water

Looks at the role of water in our bodies, our cultures, and our world.

Text and photos explain the science behind the water cycle.

Introduces readers to the opposites concept of wet and dry.

When the Sudanese civil war reaches his village in 1985, eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family and must walk with other Dinka tribe members through southern Sudan, Ethiopia, and Kenya in search of safe haven. Based on the life of Salva Dut, who, after emigrating to America in 1996, began a project to dig water wells in Sudan.

Young readers will learn about water facts.

An introduction to solids, covering kinds of matter, what a solid is, how solids freeze and melt, and more.

The firefighter is a person in my neighborhood. Did you know that firefighters wear about 60 pounds of gear? Learn more about firefighters in The Firefighter.

Learn about water and its effect on the world around us.

Body systems are collections of organs and other tissues that fulfill a particular function in the body. Many of the systems overlap or work together. The nervous system works with every other body system in some way. Discover more in Body Systems.

Details the ingenious methods by which plants such as the Venus fly-trap, bladderwort, sundew, butterwort, and pitcher plant can attract and kill insects.