Kalman, Bobbie

Provides information about life in the camps of Native Americans who lived in the Great Plains region, discussing tipis, families and clans, camp society, buffalo hunting, clothing, and other topics.

Provides information about life in the longhouse villages of Native people who lived in the northeastern woodlands of North America, discussing structures, food, children, clothing, beliefs, and other topics.

"Travel and transportation can be different in cities, suburbs, and small towns. This book encourages children to look at their communities and identify the types of transportation used to move people and goods. They will then compare and contrast how people and goods are moved in different kinds of communities, based on their locations"--Amazon.com.

"This book offers a . . . path to learning with activities that help children develop skills such as concentration, deeper analytical abilities, and improved thought processing. Includes science experiments and art, music, and writing activities, which encourages critical thinking, problem solving skills, cooperation, communication, and creativity"--Amazon.

"This . . . book teaches students basic information about the continents. They will learn the continents' names, landforms, and locations, as well as about directions on Earth, how close the continents are to the equator and poles, and how their locations affect the weather. A lesson in basic map skills gives children an opportunity to draw and label the continents"--Amazon.

Provides an introduction to beavers and where they live, explains what a life cycle is, follows the birth, growth, and adulthood of a beaver, and discusses interactions between people and the animals.

"One of the biggest adaptations made by some animals is to live and work together as a group to ensure their survival. This ... book shows how social animals communicate and interact with members of their own species. Elephants, dolphins and orcas, monkeys, apes, lions, and wolves, educate their young, work together to find food, and take care of their group members. Smaller animals that work together in microsocieties include termites, ants, bees, and wasps. Students will ... comparing their own social groups to those found in nature"--Provided by publisher.

Photographs and simple text describe the different ways animals change as they grow, covering changes in their appearance, the way they move, and their behavior.