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Over the years, people have looked for ways to improve our imperfect sight. This has led us to the world of optics, which is the study of light and how it travels. What are some of these innovations that have changed how we see the world, and how do they work? Find the answers to these questions with this Smithsonian Informational Text! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this text builds students' reading skills while engaging...
2) Blizzards
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Blizzards bring blinding snow, major wind gusts, and treacherous ice to many parts of the world. All of these create dangerous challenges and demonstrate nature's power. This book introduces readers to the conditions that cause blizzards to form and will familiarize students with the most extreme blizzards in history. Safety and survival techniques are explained. With striking photographs of record snowfalls and engaging facts about the incredible...
3) Tornadoes
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Tornadoes can strike quickly nearly anywhere on Earth, unleashing deadly winds and damaging hail. The United States has more tornadoes each year than any other country. This book teaches young readers about how these swirling storms form. The engaging nonfiction narrative helps readers understand life-saving ways to prepare and stay safe if a tornado warning is issued in their area. With astonishing photographs and remarkable facts that follow Earth...
4) Hurricanes
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With wind speeds that can reach more than 150 miles per hour, full-blown hurricanes can uproot giant trees, cause major power outages, and inundate areas with immense amounts of rain. This engaging book will educate readers on the science behind how hurricanes form and why they can be so dangerous. Readers will also gain life-saving knowledge on ways to stay safe if they ever have to deal with this natural disaster that can quickly become deadly.
5) Tsunamis
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A tsunami is a series of powerful sea waves that can travel as fast as a commercial jet and sweep people and even buildings away. With approachable text, fascinating sidebars, and diagrams that provide a memorable introduction to Earth science curricula, students will learn about the natural forces that cause these dangerous waves to form. Vivid photographs will keep readers captivated as they learn about the destruction that the worst tsunamis in...
6) Floods
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Floods can transform normally dry areas into dangerous, rushing rapids with hardly any warning. Spectacular photographs will make readers feel immersed in the power of these natural disasters that can cost more than 1 billion dollars to clean up. Readers learn floods can happen nearly everywhere, even in deserts. Engaging scientific facts that align with Earth science curricula help readers learn about what causes these disasters, from the first formation...
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Why do roses have thorns? What are burs for? They're successful in keeping enemies and predators away! This superpowered defense is found on many kinds of plants, including well-known cacti! In this book, readers learn about these plants and find out the details of this cool defense. Concepts that are important for young science students, including survival and adaptation, ecosystems, and life cycles, are covered in the accessible main text, written...
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A plant may look beautiful. It may seem like it wouldn't hurt a fly-but some of them definitely would! In this book, readers learn about Venus fly traps, pitcher plants, and more, as well as the ways they are able to eat animals and insects whole. The main text discusses how being carnivorous is actually a defense, and how it helps these special plants survive. Full-color images and age-appropriate exploration of important science lessons are designed...
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Mimicry is common among insects in the animal kingdom. In this book, readers discover that plants do it too! It's a defense mechanism that keeps these plants from being disturbed, or worse, eaten! The achievable main text shares with readers how plants evolved to mimic and the ways it helps them survive in their habitat. With a fun design and full-color photographs of the plants discussed, this volume rounds out any discussion of plants' role in their...
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Readers likely know that not every plant is made to be eaten. But perhaps they aren't aware that some species contain deadly toxins that can kill tiny insects, large animals, and even unsuspecting people. In this book, they learn all about deadly plants as well as how to spot them in the wild. Poison is a plant defense and through its discussion, readers learn about survival, adaptation, and life cycles, all important science curriculum concepts....
11) Plants Can Hide!
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When we think about camouflage, we think of animals. But, plants can hide in this way too! It's an important plant defense. This engaging volume shares with readers why some plants must hide in order to survive, which fits into science curriculum topics like plant life cycles, behavior, and the role plants play in their ecosystem. Beautiful, close-up photographs of the plants discussed draw readers into nature and encourage awareness of their surroundings...
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Will you need a jacket today? You would if it's going to be like the coldest day on record: -134°F! We depend on the weather forecast to help us make choices every day. But how do meteorologists make their predictions? Join storm chasers and explore the tools they use to measure and track invisible patterns in the sky in this exciting book. Teach third-grade students about measuring temperature, wind speed, air pressure, rain, and more with the colorful...
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Will you need a jacket today? You would if it's going to be like the coldest day on record: -134°F! We depend on the weather forecast to help us make choices every day. But how do meteorologists make their predictions? Join storm chasers and explore the tools they use to measure and track invisible patterns in the sky in this exciting book. Teach third-grade students about measuring temperature, wind speed, air pressure, rain, and more with the colorful...
14) Adaptaciones
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Adaptation has been happening for thousands of years and continues to happen today. As animals' environments change, they have to learn how to adapt to that new environment. Read through the pages of this fascinating book to discover how adaptation has helped animals survive and change over time. High-interest, age appropriate text paired with colorful images and graphics fill the pages of this book to make learning about adaptation fun and interesting!...
15) Adaptations
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Adaptation has been happening for thousands of years and continues to happen today. As animals' environments change, they have to learn how to adapt to that new environment. Read through the pages of this fascinating e-book to discover how adaptation has helped animals survive and change over time. High-interest, age appropriate text paired with colorful images and graphics fill the pages of this e-book to make learning about adaptation fun and interesting!...
16) Earthquakes
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Earthquakes have the power to significantly change landscapes and destroy massive buildings. Although they are still difficult to predict, seismologists have an in-depth understanding of where earthquakes are most likely to strike. Readers will learn about how plate tectonics, seismic waves, and faults can all play a role in unleashing an earthquake's destructive forces. Striking photographs of historic earthquakes will help readers understand the...
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A lo largo de los años, la gente ha buscado formas de mejorar nuestra visión imperfecta. Esto nos ha llevado al mundo de la óptica, que es el estudio de la luz y cómo viaja. ¿Cuáles son algunas de estas innovaciones que han cambiado la forma en que vemos el mundo y cómo funcionan? ¡Encuentre las respuestas a estas preguntas con este texto informativo del Smithsonian! Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian, este texto desarrolla...
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In this graphic novel, Polly the mermaid's super-fast swimming speed makes her an ideal postal worker. But she dreams of becoming an environmental scientist so she can clean up her underwater world that is filled with too much plastic. With the help of her friends Simone the Sea Turtle and Ollie the Octopus, they come up with a plan to help. This 32-page graphic novel will keep students reading as they learn about environmental science topics.
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Over the years, people have looked for ways to improve our imperfect sight. This has led us to the world of optics, which is the study of light and how it travels. What are some of these innovations that have changed how we see the world, and how do they work? Find the answers to these questions with this Smithsonian Informational Text! Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this text builds students' reading skills while engaging...
20) Ireland
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Welcome to Ireland! In this title, leveled text and colorful photographs will guide readers through an introduction to the Emerald Isle. Readers will also encounter special features that highlight Ireland's landscape, wildlife, language, and more. The title ends with a full spread of facts about the country to summarize what readers have learned!
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