My science library

Introduces the idea that animals can be classified into groups according to the characteristics they have in common, and shows the ways that different types of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, fish, and invertebrates are alike.

Introduces young readers to various tools used in science, including microscopes, magnifying glasses, and rulers.

Simple text and illustrations show how some animals adapt to survive in the winter.

Explains that living things needs food, water, and air to survive and nonliving things do not.

Introduces students to matter, describing its physical properties and explaining how to measure mass and volume.

Simple text and photographs introduce the concepts of seeds, bees, and pollen and how they contribute to the reproduction of different types of plants.

Intermediate readers investigate what happens when objects experience different conditions (ie. hot/cold, wet/dry).

Introduces electricity; describes how it is made, transferred from the power plant through power lines into the home, and used; and explains how batteries work.

Introduces habitats and how they provide everything the creatures living in them need, and describes how different parts of the food chain, including producers, consumers--herbivores, carnivores, and omnivores--and decomposers contribute.

Introduces characteristics of animal ecosystems.