Donald M. Silver

Explains how to observe and explore plants, animals, and their interactions in your own backyard.

Backyard

Patricia Wynne

Fish and fungi, plants and protists, mammals and monera all seem to get along swimmingly in and around the peaceful-looking pond environment. But a closer look at a small square reveals an ever-changing world. . .home to a larger variety of creatures and goings-on than you'd ever imagine, even in just a drop of its water! This beautifully illustrated "you are there" science book--part of the critically acclaimed One Small Square series--is brimming over with fun-to-do experiments and activities for children ages 7 and up. Includes a pond field guide, a glossary-index, and a resource list.

Pond

Kids learn all about their favorite things as they color adorable pictures. Each page has a caption that teaches the child about the pictured topic. As children learn new facts and develop their vocabulary, adults share in the experience by helping them read the captions. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

Dinosaurs

Patricia J. Wynne

These 28 fun and instructive illustrations offer an entertaining way for children to learn how their bodies work. Simple text answers such questions as: What is a hiccup? and Where is my DNA? Free Teacher's Manual available. Grades: 1–2.

My First Human Body Coloring Book

Children ages 8 and up can discover where these prehistoric creatures lived, the food they ate, and what they may have looked like. Plus, there are fascinating facts about moving continents, climate changes, exploding volcanoes, and more.

My First Book about Dinosaurs

How does the brain control the rest of the body? How does it enable the senses, regulate speech, affect balance, and influence sleep and dreams? These 30 full-page illustrations to color help explain every aspect of the brain's big job, from communicating with the central nervous system to retaining memories.

My First Book about the Brain

Chemistry is all about what's happening in the air, under the sea and ground, and inside every living thing — including you! With 46 pages of fun-to-color illustrations and fact-filled captions, children ages 8 to 12 can explore atoms and molecules, why carbon is so important, how our bodies break down food, what is causing global warming, and much more.

My First Book about Chemistry

Here's the most entertaining way for children to get a good look at the human body and learn how bodies work: 28 fun and instructive, ready-to-color illustrations. Coordinating text explores the muscular, skeletal, nervous, digestive, respiratory, and immune systems, and answers such questions as What is a hiccup? and Where is my DNA?

My First Human Body Book

Explains how to investigate the plant and animal life found in a small section of the woods.

Woods

Provides a variety of projects and lessons to teach elementary students about the workings of the human body.

Donald M. Silver

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