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Bicycles (Early Physics Fun)

Written by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
In Bicycles, early fluent readers explore the physics behind this popular children's vehicle...
3rd - 7th
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Early Physics Fun: Hula Hoops

Written by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
In Hula Hoops, early fluent readers explore the physics behind this popular spinning toy. Vibrant...
3rd - 7th
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Early Physics Fun: Trampolines

Written by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
In Trampolines, early fluent readers explore the physics behind this popular backyard toy. Vibrant...
3rd - 7th
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Slides (Early Physics Fun)

Written by Jenny Fretland VanVoorst
In Slides, early fluent readers explore the physics behind this popular piece of playground...
3rd - 7th
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Clever Trevor (Science Solves It!)

Written by Sarah Albee and Illustrated by Paige Billin-Frye
Buzz and his band of bullies invade the playground where Trevor and his pals hang out — but not for...
K - 3rd
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Common Ground: The Water, Earth, and Air We Share

Written and Illustrated by Molly Bang

A simple story of our planet's natural resources with jewel-like paintings by Caldecott Honor author...

2nd - 5th
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Jack Death

Written by M.L. Windsor

Jack is an ordinary boy except that his father happens to be Death. Nadine is a perfectly normal...

3rd - 7th
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The Life of a Butterfly (Science Library)

Written by Robin Bernard
The Monarch butterfly's amazing life cycle is explored through photographs and clear text.
2nd - 4th
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The Magic School Bus: The Giant Germ

Written by Anne Capeci

The popular Magic School Bus stories are now offered in a chapter book format, loaded with the same...

2nd - 4th
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Cloud Chaser

Written by Anne-Fleur Drillon and Illustrated by Eric Puybaret
Dreamy Emery loves doodling wild inventions . . . but when a new friend moves in next door with...
K - 5th
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Earth! My First 4.54 Billion Years

Written by Stacy McAnulty and Illustrated by David Litchfield
"Hi, I’m Earth! But you can call me Planet Awesome." Prepare to learn all about Earth from the...
Pre-K - 3rd
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A Dinosaur Named Sue (Scholastic Reader!® Science Level 4)

Written by Fay Robinson with the SUE Science Team of The Field Museum and Illustrated by Portia Sloan
Found in the Badlands of South Dakota, Sue is the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil ever found...
Pre-K - 3rd
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Scholastic Reader!® Level 2: Robots

Written by Gail Tuchman
Robots are all around us. They can build towers, make cars, travel underwater, and into space. Learn...
1st - 3rd
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The Magic School Bus Explores The Senses

Written by Joanna Cole
On a most sense-sational trip that takes them through an eye, an ear, a tongue, and even a dog's...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Magic School Bus Inside A Beehive

Written by Joanna Cole
When the Magic School Bus turns into a beehive, Ms. Frizzle's class learns firsthand about how...
Pre-K - 3rd
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The Magic School Bus and The Climate Challenge

Written by Joanna Cole
Like it or not, global warming is a hot topic, and it will affect the younger generation the most...
2nd - 5th
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What's It Like to Be...a Spider? (Riverstream Science Reading, Level 1)

Written by Jinny Johnson and Illustrated by Desiderio Sanzi
A garden spider tells how she spins webs and lays eggs, and what happens when her young hatch.
2nd - 3rd
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Whats It Like to Be... a Grasshopper? (Riverstream Science Reading, Level 1)

Written by Jinny Johnson and Illustrated by Desiderio Sanzi
A grasshopper tells the story of his life, and shows that he must shed his skin several times before...
2nd - 3rd
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Whats It Like to Be... an Ant (Riverstream Science Reading, Level 1)

Written by Jinny Johnson and Illustrated by Desiderio Sanzi
A worker ant tells the story of her life, from hatching from an egg to being part of a colony.
2nd - 3rd
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Ice Mummy

Written by Mark Dubowski and Cathy East Dubowski
In 1991, two tourists hiking in the Alps saw something very odd sticking out of the snow. At first...
2nd - 4th
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A Weed is a Flower: The Life of George Washington Carver

Written and Illustrated by Aliki
Brief text and pictures present the life of a man, born a slave, who became a scientist and devoted...
Pre-K - 3rd
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On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein

Written by Jennifer Berne and Illustrated by Vladmir Radunsky
Curious about the mysteries of the world, young Albert is full of questions. This picture book...
1st - 4th

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