Introduces nutrition and the concept of eating natural foods of every color through simple text and photographs. Includes notes for adults and a related activity.
Simple text and photographs introduce readers to people who work to help others in communities, including construction workers, teachers, doctors, firefighters, and others.
Examines the history and geography of the United States, provides information about the country's people, regions, cities, plants and animals, holidays, celebrations, and symbols, and includes maps and photographs.
Describes the stages in a frog's life cycle and also discusses frog diets, frogs in the winter months, differences between frogs and toads, and threats to frog survival.
"People in the past had no telephones or computers, but they communicated in many of the same ways we communicate today. Find out more in Communications, a title in the Then and Now series"--Provided by publisher.
An illustrated visual dictionary of a Plains native community that introduces the daily lives of the early Native peoples, including their homes, food, clothing, transportation, and hunting techniques.
"People have learned a lot from animals and copied many of their ways of surviving. This ... book details many, often surprising, examples: bird flight and airplanes; defensive equipment such as helmets and turtle shells; strong spiderlike threads for surgeries; camouflage patterns on uniforms or vehicles in battle; and animal prints copied in fashions and decorations"--Provided by publisher.
"Explains that some animals must learn the basics of staying alive from their mothers, while others know how to survive without being taught. Students will discover how some bird and mammal mothers teach their babies how to find food and keep safe from predators. Readers will also learn about other animal skills such as finding their way over great distances. People need help from navigation instruments, radar, or maps. Animals use cues such as the sun, stars, or Earth's magnetic field when they are swimming or flying. This book asks students to look at the skills of animals and compare them to their knowledge and ways of learning"--Provided by publisher.
