Read and wonder

Illustrations and simple text follow Nanuk, a polar bear who lives in the Arctic, and explains how the bear influences how the Inuit people live.

Bat wakes up, flies into the night, uses the echoes of her voice to navigate, hunts for her supper, and returns to her roost to feed her baby.

Describes how the polar bear, also called Nanuk, thrives in the Arctic and explains the lessons that the Inuit people have learned from watching the creature.

Follows a scout honeybee through its day and provides facts about honeybees and their importance to humans.

Follows a scout honey bee on her very first trip out of the hive on a golden fall day. She is on a quest to find nectar and to share the location of that find with the rest of the bees. Describes how she uses landmarks to guide her way, her sense of smell to locate the flowers, and how she has to avoid predators, and seek shelter when a storm rumbles in. In smaller italicized text on each page, more factual information about how the colony works and how the bees make honey is given. In the final chapter, the author explains how we must protect these "greatest pollinators.".

A young girl shares her observations about the mallard ducks that live down on the river.

A girl learns about caterpillars and butterflies as she watches her grandfather grow them on the nettles in his garden.

Relates in verse the origin and uses of string.

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.

An introduction, in brief text and illustrations, to the characteristics and habits of pigs.