If you were dormant / waiting out the cold, the dry, the heat / you would pause. Captivating photos of animals accompany simple, engaging text to explain dormancy in nature. This highly curricular book teaches young readers about different kinds of dormancy and which animals do what. Featuring creatures like ladybugs, chickadees, squirrels, and even alligators, this book won't put curious kids to sleep! "A refreshingly original exploration of a physical...

"Introduces the topic of simple machines through the familiar tune 'Kookaburra'"--Summary provided by publisher.

Cleverly shows how Leonardo's ideas foreshadowed modern inventions. At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more.

Introduces robots and the science behind these amazing machines, including a historic timeline of robot development, common jobs robots perform in the workplace and at home, and robots of the future.

"This picture book biography of Chester Greenwood explores the invention of the earmuffs and the patenting process"--

In From Tree to Paper, early fluent readers learn how paper is made, from wooden logs to pulp to our printers. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how this item gets to their notebooks. An infographic illustrates the cycle with real photos and descriptions. Children can learn more about paper using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. From Tree to Paper...

"Mary Golda Ross designed classified projects for Lockheed Aircraft Corporation as the company's first female engineer. Find out how her passion for math and the Cherokee values she was raised with shaped her life and work"--