The story features a grumpy talking cactus who educates readers about the fascinating relationship between flower colors and their respective pollinators, such as bees, bats, and birds. Through this quirky character, the book explores the significance of color in nature and how it affects communication between plants and their pollinators, offering an engaging blend of humor and education.
What would you be if your finger bones grew so long that they reached your feet? You'd be a bat! What if you had no leg bones but kept your arm bones? You'd be a whale, a dolphin, or a porpoise! This entertaining picture book will keep readers guessing as they learn about how our skeletons are like―and unlike―those of other animals. How are you similar to animals? How are you different? These entertaining picture books from educator and veterinarian Sara Levine and illustrator T.S Spookytooth explore comparative anatomy and give readers the chance to find out how their skeletons, teeth, and eyes match up with a wide variety of animals from the past and present. Packed with surprising animal facts that will delight readers of all ages!
Exploring the intriguing world of animal eyes, this picture book offers a unique perspective on how different species perceive their surroundings. With captivating illustrations and engaging text, it invites readers to discover the diversity and functionality of eyes across the animal kingdom, making it both educational and visually appealing for young audiences.
Vivid photography combined with engaging text offers a fresh perspective on germs, revealing their fascinating characteristics and the role they play in our lives. This book presents an educational exploration that makes the microscopic world of germs both intriguing and understandable for readers.
Celebrate diversity, math, and the power of storytelling! With bedtime fast approaching, young Latinx scientist Marco wants to sort his stuffed animals into categories that will help them comfortably settle down. He observes, compares, and groups, but the animals refuse every classification. Finally Marco combines math with empathy to get the most important result: maximum snuggles. The Storytelling Math series shows that all children can be mathematical thinkers. Each book includes ideas for exploring math at home with your children, developed in collaboration with math experts at STEM education nonprofit TERC Inc., under a grant from the Heising-Simons Foundation.
When a college graduate with a history of hapless jobs (ice cream scooper; gift wrapper; laziest ever part-time clerk at The Pet Library) reads Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island, she is dumbstruck by the timid design of her life. When had she ever dreamed a scheme? When had she ever done a foolish, overbold act? When had she ever, like Jim Hawkins, broke from her friends, raced for the beach, stolen a boat, killed a man, and eliminated an obstacle that stood in the way of her getting a hunk of gold? Convinced that Stevenson's book is cosmically intended for her, she redesigns her life according to its Core Values: boldness, resolution, independence and horn-blowing. Accompanied by her mother, her sister, and a hostile Amazon parrot that refuses to follow the script, our heroine embarks on a domestic adventure more frightening than anything she'd originally planned. Treasure Island is the story of a ferocious obsession, told by an original voice-intelligent, perverse, relentlessly self- extricating, and funny.
The book explores the surprising reasons behind the behavior of various animals that consume feces, including elephants, butterflies, rabbits, robins, and dogs. It delves into the biological and ecological benefits of this behavior, revealing that what seems gross to humans can actually serve important purposes in the animal kingdom. Through engaging explanations, readers will learn about the unique adaptations and survival strategies that make this behavior advantageous for these creatures.
"A young girl hears messages that she's too sensitive and needs to change. The messages travel into her body, and she ultimately changes the negative comments into an affirmation that being sensitive is her strength"--
What kind of dinosaur had a bony ridge that rose up from the back of its skull and three horns poking up from the front? A triceratops! This lively picture book will keep readers guessing as they find out what they might look like if they were a variety of different dinosaur species. Full color.