Synopsis: Unearth natural treasures in this dazzling visual guide that includes four real rocks!Kids can read about minerals, rocks, gems, and geodes, and learn strange but true stories, facts, and trivia. Includes hands-on activities to help amateur geologists discover and identify rocks to start their own collections. Comes with a set of four rocks!

Synopsis: A snow-day journey with Grandma highlights all of the beauty, magic, and fun of winter.With sparkling flakes calling from outside, this sister and brother bundle up for an outdoor adventure with Grandma. In the hushed woods, they see and hear wildlife thriving under a new blanket of snow. In the bustle of town, they help their grateful Grandpa dig out. Then, it’s time to get sledding!Snowy scenes capture the beauty of freshly fallen snow, and…

Synopsis: An Amazon Best Book of the MonthA beautiful picture book for sharing, inspired by the life of the first African American woman to travel in space, Mae Jemison.A great classroom and bedtime read-aloud, Mae Among the Stars is the perfect book for young readers who have big dreams and even bigger hearts!When Little Mae was a child, she dreamed of dancing in space. She imagined herself surrounded by billions of stars, floating, gliding, and…

Synopsis: In award-winning artist Jerry Pinkney's wordless adaptation of one of Aesop's most beloved fables, an unlikely pair learn that no act of kindness is ever wasted. After a ferocious lion spares a cowering mouse that he'd planned to eat, the mouse later comes to his rescue, freeing him from a poacher's trap. With vivid depictions of the landscape of the African Serengeti and expressively-drawn characters, Pinkney makes this a truly special…

Synopsis: Explains how making and using models of objects can help people learn more about the original.

Synopsis: “Innovative.” —New York Times Book Review“For the four- to eight-year-old who goes nonstop.” —Philadelphia TribuneThe companion to the popular and award-winning A Hundred Billion Trillion Stars.This captivating and educational picture book from Seth Fishman and Isabel Greenberg introduces young readers to basic facts about energy and the human body. Fun, informative and accessible, Power Up is perfect for classroom and family sharing. A great…

Synopsis: Offers brief profiles of Madam C.J. Walker, Elijah McCoy, Garrett A. Morgan, Granville T. Woods, and Jan Ernst Matzelige

Synopsis: Join Mercer Mayer’s classic and beloved character, Little Critter®, as he and his classmates take a field trip into the woods to study their natural surroundings.There are plenty of surprises in the great outdoors! Kids will enjoy laughing along with Little Critter and his classmates.Little Critter: Exploring the Great Outdoors  is a My First I Can Read book, which means it’s perfect for shared reading with a child.

Synopsis: WHAT WAS THAT? That’s the roaring burp of a bullfrog! SEE THAT? That’s the slick, shiny skin of colorful little rainforest frogs! Alive with froggy facts, this book has the coolest photos to bring kids deep into the swampy world of our amphibian amigos.National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources.Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

Synopsis: Most children have jumped into piles of leaves or helped their parents rake the yard, and everyone has wondered: Why do leaves change color? Activities that a child can do with leaves and even a list of places known for brilliant fall colors that readers can visit with their families is included. "An informative concept book."—BL.

Synopsis: What is a fossil?Sometimes it's the imprint of an ancient leaf in a rock. Sometimes it's a woolly mammoth, frozen for thousands of years in the icy ground. Sometimes it's the skeleton of a stegosaurus that has turned to stone.A fossil is anything that has been preserved, one way or another, that tells about life on Earth. But you can make a fossil, too--something to be discovered a million years from now--and this book will tell you how.