Martha E. H. Rustad

In fall, people play and get ready for winter. See how they celebrate this fun season.

In fall, many green leaves turn orange, yellow, and red. See how much fun you can have with leaves after they fall off the tree.

Inspire young astronomers with this engaging series on space. New in paperback, these titles have been revised to reflect Pluto's new status, and featuring the newest photos available, each title provides an accurate and accessible introduction to these fascinating topics.It features: labelled photographs; diagrams; close photo-text matches; extended glossary definitions; note to parents and teachers; and, Internet sites.This series explores and supports standards required by Benchmark for Science Literacy: Project 2061 regarding 'Physical Setting' and 'The Universe.'It also features: carefully controlled vocabulary; short and direct sentence structure; precise photo-text matches to aid comprehension; clear, uncomplicated design; clear chapter headings; and, straightforward information.

Encourages understanding and appreciation of children with differences. This title features colour photographs that show children with disabilities interacting with others in positive ways. It also includes presentations that give basic overviews for children who have or know children with disabilities.

The teeth of parrotfish never stop growing. They look like a parrot's beak This book explores how colorful parrotfish swim, eat, and rest covered in slime.

A lobster hides by day and hunts for food by night. It wears its skeleton on the outside of its body. Children will discover the physical characteristics of lobsters and how they thrive underwater.

Did you know that wasps chew plants and wood to make a paste that hardens into paper? They use this paste to make the nests in which they live. Eager readers will learn how wasps help protect plants, use their stingers, and build different kinds of nests.

Ladybugs don't have spots all their lives, and some never have spots. Not a plant-eating insect, ladybugs love to eat aphids and are often used to protect plants. Early readers will learn how ladybugs grow and develop spots, hunt aphids, and live through the changes of season.

A swimming stingray looks like its flying through the ocean Its wide fins look like wings and help it glide. This book introduces children to the parts of a stingray, especially its stinging tail.