"Captivating photos of animals accompany simple, engaging text to explain dormancy in nature. This highly curricular book teaches young readers about different kinds of dormancy and which animals do what. Featuring creatures like ladybugs, chickadees, squirrels, and even alligators, this book won't put curious kids to sleep!"--Amazon.com.

"Offers 12 exciting facts about these eight-legged arachnids, including a look at their diet, habitats, life cycle, and more. Full-color spreads give readers fascinating facts about various spider species and engage readers in their unique environments."--Amazon.com.

"Engaging images accompany information about Canada. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

"Science educator, TV host, and New York Times bestselling author Bill Nye is on a mission to help kids understand and appreciate the science that makes our world work. Featuring a range of subjects-physics, chemistry, geology, biology, astronomy, globalwarming, and more-this profusely illustrated book covers the basic principles of each science, key discoveries, recent revolutionary advances, and the problems that science still needs to solve for...

"Engaging images accompany information about England. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

An encyclopedia of monsters that delves into the history and science behind eight legendary creatures, from Bigfoot and the kraken to zombies and more. Find out each monster's origin story and the real-world history that informed it, and then explore the science of each creature in fun and surprising ways. Tips and infographics-including monster anatomy, how to survive a vampire attack, and real-life giant creatures of the deep sea-make this a highly...

Presents the animal kingdom's best swimmers and compares how their skills rate against one another.

"Engaging images accompany information about Cambodia. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

"Engaging images accompany information about Switzerland. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

The author guides you through the process of setting up your property (no matter how small or large), establishing a garden, welcoming animals into the fold, living more resourcefully, and expanding your homestead kitchen tools and skills with grace and confidence. Iincludes chapters on raising chickens, animal husbandry, growing a garden, home dairy production, bee keeping, resourceful living and homestead kitchen skills.