There are hundreds of islands on Earth, from the isle of Manhattan to the island chain of the Philippines. Some of these island are close to shore, while others are thousands of miles from other land. However, these islands did not appear overnight. It often took thousands or millions of years for them to form. How Do Islands Form? uncovers the science of island formation, showing the science o…
Earth's Many Landforms is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.1.6 and Literacy.L.1.4. Large color photographs of glaciers, valleys, canyons, plateaus, volcanoes, mountains, plains, and islands along with descriptive text demonstrate the varied types of landforms throughout the world. This book should be paired with “Exploring Earth's Su…
Teaches students about the different shapes of land on Earthmountains, volcanoes, coasts, valleys, islands, caves, and canyons.
Based on Pratt-Serafinis picture book favorite for rain forest study, A Walk in the Rainforest, this guide includes lessons about habitat, interdependency of species, the rain forest water cycle, native peoples, oxygen generation, and much more.
Provides instructions and photo-illustrated diagrams for making a variety of easy animal origami models.
Simple step-by-step line illustrations make it easy for children to draw with confidence. Each title contains 101 different images in all manner of shapes, sizes and poses.
By joining circles, ovals, rectangles, cylinders, and other common shapes, even the budding artist can easily create 30 different characters — a fireman, a drummer, a mailman, a cowboy, an astronaut, a roller-skating girl, a boy on a swing, and more. Simple directions, step-by-step illustrations, and blank practice pages make it even easier. You can color the pictures when you are done — it…
This book serves as an introduction and overview of the seven wonders of the natural world. It explains how nature alone carved these sites that we so admire. From the ocean shores to the inland forests, discover how the natural world is a beautiful place.