Find the Constellations
10 best books like Find the Constellations (H.A. Rey): The Pilgrims' First Thanksgiving, Astronomy: Out of This World!, Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11, Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard, 999 Tadpoles, The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder, Knut: How One Little Polar Bear Captivated the World, Story of the Orchestra: Listen While You Learn About the Instruments, the Music and the Composers Who Wrote the Music!, Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America, A Drop Of Water: A Book of Science and Wonder
Author | Ann McGovern |
ISBN | 0590461885 |
A beautifully illustrated and age appropriate retelling of the famous Thanksgiving story.
Ages 5-11
This book isn't just about the three day long First Thanksgiving celebration, though that is chronicled nicely; It is also about the struggles the pilgrims encountered along...
Author | Dan Green |
ISBN | 0753462907 |
Like a Facebook for the universe, Astronomy gives every important celestial body and concept its own page, where readers can learn its behaviors, likes, and dislikes up close and personal. From the flashy stars to the shadowy and strange objects that hang out like loners at the edges of the universe,...
Simply told, grandly shown, here is the flight of Apollo 11. Here for a new generation of readers and explorers are the steady astronauts, clicking themselves into gloves and helmets, strapping themselves into sideways seats. Here are their great machines in all their detail and monumentality, the...
Author | Annette LeBlanc Cate |
ISBN | 0763645613 |
You don’t have to own binoculars and know a bunch of fancy Latin names to watch birds! No matter where you live, they’re in your neighborhood — just look up.
This conversational, humorous introduction to bird-watching encourages kids to get outdoors with a sketchbook and really look...
Mother and Father Frog find it necessary to move to a larger pond after hatching 999 tadpoles.
A more accurate title would be 999 froglets as the baby frogs only spend three pages as tadpoles before becoming frogs.
The frog family outgrows its pond after hatching 999 baby frogs, and...
Author | Mark Cassino |
ISBN | 0811868664 |
The Story of Snow: The Science of Winter's Wonder by Mark Cassino is a non-fiction picture book for children which teaches all about snow.
It's a simple read that begins with clouds, and takes you through the life cycle of a snowflake in an easy to understand format.
It contains the most...
Author | Juliana Hatkoff |
ISBN | 0545047161 |
From the bestselling author of Owen & Mzee, a picture book about Knut, the adorable polar bear cub who's captured hearts around the world.
When Knut was born, the first polar bear cub at the Berlin Zoo in more than thirty years, he was no bigger than a snowball and unable to care for himself....
Author | Robert Levine |
ISBN | 1579121489 |
Eye-catching illustrations, engaging text and delightful musical selections on the accompanying 70-minute CD lead children ages 8 to 12 (and parents, too!) on an exciting and educational tour through the instruments and music of the orchestra. Illustrated in exquisite and colorful detail with...
Author | Eric R. Eaton |
ISBN | 0618153101 |
Comprehensive yet compact, authoritative yet easy to understand, this is the perfect guide for anyone who wants to know more about the fascinating and diverse insects of North America.
Many insects are difficult even for the experts to identify, but here readers will find a wealth...
Author | Walter Wick |
ISBN | 0590221973 |
The most spectacular photographs ever created on the subject of water appear in this unique science book by Walter Wick. The camera stops the action and magnifies it so that all the amazing states of water can be observed - water as ice, rainbow, stream, frost, dew. Readers can examine a drop of water as...
Author | Vicki Cobb |
ISBN | 0688178405 |
Ever lose your hat in a strong wind?
Ever feel the wind pushing you from side to side?
Know why you can feel the wind, but never see it?
You will! Renowned science author Vicki Cobb makes scientific principles easy for even the youngest kids to understand. Follow this book with a young child...
Author | Emily Dickinson |
ISBN | 0806906359 |
Features more than 35 of Dickinson's best loved poems, including "I'm nobody, who are you?" and "I started early, took my dog." "The choice of...Emily Dickinson is a good one....Chi Chung's illustrations...are precise and sometimes whimsical....Attractive and inviting....will give young readers...
Author | Joseph D'Agnese |
ISBN | 0805063056 |
As a young boy in medieval Italy, Leonardo Fibonacci thought about numbers day and night. He was such a daydreamer that people called him a blockhead.
When Leonardo grew up and traveled the world, he was inspired by the numbers used in different countries. Then he realized that many things in...
Author | Sy Montgomery |
ISBN | 0618496416 |
Travel with the scientists as they trek deep into the New Guinea wilderness to locate the elusive Matschie's tree kangaroo.
The photography featured in this book is nothing short of stunning. The full color photographs include both scenic pieces, which
capture the beauty of the...
Author | Chandler S. Robbins |
ISBN | 0307136566 |
Birds of North America
By Chandler S Robbins, Bertel Bruun, and Herbert S Zim, Illustrated By Arthur Singer -
Golden Press New York Western Publishing Company Inc - Copyright 1966 By Western Publishing Company Inc - Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 66-16454...
Author | Becky Alexander |
ISBN | 0756667526 |
A landmark in reference publishing and overseen and authenticated by the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History, Natural History presents an unrivaled visual survey of Earth's natural history. Giving a clear overview of the classification of our natural world-over 6,000...
Author | Cheryl Bardoe |
ISBN | 0810954753 |
The only picture book available about the father of genetics and his pea plants!
How do mothers and fathers—whether they are apple trees, sheep, or humans—pass down traits to their children? This question fascinated Gregor Mendel throughout his life. Regarded as the world’s first...
Author | Faith McNulty |
ISBN | 0064432181 |
‘[An] irresistible account of a child’s imaginary 8,000-mile journey through the earth to discover what’s inside. Facts about the composition of the earth are conveyed painlessly and memorably.’ —SLJ. ‘An exciting adventure. . . . Illustrations [by Caldecott Medal winner Marc Simont]...
Author | Simon Basher |
ISBN | 0753462141 |
Imagine physics as a community full of wacky characters--the building blocks of the universe each with a unique personality. This book throws open the doors and welcomes you into their amazing world. From gravity to the theory of relativity, this unique book provides visual interpretations of complex...
The Body Owner's Handbook
Author | Nick Arnold |
ISBN | 0439981069 |
The Body Owner's Handbook is the guide you simply can't live without. You'll discover a range of fantastic features you did't even know you had, including: . an auto-repair function . a built-in cooling system . top-of-the range sensory equipment . rear gas and waste disposal. So you think you can stomach...
Author | Vivian French |
ISBN | 0763644463 |
Here’s to nature’s recyclers! Kids will burrow right into this book about the industrious — and danger-filled — life of the delightfully yucky earthworm.
Who would want to be friends with a wiggly, slimy worm? You can’t even tell which end is which! But there’s more to these lowly...
Author | Judy Sierra |
ISBN | 1416911758 |
I have read many books by Judy Sierra and out of all the books I had read by Judy Sierra so far, “The Gruesome Guide to World Monsters” was one of my favorites from her (even though it also had a lot to do with Henrik Drescher’s creative drawings)! So, I picked up this unusual book from Judy Sierra...
Author | Steve Jenkins |
ISBN | 0545046513 |
Caldecott Honor winner Steve Jenkins presents a fascinating look at the bones of the human body as compared to the bones of animals, and shows them off!
This book is far from skinny -- it's the definitive nonfiction title about human and animal bones, delivered with in-your-face accuracy and intrigue....