Rookie read-about science

Briefly describes where pigs live, what they look like, and how they behave.

Provides general information about sheep and goats and some of the products, such as cheese and wool, that we get from them.

Discusses wild and domestic turkeys, their characteristics, habits, and value as food.

Gives a simple explanation of the four main directions and tells how to use the sun to determine direction.

Provides brief information about each of the nine planets that makes up our solar system.

Simple text and photographs introduce the sense of smell. On oversize pages.

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate the use of a balance to measure or compare weights.

Discusses the sense of touch and how it works to tell us more about the world around us.

A simple introduction to the sense of taste.

Discusses the parts of the eye and how that organ works to give us our view of the world.