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21) From caterpillar to butterfly

Author

Heiligman, Deborah

Series

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1

Description

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Painted Lady Butterfly growth stages are seen through the eyes of children in a primary classroom. A real plus is the diversity of the students. Illustrations are large, bright, and detailed. Information tidbits are creatively placed around some sketches as if the respond to the thoughts of a questioning child. Includes a guide to common butterflies and places to see butterflies.

22) How deep is the ocean?

Author

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner

Series

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2
Lets-Read-and-Find-Out Science

Pub. Date

[2016]

Description

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Answers questions about the ocean, from its shallow waters to its deepest and most mysterious parts.

23) Fireflies in the night

Author

Hawes, Judy

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science book
Let's-read-and-find-out book

Description

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This books describes how and why fireflies make their light, how to catch and handle them, and several uses for firefly light.

24) What's alive?

Author

Zoehfeld, Kathleen Weidner

Series

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science. Stage 1

Pub. Date

[1995]

Description

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Learn what makes something alive, and what all living things need to stay healthy.

25) Corn is maize: the gift of the Indians

Author

Aliki

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science book

Description

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A simple description of how corn was discovered and used by the Indians and how it came to be an important food throughout the world.

26) Who eats what?: food chains and food webs

Author

Lauber, Patricia

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science Level 2
Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2

Description

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Explains the concept of a food chain and how plants, animals, and humans are ecologically linked.--

27) A pandemic is worldwide

Author

Thomson, Sarah L

Series

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2
Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2

Pub. Date

[2022]

Description

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This introduction to pandemics and their history shows readers how to stay safe, and also includes a glossary, an infographic on how the coronavirus spreads, a handwashing diagram and a timeline showing the pandemics of the past.

28) Where does the garbage go?

Author

Showers, Paul

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science book
Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2

Pub. Date

[1994]

Description

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Explains how people create too much waste and how waste is now recycled and put into landfills.

29) Life in a coral reef

Author

Pfeffer, Wendy

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2

Description

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Describes how coral reefs form and discusses the plants and animals that live in them.

30) Why frogs are wet

Author

Hawes, Judy

Series

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2

Pub. Date

2000

Description

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A brief study of the first creatures on earth to develop voices and an aversion to dry skin.

31) What happens to our trash?

Author

Ward, D. J

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science books
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2

Pub. Date

2011

Description

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Explains the challenges that face our planet as trash continues to build up, and teaches the importance of reducing, reusing, and recycling items in order to reduce the amount of waste produced.

32) Rock collecting

Author

Gans, Roma

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out books

Description

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Explains how to start a rock collection and how to recognize igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks.

33) What's for lunch?

Author

Thomson, Sarah L

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 1
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1

Pub. Date

[2016].

Description

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"Your body needs lots of different things to eat and every kind of food has a different job to do. Did you know eating cheese makes your bones strong? Or that eating carrots helps you see better? Read and find out more about the different kinds of food we eat and how to fill up your plate to keep your body healthy!"--Jacket flap.

34) How to talk to your computer

Author

Simon, Seymour

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science books
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2
Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2

Pub. Date

2019.

Description

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Introduces young children to computer languages and explains programs and how to write them.

35) My visit to the dinosaurs

Author

Aliki

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science book

Pub. Date

♭1985

Description

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A visit to a museum of natural history provides a little boy with an introduction to the habits, characteristics, and habitats of fourteen kinds of dinosaurs

36) The sun, our nearest star

Author

Branley, Franklyn M

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2

Pub. Date

[1988]

Description

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This book describes the sun and how it provides the light and energy which allow plant and animal life to exist on the earth.

37) What makes day and night

Author

Branley, Franklyn M

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science. Stage 2

Description

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A simple explanation of how the rotation of the earth causes night and day.

38) Flood warning

Author

Kenah, Katharine

Series

Let's-read-and-find-out science book volume Level 2
Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 2

Pub. Date

[2016]

Description

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You are lying in bed listening to the soft sound of rain. It has been coming down for hours. Now something is changing. The rain sounds harder and louder, and there is water running down the road, which looks like a small river. What is happening? You are hearing and seeing the start of a flood. Read and find out about the different kinds of floods, how they start, and how to stay safe. Featuring vocabulary bolded throughout the text, this book also...