After a caterpillar comes to school in a jar, the children are captivated as it eats, grows, and eventually becomes a beautiful Painted Lady butterfly. This title features colorful illustrations from veteran illustrator Bari Weissman and lively text from National Book Award finalist and Michael L. Printz Honor winner Deborah Heiligman. Now rebranded with a new cover look, this NSTA/CBC Outstanding Science Trade Book includes web research prompts and...

Imagines sights and experiences on a moon visit.

Introduces the concept of air, its presence in our world, and its importance to the environment.

Explains the processes by which a hamburger and other foods are used to make energy, strong bones, and solid muscles as they pass through the digestive system.

A tree is the biggest plant that grows. Trees can live for a very long time, and they are alive all year long, even when they look dead in winter.In this newly illustrated book, you will learn how a tree grows and how it gets food and water. You can also find out what happens to water after it travels through a tree's roots, branches, and leaves, and how to figure out a tree's age.Clyde Robert Bulla's simple and concise text and Stacey Schuett's lush...

Explains the basic characteristics of weather--temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction, air pressure--and how meteorologists gather data for their forecasts.

Introduces the way in which the sun's relationship to the earth is responsible for seasonal changes.

Explains how to view stars and ways to locate star pictures, known as constellations, throughout the year.

A simple explanation of how the rotation of the earth causes night and day.

Describes the habits and behavior of ducks emphasizing the physical characteristics which prevents their "getting wet.".