National Geographic Society (U.S.).
2) Farm animals
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English
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Explores the animals and produce often found on farms from sheep and chickens to dairy and grain. Includes text-related activities. Labeled pages encourage emerging readers to read with an older reader.
3) Weather
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English
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Explores the causes of everyday weather phenomena, including how clouds form, why tornadoes twist, and how the sun helps life grow.
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Discusses how the invention of the bicycle allowed women to take charge of personal transportation and set the stage for women's future battles for rights equal to men. Discusses how the bicycle has evolved throughout the ages and features photographs and illustrations, a timeline, and further reading sources.
8) Monkeys
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English
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Learn about monkeys including details regarding their behavior, families, and environment.
9) Giraffes
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Simple text and photographs introduce young readers to giraffes, discussing their physical characteristics, typical behavior, conservation status, diet, habitat, and life cycle.
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"Journey through the depths of the ocean into the dark midnight zone and discover the mysterious animals that live there. Learn about how their bodies make their own light or adapt to living in low-light areas, how they hunt, what they eat, and how they keep themselves safe from predators"--Publisher.
14) Planets
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Provides information about the planets, the sun, and moons.
15) El tiempo
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Español
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Describes various types of weather conditions and what causes them. Includes color photographs and a glossary.
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Complete with period paintings and photos, a comprehensive guide provides profiles, biographies, administration highlights, and political and personal accomplishments of every president in the history of the United States, along with a review of Air Force One, the Secret Service, and a look at the various Presidential retreats.
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Profiles the life and work of a devout Muslim who was the first to hypothesize that vision occurs when light beams travel through the lens of a human eye.
During the golden age of science, knowledge, and invention in Muslim civilization, Ibn al-Haytham discovered how we see. His discoveries set the stage for the methods we now know as the scientific process.