Download or read book Plants and the Environment written by Jennifer Boothroyd and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An engaging look at the ways that plants interact with people and animals.
Download or read book Sugar Gliders written by Elizabeth O'Sullivan and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Early Bird title, readers learn about the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the sugar glider.
Download or read book Electric Eels written by Sara Van Dyck and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2007-12-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and life cycle of electric eels.
Download or read book The Epic Evolution of Video Games written by Arie Kaplan and published by Lerner Publications ™. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what video games would be like if they never changed? The first games were little more than bouncing dots on a plain screen. Modern games include astonishing action, realistic environments, and epic story lines. Take a look at how video games have evolved over the years, and learn about the kinds of games we might be playing in the future.
Download or read book Alternate Reality Game Designer Jane McGonigal written by Anastasia Suen and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2014-01-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you like the challenge and adventure of video games? As Jane McGonigal was growing up, she had fun playing early video games. As an adult, she saw games as an outlet for problem solving and teambuilding. McGonigal started creating alternate reality games (ARGs), which may be based online but take place mainly in the real world. She enjoys challenging others to engage in modern issues and to work together, as in her game World Without Oil and in The Lost Ring, which she created for the 2008 Summer Olympics. McGonigal was named one of the world's top innovators by MIT's Technology Review, and her 2010 TED Talk, "Gaming Can Make a Better World," is one of the most-watched of all time. But how did she get there? Find out how she developed her passion for games to become the public face of game design.
Download or read book Disasters at Sea written by Mary B. Woods and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For thousands of years, the perils of the sea have claimed uncountable numbers of victims. Bad weather, rocks and icebergs, equipment failures, human error, and many more types of tragedies have all sent ships to watery graves. While modern technology has made sea-going vessels safer and rescues easier, there still are terrible disasters that occur. With dramatic images and eyewitness accounts—plus the latest facts and figures—this book gives you a close-up look at disasters at sea.
Download or read book Harp Seals written by Kathleen Martin-James and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Early Bird title, readers learn about the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the harp seal.
Download or read book Meltdown written by Fred Bortz and published by Twenty-First Century Books ™. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japan. March 11, 2011. 2:46 P.M. The biggest earthquake in Japan's history—and one of the world's five most powerful since 1900—devastated the Tohoku region, 320 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of Tokyo. It triggered a huge tsunami that left crippling damage in its wake. More than 13,000 people drowned, and thousands of buildings and homes were reduced to rubble. As people assessed the damage, they made the most frightening discovery of all: the Fukushima #1 nuclear power plant was seriously damaged and three of its six reactors were heading for meltdowns. Workers tried desperately—but unsuccessfully—to save them. Explosions and fires released radioactivity into the air. Within days the Japanese government declared a 20-kilometer (12-mile) evacuation zone. The future of the plant, the long-term health of those exposed to radiation, and the effects on the environment remained uncertain. Learn more about this massive catastrophe as Dr. Fred Bortz examines both the human tragedy and the scientific implications of the nuclear meltdown. Compare this disaster to similar nuclear events in the United States and in Ukraine, and move ahead with Dr. Bortz as he explores the global debate about the future of nuclear power and alternative sources of energy.
Download or read book Opossums written by Sally M. Walker and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2007-12-15 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, diet, and life cycle of opossums.
Download or read book Move Your Body written by Gina Bellisario and published by Lerner Digital ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! It's almost Field Day! But Natalie's team isn't ready for the big race. Their muscles get tired easily. Ms. Starr teaches them about aerobic and anaerobic exercise. They learn some stretching exercises too. Now they're full of energy. Can they win the beach ball relay?
Download or read book How Long or How Wide written by Brian P. Cleary and published by Lerner Digital ™. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Brian Cleary and Brian Gable bring their trademark sense of humor to the subject of measuring length. A rhyming text filled with funny examples explains how to use and compare metric and U.S. customary units of length. Readers are also introduced to the tools they need to measure length—rulers, metersticks, and more.
Download or read book The Sky Stirs Up Trouble written by Belinda Jensen and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2016-01-01 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tornado siren! Bel the Weather Girl and Dylan head to the basement. Dylan is scared the house will blow away! But soon the storm passes. Some storms make tornadoes, and some don't. Bel says she can explain why—in the kitchen. What does baking have to do with tornadoes? Stay tuned, because every day is another weather day!
Download or read book Stink and the World s Worst Super Stinky Sneakers written by Megan McDonald and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow your nose to a hilarious Stink-fest no kid will want to miss! GROSS ME OUT! STINK-O! SKUNKSVILLE! Stink Moody’s class is going on a field trip to the Gross-Me-Out exhibit at the science museum, and he can’t wait to see the Vomit Machine, the Burp-O-Meter, and the Musical Farts. Best of all, when he gets to the Everybody Stinks exhibit, Stink discovers that his very own nose has amazing sniffing abilities -- and he learns that some people have real jobs sniffing stuff for NASA! Soon the junior olfactory wiz is engrossed in toilet water, corpse flowers, and all things smelly, and he and Sophie of the Elves are set to go toe-to-toe in a stinky sneaker contest. Will Stink’s fetid footwear be foul enough to earn him a Golden Clothespin Award? Stink’s loyal fans will be holding their breath for his latest outrageous solo adventure.
Download or read book Stink Solar System Superhero written by Megan McDonald and published by Candlewick Press. This book was released on 2013-04-09 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Stink discovers that Pluto has been downgraded from a planet to a dwarf planet, he launches a campaign in his classroom to restore its status to that of a full-fledged member of the solar system.
Download or read book A Peek at Beaks written by Sara Levine and published by Millbrook Press ™. This book was released on 2021-09-07 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever seen a bird using a jackhammer? What about one scooping up a meal with a net? Of course birds can’t really use tools, at least not the way humans do. But birds have surprisingly helpful tools with them at all times—their beaks! Guess which birds have beaks resembling commonly used tools in this playful picture book from award-winning author Sara Levine. Delightfully detailed collage artwork by Kate Slater helps this book take flight!
Download or read book Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-07-23 with total page 587 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progress, and the adults who provide for the care and the education of young children bear a great responsibility for their health, development, and learning. Despite the fact that they share the same objective - to nurture young children and secure their future success - the various practitioners who contribute to the care and the education of children from birth through age 8 are not acknowledged as a workforce unified by the common knowledge and competencies needed to do their jobs well. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 explores the science of child development, particularly looking at implications for the professionals who work with children. This report examines the current capacities and practices of the workforce, the settings in which they work, the policies and infrastructure that set qualifications and provide professional learning, and the government agencies and other funders who support and oversee these systems. This book then makes recommendations to improve the quality of professional practice and the practice environment for care and education professionals. These detailed recommendations create a blueprint for action that builds on a unifying foundation of child development and early learning, shared knowledge and competencies for care and education professionals, and principles for effective professional learning. Young children thrive and learn best when they have secure, positive relationships with adults who are knowledgeable about how to support their development and learning and are responsive to their individual progress. Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8 offers guidance on system changes to improve the quality of professional practice, specific actions to improve professional learning systems and workforce development, and research to continue to build the knowledge base in ways that will directly advance and inform future actions. The recommendations of this book provide an opportunity to improve the quality of the care and the education that children receive, and ultimately improve outcomes for children.
Download or read book Mosquitoes written by Sally M. Walker and published by Lerner Publications. This book was released on 2008-08-01 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this Early Bird title, readers learn about the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of the mosquito.
