Yucky Worms
Read and Wonder
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: February 28, 2012
Price: $6.99
Here’s to nature’s recyclers! Kids will burrow right into this book about the industrious — and danger-filled — life of the delightfully yucky earthworm.Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets...
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Oh, Give Me a Home! (Dr. Seuss/Cat in the Hat)
Written by Tish Rabe
Illustrated by Aristides Ruiz
Format: Trade Paperback, 48 pages
On Sale: August 9, 2011
Price: $3.99
From a bear in a cave to a hermit crab in its shell, kids ages 3 to 7 will love learning all about animal homes in this Chunky Crayon Coloring Book based on the PBS Kids show
The Cat in the Hat Knows A Lot About That! Four chunky crayons and...
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Silk and Venom
Searching for a Dangerous Spider
Written by Kathryn Lasky
Photographed by Christopher G. Knight
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: February 22, 2011
Price: $16.99
Join a researcher on a passionate hunt for poisonous spiders, captured in the engaging prose and stunning photos of a masterful team.Love them, hate them — spiders are feared and misunderstood by many, but certainly not by biology professor and arachnologist Greta Binford. Eager and willing to share her knowledge, she...
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Science Fair Winners: Experiments To Do on Your Family
Written by Karen Romano Young
Illustrated by David Goldin
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2010
Price: $12.95
Young investigators discover for themselves how humans learn, as they delve into the mysteries of their shared DNA. Figure out a little brother or sister by analyzing what a very young child can see…learn about relationships through activities that analyze birth order and how siblings resolve conflict. As with all the...
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Science Fair Winners: Experiments To Do On Your Family
Written by Karen Romano Young
Illustrated by David Goldin
Format: Hardcover, 80 pages
On Sale: September 28, 2010
Price: $24.90
Young investigators discover for themselves how humans learn, as they delve into the mysteries of their shared DNA. Figure out a little brother or sister by analyzing what a very young child can see…learn about relationships through activities that analyze birth order and how siblings resolve conflict. As with all the...
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Insect Detective
Written by Steve Voake
Illustrated by Charlotte Voake
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 23, 2010
Price: $16.99
Young readers will definitely catch the bug when they see this enticing, fact-filled invitation to explore the world of insects.A Junior Library Guild Selection
Right now, all around us, thousands of insects are doing strange and wonderful things: wasps are building nests, ants are collecting food, and dragonflies are readying for the...
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Yucky Worms
Written by Vivian French
Illustrated by Jessica Ahlberg
Format: Hardcover, 32 pages
On Sale: February 23, 2010
Price: $16.99
Here’s to nature’s recyclers! Kids will burrow right into this book about the industrious — and danger-filled — life of the delightfully yucky earthworm.Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly creatures than meets...
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Oscar and the Bat
A Book About Sound
Written by Geoff Waring
Illustrated by Geoff Waring
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $6.99
Start with Science books introduce kids to core science concepts through engaging stories, fresh illustrations, and supplemental activities.When Oscar hears a blackbird singing in the meadow, Bat swoops in to talk to him about sound. A sudden thunderstorm and a visiting cow give Oscar lots of opportunities to learn about sounds...
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Science Fair Winners: Bug Science
Written by Karen Romano Young
Illustrated by David Goldin
Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $12.95
It might be creepy, but entomology is one cool branch of science for kids!
Bug Science is a funny, educational book filled with cool workshops that are ideal for science fairs. Sometimes it’s all about the bugs, like an experiment to reroute ants. Sometimes it’s about how we interact with bugs...
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Science Fair Winners: Bug Science
Written by Karen Romano Young
Illustrated by David Goldin
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 80 pages
On Sale: September 8, 2009
Price: $24.90
It might be creepy, but entomology is one cool branch of science for kids!
Bug Science is a funny, educational book filled with cool workshops that are ideal for science fairs. Sometimes it’s all about the bugs, like an experiment to reroute ants. Sometimes it’s about how we interact with bugs...
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What's Eating You?
Parasites -- The Inside Story
Written by Nicola Davies
Illustrated by Neal Layton
Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2009
Price: $7.99
"The subject is inherently fascinating to kids, who will fi nd a good deal of
information. . . .The artwork adds a welcome comic veneer." — BOOKLISTMites and lice, fleas, ticks, and tapeworms — most living creatures that have a habitat also are a habitat, including you (are you itchy yet?). Unwelcome...
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What Darwin Saw
The Journey That Changed the World
Written by Rosalyn Schanzer
Format: Hardcover, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $17.95
In 1831 a 22-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin stepped aboard the
HMS Beagle as a traveling companion of an equally youthful sea captain called Robert FitzRoy. The
Beagle’s round-the-world surveying journey lasted five long years on the high seas. The young Darwin noticed everything, and proved himself an avid and detailed...
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What Darwin Saw
The Journey That Changed the World
Written by Rosalyn Schanzer
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 48 pages
On Sale: January 13, 2009
Price: $26.90
In 1831 a 22-year-old naturalist named Charles Darwin stepped aboard the
HMS Beagle as a traveling companion of an equally youthful sea captain called Robert FitzRoy. The
Beagle’s round-the-world surveying journey lasted five long years on the high seas. The young Darwin noticed everything, and proved himself an avid and detailed...
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National Geographic Investigates: Genetics
From DNA to Designer Dogs
Written by Kathleen Simpson
Format: Hardcover Library Binding, 64 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $27.90
Ever since scientists first cloned Dolly, genetics has been a hot-button topic in the media and the political world.
Genetics brings readers the inside story, and looks objectively at this fascinating modern science. From the Human Genome Project to stem cell research to the National Geographic’s own Genographic Project, scientists are...
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National Geographic Investigates: Genetics
From DNA to Designer Dogs
Written by Kathleen Simpson
Format: Hardcover, 64 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2008
Price: $17.95
Ever since scientists first cloned Dolly, genetics has been a hot-button topic in the media and the political world.
Genetics brings readers the inside story, and looks objectively at this fascinating modern science. From the Human Genome Project to stem cell research to the National Geographic’s own Genographic Project, scientists are...
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Oscar and the Frog
A Book About Growing
Written by Geoff Waring
Illustrated by Geoff Waring
Format: Trade Paperback, 32 pages
On Sale: September 23, 2008
Price: $6.99
A first science book that introduce young readers to core science concepts through fresh, graphic illustrations, engaging stories, and supplemental activity suggestions.Oscar is a curious kitten, and at the pond he is full of questions about growing things. Luckily, Frog can help with the answers — after all, he’s gone through...
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