Llewellyn, Claire

A guide to record breakers with highlighted vocabulary, photographs, and fact boxes that examines the biggest animals, trees, planes, ships, mountains, rivers, buildings, and more.

Provides information about diabetes, explaining what it is, why it occurs, different types of the disease, its treatment, and how diabetic patients should care for themselves at home and school.

Introduces rivers and their importance to the water cycle and the plants, animals, and people who live near them.

"Discusses the rainforest ecosystem and the types of plants and animals that live in this environment."--OCLC.

Simple text and color illustrations introduce young readers to various types of dinosaurs. Come along on a trip through Dinosaur World, a live animal park where dinos rule! After a quick look at the map - and a reminder to keep hands and feet inside the bus - young readers are off on an adventure. All the favorites are here - Diplodocus, Stegosaurus, T-Rex and more - and each dino has a fact sheet with size, habitat, food, and danger rating. At the end, readers uncover the world of fossils and get information about where they can see dinos today. In addition to highlighting key vocabulary within the text and a glossary for definitions, Level 3 adds an index so growing readers can find their favorites and try out their research skills.

Photographs and simple text describe how various animals grow and how their parents look after them.

Detailed photographs and diagrams, as well as easy-to-follow text offer an overview of the different types of plants found around the world and the methods they use to adapt to unique environments.

Introduces children to the relationship between plants and humans, using photographs and detailed diagrams to explain how humans get food, clothing, shelter, and building materials from plants and how humans help plants survive.

Looks at the similarities and differences between plants and animals, and discusses how plants and animals depend on each other to survive.