Synopsis: Examines the inner workings of various plants, including the tulip, cactus, and thistle.

Synopsis: Five cleverly illustrated books for boys and girls tell true stories about five very unusual children, later recognized by the world as men and women of genius. But before everything else, they were children. And like every child, they loved to play, and to use their imaginations. Today's children will delight in these stories, while they are also introduced to children who grew up and changed our world. Leonardo's father wondered what would…

Synopsis: Four, the youngest and smallest owlet of his brood, has a positive attitude that gets him through most challenges of life in a nest, but it may not be enough when a storm threatens his treetop home before he has learned to fly.

Synopsis: The legendary outlaw and his merry men spring to life again, thrilling young readers with feats of daring and tests of strength. Join Robin, Little John, Friar Tuck, Maid Marian and the others as they live a merry life in Sherwood Forest and struggle for justice against the villainous Sheriff of Nottingham. Enhanced by 6 new black-and-white illustrations by Thea Kliros, this delightful new edition will thrill all lovers of the classic tale.

Synopsis: The original edition, an authoritative guide book to more than 70 of Alaska's most common wild edible plants.Tuck this guide into a backpack, glove compartment, or pocket and use its color photographs and habitat and plant descriptions to help you discover the bounty of the land and its plants around you. The gathering instructions ensure a healthful harvest as you learn about each plant's nutritional content, and medicinal and culinary uses.…

Synopsis: This comprehensive, easy-to-read, introductory guide to the Eskimos, Indians and Aleuts focuses on their lifestyles, traditions and culture at the time of first contact with Europeans.

Synopsis: Learn how to collect, identify, cook, and sometimes avoid 35 individual species of Alaska's mushrooms. Includes delicious recipes from an Alaskan expert.

Synopsis: 1996 Houghton Mifflin Paperback Plus -- Tuck Everlasting (P) by Natalie Babbitt ***ISBN-13: 9780395732670 ***Pages:151

Synopsis: Meet the Bunyan family--Paul, his giant wife Carrie, and their two king-sized children Little Jean and Teeny. As they frolic through early America, their footprints and adventures carve out infamous sites from the Rocky Mountains and Niagara Falls to Yellowstone's "Old Faithful!" Full color.

Synopsis: Text and pictures portray life in a New England village in the early 19th century.

Synopsis: Text and illustrations introduce weather, including tornadoes, fog, heat, and future climate.

Synopsis: Simple text and photographs describe such alternative energy sources as wind, water, and solar power.

Synopsis: Notable Notebooks: Scientists and Their Writings brings to life the many ways in which everyone from Galileo to Jane Goodall has used a science notebook, including to sketch their observations, imagine experiments, record data or just write down their thoughts. You also get four steps to starting your own notebook, plus mini-bios of the diverse featured scientists. Written in captivating rhyme, the text is sprinkled with lively illustrations. In…

Synopsis: What do toothpicks, dryer lint, plastic bottles, and soup cans have in common? They are all items that have been used to create art! Found art is a type of art that involves creating pieces from found objects that are not usually considered to be artistic. Learn how these ordinary objects are made into beautiful art. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM book will ignite a curiosity about STEAM topics through real…

Synopsis: Scholastic introduces an exciting new way to build science skills for children in primary grades. Themes range from outer space to food chains, simple chemistry to animal habitats, weather to digestion, and more. Hands-on activities and places for kids to recored their predictions, conclusions and responses to questions are included. Full-color.

Synopsis: Describes in simple terms why earthquakes and volcanoes occur, the damage they cause, and how instruments are used to detect movements in the earth