a family! Learn all about the many kinds of worms around us--or in us! Children are keen observers of the world around them. This series helps kids understand the scientific basics behind their everyday experiences. Through simple, clear text and colorful images,...

Amphibians are some of the most interesting animals around. Follow frogs, salamanders, and their relatives from the ponds and lakes where they are born to the land where they lead their adult lives. Learn what amphibians can teach us about our environment. Children are keen observers of the world around them. This series helps kids understand the scientific basics behind their everyday experiences. Through simple, clear text and colorful images, these...

We hardly ever think about matter. But ask yourself a basic question: what makes up the world around us? Matter, of course! Readers will explore the different types of matter, observe how matter can change, and examine the building blocks of our universe. Children are keen observers of the world around them. This series helps kids understand the scientific basics behind their everyday experiences. Through simple, clear text and colorful images, these...

Drink it. Spill it. Splash it. Water is wet. But water changes as it warms up and cools down. This simple, colorful book teaches kids about the three forms of water.

Air may be invisible, but it's a powerful force all around us. Air makes wind. It carries sound and smells. It lets us breathe. This simple, colorful book teaches kids all about amazing air. Index Suggested websites The Science Around Us series makes science curriculum appealing even to reluctant readers! Beginning with key subjects in biology and physics, these books introduce students to the 'why and how' of science through an engaging design that...

You know that the sun helps you see during the day and that a lamp helps you see at night. But the energy that we call light does much more than help you see. Discover the many kinds of light, how light moves, the colors of light, and how both plants and human beings use light every day. Children are keen observers of the world around them. This series helps kids understand the scientific basics behind their everyday experiences. Through simple, clear...

What does it mean to move? Young readers with learn how things stay in motion and how they start and stop. This book investigates the laws of motion that allow rockets to zoom into outer space, children to run around the playground, and leaves to dance on an autumn breeze. Children are keen observers of the world around them. This series helps kids understand the scientific basics behind their everyday experiences. Through simple, clear text and colorful...

Along the ocean floor, multicolored stars and suns shine, lilies bloom, and cucumbers grow. These creatures are all members of the sea star family. Young readers will explore the gardens of sea stars that brighten the bottom of our oceans. Children are keen observers of the world around them. This series helps kids understand the scientific basics behind their everyday experiences. Through simple, clear text and colorful images, these books provide...