When Duke the duck was born, he was not born with beautiful white feathers and a bright shade of orange bill and feet. He was born with purple feet and purple bill. Duke had gray feathers instead of pretty white ones. But what was so unusual about him was no matter how hard he tried, he could not quack like the rest of his family did. Instead, he made the most awful-sounding noise and annoyed the other farm animals and his family. His parents even...

Monarch butterflies are the celebrities of the insect world. You probably know about their famous transformation from caterpillar to butterfly. But what else do you know about them? Are monarchs endangered? Why are there imposters out there imitating them? How do they manage their incredible two-way flights? And what's up with those Florida monarchs? Why don't they behave like the others? The answers may surprise you. By award-winning science...

Butterflies are a crucial part of the ecosystem. Unfortunately, many butterfly species are dying off in record numbers. Butterfly exhibits serve an important role. In these enclosed spaces, we can learn more about these winged creatures and what we can do to help them. Created in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian Informational Text builds reading skills while engaging students' curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world...

From a molting caterpillar to a colorful butterfly, learn all about the different stages in a monarch butterfly's life cycle. Told from the monarch's perspective, early readers get a first-hand experience into its life stages. Simple sentences help develop word recognition and improve reading skills. Each book in this series includes a table of contents, glossary, index, and an author biography. Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of key words Index...

Follow the monarch butterfly's multigenerational journey from Canada to Mexico in the Marvelous Migrations series. Focused on 21st century content, engaging inquiry-based sidebars encourage young readers to think, create, guess, and ask questions. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, and sidebars.

Beatrice the Bumblebee doesn't want to be a bee. She wants to be something else, even if it is only for one day. In fact, she has quite a bee in her bonnet about it! This children's picture/story book, aimed at 5-7 year olds, introduces lots of vocabulary and animals with the "be" "bee" and "bea" sounds to help children learn about words with similar sounds, but different spellings.

¿Qué tienen en común los paneles solares, la ropa impermeable y las cortinas de las ventanas? ¡Son tecnologías que se han adaptado basándose en el estudio de las mariposas! Aprenda lo que los científicos han aprendido de las mariposas con este libro en español que despertará la curiosidad sobre los temas de STEAM a través de ejemplos del mundo real. Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian, este libro STEAM presenta un desafío...

The early bird catches the worm! At least, that's what Libby's dad says. So when Libby's family goes camping, Libby decides to get up extra early to catch some worms for their fishing trip. The only problem is that now Libby is too tired to go fishing. But that's good news for the worms that get a new garden home on the farm. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of...

After attending her school's pet show, Libby is inspired to teach her goat, Elvis, some tricks. But Elvis won't catch a Frisbee. He nibbles on socks, rather than folding them. And he can't speak French. Then Libby has an idea. She realizes Elvis is already great at making friends and making people laugh. Elvis will make the perfect therapy goat! Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Calico Kid is an imprint of Magic Wagon,...

You've heard of Horse Whisperers and Dog Whisperers, but Ellis thinks he might be a Worm Whisperer! Ellis Coffey loves animals. He spends so much time outdoors that sometimes he thinks he can talk with them. When he discovers a caterpillar that seems to follow his directions, he knows he has a chance to win the annual Woolly Worm race. The prize money is $1,000--exactly the amount of the deductible for his dad's back surgery. If Ellis is right and...