Quick view Post Office Book by Gail Gibbons A step-by-step description of what happens to mail from the time it's deposited in the mailbox to its arrival at its destination. Also includes brief historical facts about mail service in the United States. View Details
Quick view You're Aboard Spaceship Earth by Patricia Lauber Earth can also be considered a spaceship, as it has everything on board needed for survival--water, food, and air with oxygen. Unlike a space shuttle, Earth never runs out of its resources. Read and find out why Earth is the greatest spaceship to be... View Details
Quick view Your Skin and Mine by Paul Showers In this basic introduction to the skin and its functions, four children take turns presenting different aspects of the skin, such as pigment and melanin, cuts and healing, fingerprints, and the sense of touch. View Details
Quick view Why I Sneeze, Shiver, Hiccup, & Yawn by Melvin Berger Berger and Meisel reveal the mysteries behind the reflexes that happen in the human body, in this humorously illustrated introduction to the nervous system. Includes experiments. View Details
Quick view What Happens to a Hamburger by Paul Showers The mysterious process of digestion is explained in this matter-of-fact introduction to nutrition and physiology. First published in 1970, this title is updated with sharp, new computer-generated illustrations. View Details
Quick view The International Space Station by Franklyn Mansfield Branley As tall as a 30-story building, orbiting the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour, the International Space Station is a triumph of engineering. Readers can find out what life will be like for the astronauts who will live there in this latest work by the... View Details
Quick view Skeleton Inside You by Philip Balestrino Explains the function of the skeletal system, which is comprised of 206 bones. View Details
Quick view My Five Senses by Aliki A simple presentation of the five senses, demonstrating some ways we use them. View Details
Quick view Milk from Cow to Carton by Aliki Aliki takes readers on a guided tour that begins with grazing cows, proceeds through milking and a trip to the dairy, and ends with some different foods made from milk. This revised edition of Aliki's 1974 "Green Grass and White Milk" is an even more... View Details
Quick view I Face the Wind Science Play by Vicki Cobb Keeping the very youngest of scientists in mind, Cobb gives clear explanations to the big questions about wind. Young readers and adults can explore the basic scientific principles together through simple experiments View Details
Quick view Hear Your Heart by Paul Showers Night and day, whether you're asleep or awake, your heart is always beating. Read and find out how your heart works and how to keep it healthy. View Details
Quick view Floating in Space by Franklyn M Branley With this book, children are transported on an information-packed voyage aboard the space shuttle. True Kelley's kid-friendly diagrams and illustrations and Franklyn Branley's straightforward text reveal what astronauts eat, how they move, and what... View Details
