Libros

Princess Truly loves to help those around her, in these rhyming stories perfect for beginning readers!

Pick a book. Grow a Reader!

This series is part of Scholastic's early reader line, Acorn, aimed at children who are learning to read. With easy-to-read text, a short-story format, plenty of humor, and full-color artwork on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and fluency. Acorn books plant a love of reading and help readers grow!

Princess Truly knows how to help! Across three stories, Princess Truly lends a hand during her friend's moving day, she cleans up a stinky park with her magical curls, and she helps a farmer find his tractor key! These funny and empowering short stories promote believing in yourself, building confidence, and having a positive self-image. They foster imagination and curiosity, and are perfect for fans of Ada Twist, Scientist.

Did you know that frogs, toads and salamanders are all amphibians? Open this book to find otu more about this awesome animal group!

Do you know what makes a fish a fish? Find out in this fantastic book!

.Parrots, penguins, and peacocks are all birds. Read this book to learn more about this amazing animal group.

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Simple descriptions of water in some of its many liquid and frozen solid forms, such as rain, tap water, frost, rivers, and icebergs, are accompanied by vivid photographs contrasting the larger concept with a familiar sight that children will easily identify.

 From the massive migration of Africas wildebeests to the epic journey of monarch butterflies, this book brings some of natures most amazing spectacles to life.

Why do ostriches have such long necks? 

These two African tales tell why! Read this book to explore some of the funny possibilities.

Learn how you can see the effects of wind. You can't see wind, but you can see its effects. Explore the different ways in which wind can help and hurt us.

Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world’s most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!

True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging manner, featuring lively sidebars, a glossary, visual back matter, and an index.
Inside you'll find:

* The largest butterfly in the world;

* Maps, a time line, photos - and a desert with some of the biggest rocks on Earth;

* Surprising, TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you. 

True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging manner, featuring lively sidebars, a glossary, visual back matter, and an index.
Inside you'll find:

* The name of China's boy emperor;

* A map, a time line, photos - and the reason for building the Great Wall of China;

* Surprising, TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you. 

• DOLPHINS AND SHARKS; Lexile 730
• POLAR BEARS AND THE ARCTIC; Lexile 730
• PENGUINS AND ANTARCTICA; Lexile 700
• PANDAS AND OTHER ENDANGERED SPECIES; Lexile 880

Track the facts about your favorite animals in the first-ever boxed set of popular Magic Tree House nonfiction!

Jack and Annie love animals! And they love to learn more about the animals they encounter on their adventures in the magic tree house. Join them as they track the facts about dolphins, sharks, polar bears, penguins, pandas, and much more in these four great books.

Filled with up-to-date information, photographs, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Fact Trackers encourage kids to find out more about the topics they discover in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures. Recently rebranded, these four Fact Tracker paperbacks all in one box are the perfect gift for animal lovers, nonfiction readers, and fans of the Magic Tree House series.

Readers will learn about electricity while performing the short experiments in this book.

Why did ancient Egyptians put oil on the ground while they were building the pyramids?

The oil reduced friction and allowed them to drag huge stone blocks along the ground.

Inside, you'll find:

* How forces such as inertia and friction relate to motion;

* A timeline, photos - and how humans have used the laws of motion to invent things such as roller coasters and space shuttles;

* Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you!

True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging manner, featuring lively sidebars, a glossary, visual back matter, and an index.

This book provides a short selection of experiments that can be performed using electricity.

When were batteries invented?

Italian scientist Alessandro Volta invented the first batteries in 1800.

Inside, you'll find:

* Why some materials hold electricity better than others;

* Experiments, a timeline, photos - and how electricity is created;

* Surprising TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you!

True Books have been upgraded and updated. Information is presented in a thorough yet engaging manner, featuring lively sidebars, a glossary, visual back matter, and an index.

Did you know that animals can diagnosis diseases?

Medicine is a complex field with high stakes. Scientists and doctors are always hard at work on new ways to diagnose and treat illnesses, but sometimes animals already have the answers. Readers will discover how certain animals can detect diseases. They will also find out how animals can provide therapy and perform tasks for sick or injured people.

For people with disabilities, certain everyday tasks can sometimes be more difficult than they should be. Thankfully, there are animal helpers who can assist these people. Readers will learn how animals can act as a disabled person's eyes, ears, or even hands. They will also find out how these animals are trained to perform such amazing feats.

Maps have guided us from place to place since ancient times, but they can do more than just show the way.

Today's maps can provide a wide range of additional information, from population density to land elevation. Readers will learn how to identify and use many different types of maps, as well as how mapmaking technology has changed and improved throughout history.

Astronaut:  Dr. Mae Jemison The 100 Year Starship.

This book explores how the sun was formed, what it is made of, and how its energy travels to Earth and the other planets of the solar system.

The sun provides us with the light and energy we need to survive.

It also serves as the center of our solar system, with its gravitational pull keeping the planets in orbit. But what exactly is the sun? Readers will explore how the sun was formed, what it is made of, and how its energy travels to Earth and the other planets of the solar system.

Dr. Mae Jemison and 100 Year Starship.

Our solar system is made up of eight planets orbiting around the star we call the sun, as well as the various moons that orbit the planets.

For hundreds of years, curious scientists have been studying these planets and moons and learning more about them. Readers will learn about the many methods astronomers have used to study our solar system, from the basic telescopes of the 17th century to today's advanced space probes.

Through the practice of yoga, people bring together their mind, body, and heart to make themselves calm and relaxed.

Yoga means "to connect" or "bring together" in Sanskrit, an ancient language of India. Readers will learn about different styles of yoga and learn basic poses they can practice at home. They will also discover yoga's many health benefits.

Inside you'll find:

* When and where yoga first developed;

* A time line, photos - and how yoga can make you healthier and happier;

* Surprising, TRUE facts that will shock and amaze you.