(Hardback)

"In this interactive picture book, young readers poke, roll, and slide objects on the page, using their imagination to conduct simple physics experiments. They learn about forces (pushes and pulls), inertia, gravity, acceleration, and friction. Back matter includes a real-world experiment"--

(Board book, Bilingual edition)

"Mei plants a seed and watches it grow. Soon the little plant is up to her toes, then her knees, then her waist. How tall will it get Engages young children in exploring informal measurement"--

(Hardback)

Follow a classroom of kindergartners as they participate in a popular activity: hatching chicks. Readers learn about the life cycle of a chicken, incubating eggs, watching them hatch, and raising the chicks until they're old enough to return to the chicken coop.

(Paperback)

Follow a classroom of kindergartners as they participate in a popular activity: hatching chicks. Readers learn about the life cycle of a chicken, incubating eggs, watching them hatch, and raising the chicks until they're old enough to return to the chicken coop.

(Hardback)

Originally published in a slightly different form in 2000.

(Hardback)

-Readers learn the different ways kids from around the world can stay healthy. Photographs showcase children from Afghanistan washing their hands, a team of boys from Australia playing sports, a group of girls from Panama wearing their seatbelts---Amazon.com.

(Hardback)

Using rhyming text, a child describes the wonder of the ocean experienced through each of her five senses.

(Board book)

Originally published: Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2011.

(Board book)

Originally published: Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge, 2007.

(Hardback)

A mother humpback whale and her calf participate in the great migration and face dangers along the way that reveal to young children some of the hazards confronting our environment and the animals that depend upon it.

(Hardback)

Young paleontologists and dinosaur enthusiasts are invited on a fossil dig, set to the tune of "Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush." Hike the trail, scan the ground, and make a find--then discover how to build a T. Rex from its bones. Includes hand-play motions for sing-alongs and bite-size science sidebars.

(Hardback)

(Hardback)

A swarm of insects introduces young readers to the joy of poetry. Witty poems describe how insects capture prey, trick predators, attract mates, and have managed to survive for 400 million years. Eye-catching linoleum-cut illustrations practically crawl across the pages.

(Hardback)

A thoughtful boy cares for, feeds, and helps an abused stray dog learn to trust humans again in this heartwarming story. Full color.

(Paperback)

(Hardback)

"Explore the science behind a trip to Mars, from launch to landing on the Red Planet. Set to the tune of "The Farmer in the Dell," this jaunty journey follows five adorable, bobble-headed astronauts as they learn how to bathe in zero gravity, grow veggies in space, and entertain themselves on the six-month trip."--

(Paperback)

When the eggs of the hip-pocket frog hatch, the father sits "while the tadpoles wiggle up his hind legs and into the hidden pockets on his hips." But that is only the beginning of a fascinating adventure--the father must evade predators while searching for the perfect place for his froglets to emerge.

(Paperback, Bilingual edition)

Using rhyming text, a child describes the wonder of the ocean experienced through each of her five senses.

(Hardback)

The fourth book in the Horrors of History historical fiction series follows several characters in Colorado in 1914, just before and during the Ludlow Massacre, which was an attack by the Colorado National Guard and Colorado Fuel & Iron Company camp guards on a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families.

(Hardback)

"The burning of Columbia, 1865"--Jacket.

(Board book)

(Hardback)

What's for dinner A Chinese American child brings his diverse neighbors together to make a tasty communal meal. Together, they cook up a steaming family dinner that celebrates community, cooperation, and culture. Includes a family recipe for hot pot!

(Paperback)

People have been gobbling up yummy, nutritious raisins for centuries. Ancient Greeks and Romans awarded them at sporting events and astronauts have taken raisins into space. Find out how grapes become raisins, who introduced the seedless grape, and the many uses for raisins.

(Hardback)

"When Mason complains that his grandmother's pie is taking forever to bake, his grandfather challenges him to explain how long "forever" really is"--Provided by publisher.