Subjects:  1. Animal defenses    2. Camouflage (Biology)    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Grades 1-2    5. General    6. Juvenile literature    7. General science    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / General   

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Colorful illustrations
this is a nice series of non-fiction books for preschoolers to improve their vocabulary. All the pages are full of bright colorful illustrations and their is lots of reading and information. This would be a nice series for a 3rd grader to read, maybe fourth grade. One or two paragraphs per page. I often read these to my preschoolers or just look at the pages with the 1 and 2 year olds. Books have held up well.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Reptiles & Amphibians    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Frogs    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Juvenile literature    7. Readers - Beginner    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Reptiles & Amphibians    9. Picture books    10. Reptiles & amphibians    11. Zoology & animal sciences   

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Elementary    4. Elementary School Mathematics    5. Preschool & Kindergarten    6. Teaching Methods & Materials - Classroom Planning    7. Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics    8. Education / Preschool & Kindergarten   

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Great Book for students
I love this book as it gives a different spin on the 100th day of school.As an educator, I am always looking for things that fit the curriculum but are of interest to the learners.There are many follow-through activities to do after reading this. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Mathematics    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    5. Concepts - General    6. Counting    7. Juvenile Mathematics    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Mathematics - General    11. School & Education    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General   

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What Good Is Snow?
Rather than attempting to explain how snow is made, this book discusses the good and bad things about snow. For instance, snow protects plants and animals from harsh winds and can keep things warm. However, snow can also bury food for animals and cause floods in the spring. This book is fairly easy for pre-schoolers to understand though there are a few difficult words they have trouble understanding at first (thermometer and temperature). The illustrations that accompany the text are colorful, yet not overpowering. A great science book to use for preschoolers when talking about winter.

General Introduction to Snow
Rather than go into the science of how snow is formed, this book discusses the effects of snow... Snow protects plants and hibernating animals from wind and cold and, in the spring, melted snow waters the new plants.The book also discussed the dangerous conditions snow can cause.The colorful illustrations and subject of the text make it a good book for a pre-kindergarten curriculum. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 1-2    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Readers - Beginner    6. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather    7. Snow    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Weather    9. Weather   

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Explains doubling math concept
This is a pretty cute book.At first, the little farmer boy has five ducks for which to care and he describes a typical day that that many ducks require.He explains how much food they need, their bath, and how they go to bed.However, when they all go out for a walk one day, they each bring back a friend, doubling the little farmer's efforts.So, now he needs double the food, double the straw and double the hands and asks for a friend too.
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Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8 - Mathematics    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Concepts - General    5. Juvenile Mathematics    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Juvenile literature    8. Mathematics - General    9. Multiplication    10. Preschool Mathematics Skills    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General   

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Don't just "breeze" through this book!
"Feel the Wind" is a great tool for teaching children about the wind and the weather.Arthur Dorros defines wind and its uses in a way that children can easily understand.The book includes the causes of wind,ways wind is used by man and nature, and easy directions for making aweather vane.This book is a must for any young meterorologist. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Juvenile literature    4. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences    5. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences - Weather    6. Winds    7. Early learning / early learning concepts    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Nature / Weather    9. Picture books    10. Weather   

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Excellent teaching tool for young children!!!
My wife and I are hand therapists and we found your book to haveexcellent, researched information.The author "touches" on manywonderful abilities that God has provided for in the use of our hands. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Body, Mind & Spirit    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Hand    5. Juvenile literature    6. Science & Nature - Anatomy & Physiology    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Anatomy & Physiology   

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Great Introdution to Division
"Divide and Ride" is a great way to introduce your children/students to division.It has fabulous illustrations and written in a kid-friendly manner.Students can relate to the idea of going to an amusement park and/or carnival and they can start to see patterns as the book continues. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Concepts - General    4. Division    5. General    6. Juvenile Mathematics    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Mathematics - Arithmetic    10. Mathematics - General    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Concepts / General   

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Your Skin and Mine
Detailed explanations on the two layers of skin and feeling your skin. Your Skin and Mine centers around four kids, Mary, Henry, Mark and the other one is a boy who is telling the story and never offers his own name for the reader to learn. On page 24 they go into detail on melanin, which is grains of color to protect the body from the sun. He states that Mark's skin makes a lot of this while Henry and Mary's skin does not. There is no explanation on how he knows this or why it is different.
Have fun observing.
My five year old is intrigued by this book. Although the book suggests using a magnifying glass to do so, the observations it asks the reader to make can largely be done by the eye. I read it to him at night and, lying in bed,he and I look at our own skins and spot the similarities and differences in a gentle game of observation. It encourages the act of looking at the familiar with a new and curious eye. And the information it gives is solid and uncondescending. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Juvenile literature    4. Physiology    5. Skin    6. Human biology    7. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / General   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Bears    2. Arithmetic    3. Bears    4. Blueberries    5. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    6. Children: Grades 1-2    7. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    8. Fiction    9. Juvenile Mathematics    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Mathematics - General    12. Science & Technology - Mathematics    13. Mathematics    14. Mathematics / Counting & Numeration   

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an archaeologist's opinion
From an archaeologist's point of view, that the "artifact" used for show and tell is a wood hoop with strings (and would not be preserved in most archaeological contexts) is the minor problem. The major problem is that Great Aunt Jane, the archaeologist, has an "artifact" in her trunk instead of in a curation facility.Ethical archaeologists do not keep the artifacts they find.The book could have Arnold find a replica made of one of Auntie's discoveries. In its favor, the book does emphasize "it's not what you find [i.e. the artifact] but what you find out" that's important.

Book Review
I liked reading this book, because it was easy to read and understand. I thought that the book was funny and interesting. The class had show and tell and Arnold brought something in to show that was very interesting. No one knew what it was. They try to find out what it is and where it came from by going on a trip with there teacher. By reading this book, you will find out what exactly happened on their trip and what it is what Arnold brought in for show and tell!Read more

Subjects:  1. Archaeology    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. General    5. Juvenile literature    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction / Science & Technology   

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Disappointed
I was expecting a book of activities to liven up math.Instead, it is just a book of worksheets.Mostly problems where the learner uses the answer in a crossword, wordsearch, or some other type of puzzle.I'm looking for activities to work with students in groups of 3-5.Projects or activities to give us a break from lecture and homework.This is definitely not it.I was led to believe this book was for 6-12, but I would rate it for 6-8.

Pilot Teacher
I am a pilot teacher.I used this resource book with middle years students in many ways.Individual students did some sections and tests as enrichment.They liked the interesting topics such as, how much does it cost to own a tiger. Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity programs    2. Education    3. Education / Teaching    4. Mathematics    5. Secondary    6. Secondary School Mathematics    7. Study & Teaching    8. Study and teaching (Secondary)    9. Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics    10. Education / Teaching Methods & Materials / Mathematics    11. Teaching of a specific subject   

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ok for math but not a book for us...
This book is fine for teaching patterns, it's main intent.I have a problem with the behavior of the kids however.First, the older brother doesn't share and his parents have no problem with this.Secondly, the younger child sneaks around misbehaving and ignoring both of her parents and her brother yet she's rewarded with a gift.We won't be reading this one again.

Beep, Beep, Vroom, Vroom
I used this book as a follow-up to our math patterning unit in my Kindergarten class. As I read the book, the students manipulated unifix cubes to copy the various patterns throughout the story. It was a great hit and certainly a good review of the patterning concept.

Fun to read!
My children LOVE this book.Don't think that because this is a "math" book it will be uninteresting!The repetition of the car sounds (beep beep, vroom vroom, crash crash) holds even my 1 and 3 year olds attention.It is fun to read and the author gives you some ideas in the back of the book to try while reading the book.You can read it for fun or point out patterns, colors, or even talk about sharing or asking permission.It is a wonderful book for a boy or a girl.I am giving this book as gifts because my girls enjoy it so much. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Automobiles    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Concepts - Colors    5. Concepts - Counting & Numbers    6. Concepts - General    7. Juvenile Mathematics    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Mathematics - General    11. Sequences (Mathematics)    12. Toys, Dolls, & Puppets    13. Juvenile Fiction / Concepts / General   

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My Six Year Old Loves It
But it's good for 5 to 10-year olds.It appeals to the hands-on kid, but doesn't speak down to them at all.Explains the concepts (fractions, averages, volume, graphs, measurements, etc.) clearly and quickly, thengives exercises and fun things for the kid to try.Mostly needs parent tobe helping, though most are simple.We loved making a color spinner andfolding paper (doubling).We charted doubling to show her what a parabolalooked like. It has plenty of clear effective line sketches to illustrate. I found this at the library and decided to buy it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile literature    5. Mathematics    6. Mathematics - Games & Recreations    7. Mathematics - General    8. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General   

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Blends creativity w/multiplication & division facts practice
This workbook provides a fun way to practice multiplication & divisionfacts. Students answer facts and then use their answers to plot points on agraph. When the points are connected, a picture materializes. (Each pictureis a clue to the riddle asked on each page.) My fourth-graders liked these.Most of them needed to do several of these together (I used overheadtransparencies) before they could do them independently. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Education    2. Education / Teaching    3. Elementary    4. Teaching Methods & Materials - Mathematics   

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What's a dinosaur watcher to do? Where do you go to find creatures that have been dead for 65 million years, and how do you know them when you see them?Read more

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Great Pictures and Paintings!
Half of this book is about famous paleontologists, what dinosaurs are, and how they became extinct.The next half has at least 80 pictures and paintings of different species of dinosaurs, and a description of their characteristics and how they live.I would especially recommend it to 11 and 12 year olds who know their dinosaurs.WARNING:This is not a little kid's book.It does contain A LOT of information.It has at least a page on each species of dinosaur, but I think it should go into even more detail on these amazing animals.

An exciting, surprising book
I got this book as a gift. From the first page, I knew that I liked it! The detailed pictures show texture and are colorful. It is easy to read and understand. On each page there are different boxes with crafts you can do and interesting facts. (for example, some small carnivore dinosaurs ate their young when they were starving.) Dynamic Dinos!
We used this book to get a complete overview of these wonderful creatures.The book is large sized and has wonderful color pictures.The text is easy to read for ages 9 and up and can be read aloud to younger kids, sothe book works for whole families.There are all sorts of hands onprojects, great little pieces about some famous dinosaur excavators anddinosaur moments in history.Of course all the information about how theshape of the continents took place, how fossils are made, the geologicaltime, etc. is there and complete.We were really impressed with the easein which we could gather information from the book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Animals - Dinosaurs    2. Animals - Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures    3. Children's 9-12 - Science    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Dinosaurs    7. Fossils    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature   

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A real sleep aid....
This is a brilliant book.I purchased it when my 2.5 year old son was refusing to sleep to try to explain to him that everyone sleeps, and why everyone sleeps. I could relate the facts in the book to things he understood, including when Caroline (a character in the book) goes to sleep and how she gets cranky when she doesn't get her nap.Thereafter he would say he needed his sleep so that he wasnt cranky like Caroline!He loves reading the book before nap and bed time - and the last few pages about drifting off to sleep help him unwind and relax ready for his own sleep.I also learnt a few things from this book - who knew that chickens eyelids go up, or that snakes have no eyelids! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bedtime & Dreams    2. Bedtime Stories    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Juvenile literature    6. Science & Technology    7. Sleep    8. Human biology    9. Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Technology / Biology    10. Medicine & nursing   

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Science in the Deep Ocean
My 5 year old son loves the Magic School Bus.We were not disappointed with this book about the Coral Reefs.The Magic School makes learning about the environment and the ocean fun for all ages.

The kids work together for a natural treasure
My five year old son and three year old daughter have been enjoying this book for over a year. The older child finds the story exciting and gains satisfaction from better understanding the world around him. The younger child enjoys how the characters she's come to know so well morf into creatures she's familiar with from visits to the aquarium and the fishmonger.
The Magic School Bus Takes A Dive
Ms. Frizzle takes her class on a field trip to the depths of the ocean to observe the coral reefs up close and learn life that found in reefs. The book, like all the other Magic School Bus books, teaches a lot, and has a moral. In this story the reader can learn a lot about the coral reefs of the sea, and what kind of creatures live there. The moral of this story is to work together to achieve your goals. Children between the ages of 4 and 6 would probably enjoy this book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Picturebooks    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Coral reef ecology    5. Coral reefs and islands    6. Ecology    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. School & Education    10. Science & Nature - Earth Sciences    11. Symbiosis    12. Juvenile Fiction / Science & Technology   

Subjects:  1. Animals - Pigs    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Concepts - General    5. Fairs    6. Fiction    7. Games    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Preschool Picture Story Books    10. Probabilities    11. Science & Technology - Mathematics    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Mathematics / General