Bobbie Kalman

Following earthworms from birth to maturity, this book explains the stages of development they go through before they reach adulthood. Readers will learn about topics such as how earthworms live and move underground, how juvenile earthworms survive, and the importance of earthworms to the environment. Features include audio, full-color photographs, glossary of key words, index, informative sidebars, and table of contents.

Millions of baby spiders burst out of egg sacs each day in every part of the world. This book describes the growth and development of these fascinating animals, including how spiders care for their young, the differences between male and female spiders, and how environmental damage affects the life cycle of a spider. Features include audio, full-color photographs, glossary of key words, index, informative sidebars, and table of contents.

This book looks at the growth of a flower from a seed to the time it is a mature plant capable of producing new seeds. Readers will learn about topics such as how seeds are formed and what different types of seeds look like, the various ways flowers are pollinated, and how flowering plants benefit animals, people, and the environment. Features include audio, full-color photographs, glossary of key words, index, informative sidebars, and table of contents.

This book details the growth and development of these fascinating, prehistoric fish. Readers will learn about topics such as how shark pups are born, the behaviors and feeding habits of juvenile sharks, and how adult sharks find one another in order to mate. Features include audio, full-color photographs, glossary of key words, index, informative sidebars, and table of contents.

This book follows the growth of a tree from the time it sprouts to the time it is mature and capable of producing new seeds. Readers will learn about topics such as how seeds are produced, the role of various trees in a forest, and how trees benefit animals, people, and the environment. Features include audio, full-color photographs, glossary of key words, index, informative sidebars, and table of contents.

These busy insects have intrigued people for thousands of years. This book describes each stage of a honeybee's life cycle from egg to adult, including how a queen lays eggs and forms a new hive, how the body of a larva changes to that of an adult through metamorphosis, and the roles of workers, drones, and queens in the hive. Features include audio, full-color photographs, glossary of key words, index, informative sidebars, and table of contents.

Following butterflies from birth to maturity, this book explains the stages of development they go through before they reach adulthood. Readers will learn about topics such as where butterflies lay their eggs, the transformation from pupa to chrysalis to butterfly, monarch migration, and how to protect butterflies. Features include audio, full-color photographs, glossary of key words, index, informative sidebars, and table of contents.

In this newly revised edition of Colonial Life, young readers will meet the hardworking people of a colonial community, learn about the importance of family members, and discover the roles that religion and education played in people's lives more than two hundred years ago. They will also learn about: how people traveled from place to place; how adults and children; how a plantation was run, and the impact of the slave trade.

This newly revised edition describes how building a school was a priority once an early community became established. Students of all ages shared one teacher and the same four walls year after year. A One-Room School describes how the teacher, a respected member of the community, was entrusted with the responsibility of teaching reading, 'riting, and 'rithmetic. Children will enjoy seeing inside a one-room schoolhouse and discovering: what subjects students learned, how children were disciplined by the teacher, games boys and girls enjoyed during recess, games, songs, and activities they can participate in.

This newly revised edition of Visiting a Village is an ideal introduction to understanding the concept of community. Children will learn how the people in early communities worked together with a spirit of cooperation by trading their goods and services with each other. Knowing about what they might see on their first visit to an historic site will help spark a child's curiosity. In this book, they will meet such individuals as: the miller, the sawyer, the storekeeper, and the metal and woodworkers.

This book offers a fun path to learning with activities that help children develop skills such as concentration, deeper analytical abilities, and improved thought processing. Children will love the engaging art, music, nature, writing, and "maker" activities, which encourage critical thinking and problem solving skills, cooperation, communication, and creativity. Teacher's guide available.