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When planet Earth was new
By James Gladstone, Katherine Diemert. 2017
It has taken billions of years for Earth to become the planet it is today. 'When planet Earth was new'…
looks back to the very beginning, using a poetic approach grounded in scientific fact to give an overview of how the planet has changed over time: from hot lava to the formation of oceans to the evolution of living things in water and on land. The book also includes the relatively recent evolution of humans - who are just a tiny speck in the sweep of Earth's history. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2017.Why does the sun set? (Nature's super secrets)
By Violet Miller. 2013
For centuries, people have delighted in watching the sun rise and set; scientists have dedicated many hours to researching Earth's…
rotation and what makes the sky change. Now, readers can share in this mystery with diagrams of the sun and Earth that help readers visualize Earth's rotation, while approachable language makes the complex topic easy to understand. Grades K-3. 2014.Dinosaurs live on!: and other fun facts
By Laura Lyn DiSiena, Hannah Eliot, Aaron Spurgeon. 2015
Go back in time with this dino-mite book of fun facts about fossils, pterodactyls, the T. rex, and more! Did…
you know that the Tyrannosaurus rex was up to forty-two feet in length? How about that the Triceratops had between 400 and 800 teeth? Or that some scientists believe that chickens are descendants of dinosaurs? Filled with tons of facts about dinosaurs, this book is sure to be a prehistoric hit! Grades K-3 and older readers. 2015.Tiny creatures: the world of microbes
By Nicola Davies, Emily Sutton. 2014
All around the world – in the sea, in the soil, in the air, and in your body! – there…
are living things so tiny that millions could fit on the period at the end of this sentence. And they’re busy doing all sorts of things, from giving you a cold to making yogurt to eroding mountains and helping make the air we breathe. Grades K-3. 2014.Saturn could sail
By Laura Lyn DiSiena, Pete Oswald, Aaron Spurgeon. 2014
Blast off with this book of fun facts about spacecraft, planets, the Milky Way, and more! Did you know that…
Saturn is the least dense planet in the solar system? If there were a body of water large enough to hold it, Saturn would float! Or that Earth could fit inside Jupiter more than 1,000 times? Filled with tons of cool facts about outer space, this book is out of this world! Grades K-3. 2014.Plants feed me
By Lizzy Rockwell. 2014
PB&J hooray!: your sandwich's amazing journey from farm to table
By Janet Nolan, Julia Patton. 2014
"PB & J Hooray!" is all about how peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are made. The story begins with the…
kitchen and works backward to the shopping, delivery, production, harvesting, farming, and planting processes. In fun, rhythmic language, readers discover how peanuts become peanut butter, grapes are made into jelly, and wheat turns into bread. Grades K-3. 2014.Things that float and things that don't
By David A Adler, Anna Raff. 2013
It can be surprising which objects float and which don't. An apple floats, but a ball of aluminum foil does…
not. If that same ball of foil is shaped into a boat, it floats! Why? And how is it possible that a huge ship made of steel can float? This book answers these questions about density and flotation, and includes activities that demonstrate the properties of flotation. Grades K-3. 2013.Green smoothie magic
By Victoria Boutenko, Katya Korobkina. 2013
Food and faith
By Susan Reuben, Sophie Pelham, Jan Panke, Nicholas Posner. 2011
From fasting at Ramadan to feasting at Diwali, a great deal can be learned about a religion through an understanding…
of its link with food. This book covers six major religions: Judaism, Islam, Sikhism, Hinduism, Christianity and Buddhism, and looks at celebrations, rules, fasting, and the use of food and drink in rituals. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2011.Ankylosaur attack (Tales of prehistoric life)
By Valerie Wyatt, Daniel Loxton, Jim W. W Smith. 2011
What did dinosaurs look like in their natural environment? Find out in this story of a young ankylosaur (a plant-eating,…
heavy-plated dinosaur) living along the banks of a grassy lake. When he encounters an old ankylosaur, he tries to make contact, only to be rebuffed. Then a T. rex attacks, and the youngster knows the old dinosaur is in grave danger. Can he come to the rescue in time? Grades K-3. 2011. (Tales of prehistoric life)If I were an astronaut (Dream big!)
By Eric Braun, Sharon Harmer. 2010
If I were an astronaut, I would zoom into outer space! I would help build the International Space Station, take…
a spacewalk, and do cool science experiments. Dream big, and see what fun it is to be an astronaut. Grades K-3. 2010. (Dream big!)The mangrove tree: planting trees to feed families
By Cindy Trumbore, Susan L Roth. 2011
For a long time, the people of Hargigo, a village in the tiny African country of Eritrea, were living without…
enough food for themselves and their animals. The families were hungry, and their goats and sheep were hungry too. Then along came a scientist, Dr. Gordon Sato, who helped change their lives for the better. And it all started with some special trees. Grades K-3. 2011.My plane book
By Ellen Kirk. 2006
Vegetables
By Catriona Berry. 1999
Two eyes, a nose, and a mouth
By Roberta Grobel Intrater. 1995
How did that get in my lunchbox?: the story of food
By Christine Butterworth, Lucia Gaggiotti. 2010
The best part of a young child's day is often opening a lunchbox and diving in. But how did all…
that delicious food get there? Who made the bread for the sandwich? What about the cheese inside? Who plucked the fruit? And where did the chocolate in that cookie get its start? From planting wheat to mixing flour into dough, climbing trees to machine-squeezing fruit, picking cocoa pods to stirring a vat of melted bliss, here is a clear, engaging look at the steps involved in producing some common foods. Grades K-3. 2011.There's a barnyard in my bedroom
By Eugenie Fernandes, David T Suzuki. 2008
From their sheets and pillows to their books, fruit, and furniture, nearly everything in Jamie's and Megan's lives has come…
from nature. Learning to truly understand what surrounds them, they discover that the air they breathe includes water and life-giving gases and that the seeds they find will grow into vegetables. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2008.Rainbows never end: and other fun facts
By Laura Lyn DiSiena, Pete Oswald. 2014
Did you know that rainbows are full circles - so they never actually end? How about that light from the…
sun reaches Earth in around eight minutes? Or that all snowflakes have six sides? This engaging book is just filled with fun facts about rainbows, sunlight, snow and much more! Grades K-3 and older readers. 2014.On the day you were born
By Debra Frasier. 1991