Conozco el tiempo (I Know the Weather)

Introduces peanuts as a food--where they come from, how they are grown and harvested, and how they fit into the USDA Food Guide Pyramid. Includes a recipe for peanut log.

A rain forest scientist invites youngsters to learn about the plants grow in the rain forest, the animals that live in the canopy, what rain forests need to grow, and how scientists learn about the rain forest.

What keeps objects from floating out of your hand? What if your feet drifted away from the ground? What stops everything from floating into space? Gravity. As in his previous books, Redwoods, Coral Reefs, and Island, Jason Chin has taken a complex subject and made it brilliantly accessible to young readers in this unusual, innovative, and very beautiful book.

Learn about the Earth and the Moon with this engaging Spanish science reader. With easy-to-read text, this book teaches students important scientific concepts and vocabulary including the phases of the Moon, the movement of the Earth around the sun, and the rotation of the Earth. Aligned to state and national standards, the book contains nonfiction text features like an index, a glossary, captions, bold font, and detailed images to keep students connected to the text. A hands-on science experiment helps students apply what they have learned and develops critical thinking skills.