Synopsis: With a lively rhyming text and vibrant paper collage illustrations, author-artist Bob Barner shakes the dust off the dinosaur bones found in museums and reminds us that they once belonged to living, breathing creatures. Filled with fun dinosaur facts (a T. Rex skull can weigh up to 750 pounds!) and an informational "Dinometer," Dinosaur Bones is sure to make young dinosaur enthusiasts roar with delight.

Synopsis: Bears are curious, and so are kids! In this sweet Step into Reading, kids can follow a mother bear and her two cubs from winter hibernation tosummer sun through an entire year. Kids will learn simple bear facts in thisengaging, kid-friendly story that will appeal to even the youngest of animallovers.

Synopsis: The most colorful wings on the pond belong to the nimble dragonfly, but this delicate flying insect didn't begin life in the air. In Backyard Books: Are You a Dragonfly? by Judy Allen with illustrations by Tudor Humphries, the secrets of metamorphosis are unfurled through the story of a familiar backyard creature.

Synopsis: Describes everything in nature that nurtures a flower and helps it grow.

Synopsis: A cumulative rhyme relating how Ki-pat brought rain to the drought-stricken Kapiti Plain. Verna Aardema has brought the original story closer to the English nursery rhyme by putting in a cumulative refrain and giving the tale the rhythm of “The House That Jack Built.”

Synopsis: Pairs of fiction and nonfiction books share high-interest topics and encourage children to compare and contrast, distinguish between fact and fiction, and make the transition between fiction and nonfiction reading strategies.

Synopsis: In this Spanish/English bilingual book based on Curious George, the Emmy-Award winning streaming show, George is excited when he's invited to Allie's dance party. George's friend Bill is sure he'll be the only kid at the party who doesn't know how to dance. They make dance maps to help them learn, but when the night of the party arrives, George and Bill realize that most important thing about dancing is having fun! Includes two activities about…

Synopsis: Amazing Tigers! is the first paperback edition in our exciting series of nonfiction I Can Read Books filled with amazing photos from the Wildlife Conservation Society, one of the world's oldest and most respected wildlife conservation organizations.

Synopsis: Introduces, in simple text and photographs, the feet of ducks, caterpillars, geckos, flickers, tree frogs, black bears, and snails.

Synopsis: Briefly describes what is known about the solar system, the planets, the life cycle of stars, and the creation of the universe.

Synopsis: A fun and educational trip to the pumpkin patch-just in time to pick a pumpkin and carve a jack o'lantern! In this photographic picture book, filled with simple text and vibrant photographs, readers can join a group of young children on a trip to the pumpkin patch. Thanksgiving and Halloween are almost here, and the pumpkins in the patch are just waiting to be picked! Children will learn how pumpkins grow and what happens to them once they're…

Synopsis: A thrilling adventure trilogy from Gordon Korman about a number of kids competing to be the youngest person to ever reach the top of Mt. Everest Four kids. One mountain.They come from all across America to be the youngest kid ever to climb Everest. But only one will reach the top first. The competition is fierce. The preparation is intense. The challenge is breathtaking. When the final four reach the higher peaks, disaster strikes-and all that…

Synopsis: From simple questions like "How hot is the sun?" to more complex ones like "Is there life elsewhere in the solar system?" this book helps kids understand what they see when they look up at the sky.So many mysterious things appear when we look up at the sky. And then there are the bodies we can't even see. Learning about the universe helps us understand our own planet. Children will find out about stars, planets, comets, meteors, and more. The…

Synopsis: On a snowy winter day, Jeff and Veronica take their new puppy out for a game of catch. But Snowflake soon disappears. Her white fur blends right into a mound of snow. Full color.