Download or read book Flash Crash Rumble and Roll written by Dr. Franklyn M. Branley and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-03-29 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Read and find out about what causes the flash, crash, rumble, and roll of thunderstorms in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. Did you know that lightning bolts can be over a mile long? Or that they may come from clouds that are ten miles high? Storms can be scary, but not if you know what causes them. Before the next thunderstorm, grab this book by the expert science team Franklyn Branley and True Kelley and learn all about thunderstorms. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
Download or read book Air Is All Around You written by Franklyn M. Branley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2006-06-13 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it's not windy, it can be easy to forget about air. But air is everywhere–it fills your house, your car, and even your empty milk glass. In fact, a regular room holds about 75 pounds of it! This Level 1 book, reillustrated with John O'Brien's clever, eye–catching illustrations, tells you how to discover the air that's all around you.
Download or read book What Will the Weather Be written by Lynda DeWitt and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Will it be warm or cold? Should we wear shorts or pants? Shoes or rain boots? This picture book explores why the weather can be so hard to predict. Now rebranded with a new cover look, this classic picture book uses colorful, simple diagrams to explain meteorology in a fun, engaging way. Perfect for young readers and budding meteorologists, this bestseller is filled with rich climate vocabulary and clear explanations of everyday weather instruments like thermometers and barometers. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Sean Birkel of the Climate Change Institute at the University of Maine. This is a Level 2 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts perfect for children in the primary grades and supports the Common Core Learning Standards and Next Generation Science Standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.
Download or read book What Happened to the Dinosaurs written by BRANLEY and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1991-03-15 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What happened to the dinosaurs? For millions of years these fantastic creatures roamed our planet. Then, suddenly, they all disappeared. Scientists wonder why. What could have caused this huge extinction 65 million years ago? In this enlarged edition, distinguished writer Franklyn M. Branley and award-winning artist Marc Simont provide the perfect introduction to an always fascinating subject - the disappearance of the dinosaurs. Outstanding Science Trade Books for Children 1989 (NSTA/CBC)
Download or read book Dinosaur Tracks written by Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-04-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wanted to take the same steps as a dinosaur or see how your foot compares to that of a Tyrannosaurus rex? Amazingly, the tracks or footprints of dinosaurs that walked on the earth millions of years ago can still be seen today! Read and find out about the astonishing discoveries scientists have made just from the footprint of a dinosaur.
Download or read book Tornado Alert written by Franklyn M. Branley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1990-03-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Branley explains these powerful storms in simple terms young children can understand. He describes the funnel cloud and how it forms and [tells] what to do during a tornado. The book ends on a comfortable note, that the idea is not to panic but to know what to do to ensure safety.’ —BL. A Reading Rainbow Selection
Download or read book How We Learned the Earth Is Round written by Patricia Lauber and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Down Comes the Rain written by Franklyn M. Branley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1997-08-16 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After rain comes down, the sun comes out and dries the puddles. But the water isn't gone. The heat from the sun has turned it into water vapor-it has evaporated. Eventually, this moisture in the air condenses to form new clouds. Soon the rain will fall again. Read on to find out all the ups and downpours of the water cycle!
Download or read book What Makes Day and Night written by Franklyn M. Branley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 1986-03-26 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ‘Accompanied by NASA photographs and Dorros’s colorful, lively drawings, the text explains the Earth’s rotation in clear and simple terms. An experiment using a lamp as the ‘sun’ further clarifies the principles introduced.’ —BL.
Download or read book Word Wizard written by Cathryn Falwell and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1998 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using her magical spoon to make new words by changing letters around, Anna embarks on a series of adventures with a lost little boy.
Download or read book The Penny Pot written by Stuart J. Murphy and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1998-08-21 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow along and count coins with Jessie and her friends as they are transformed into a clown, a monster, and more at the face painting booth. With a naughty cat underfoot and festive illustrations by Lynne Cravath, this coin counting story is sure to be a favorite.
Download or read book Counting Crocodiles written by Judy Sierra and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2001 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this rhymed retelling of a traditional Asian tale, a clever monkey uses her ability to count to outwit the hungry crocodiles that stand between her and a banana tree on another island across the sea.
Download or read book How People Learned to Fly written by Fran Hodgkins and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2007-10-16 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For hundreds of years people have wanted to fly. Countless tried and failed, but now flying is very common. Read and find out about the many obstacles that have been overcome so planes and people can soar through the sky.
Download or read book Drummer Hoff written by Barbara Emberley and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1970 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cumulative folk song in which seven soldiers build a magnificent cannon, but Drummer Hoff fires it off. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
Download or read book The Sun written by Franklyn M. Branley and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2002-05-07 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The sun brings heat, warmth, and energy to the Earth. What is the sun made of? How big is it? How far away? Read and find out!
Download or read book Chains written by Laurie Halse Anderson and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2010-01-05 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If an entire nation could seek its freedom, why not a girl? As the Revolutionary War begins, thirteen-year-old Isabel wages her own fight...for freedom. Promised freedom upon the death of their owner, she and her sister, Ruth, in a cruel twist of fate become the property of a malicious New York City couple, the Locktons, who have no sympathy for the American Revolution and even less for Ruth and Isabel. When Isabel meets Curzon, a slave with ties to the Patriots, he encourages her to spy on her owners, who know details of British plans for invasion. She is reluctant at first, but when the unthinkable happens to Ruth, Isabel realizes her loyalty is available to the bidder who can provide her with freedom. From acclaimed author Laurie Halse Anderson comes this compelling, impeccably researched novel that shows the lengths we can go to cast off our chains, both physical and spiritual.
Download or read book Flash Crash Rumble and Roll written by Franklyn Mansfield Branley and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
