The Child's World.The Child's World PO Box 326, Chanhassen, MN 55317-0326 1-800-599-7323 www.childsworth Science Around Us is a twenty titles series specifically designed to appeal to reluctant young readers in grades 3 through 8. Written at a grade 4 reading level, each 32 page volume is enhanced with full-color photographs, a table of contents, informative sidebars, a glossary of key words and phrases Words and Phrases® A multivolume set of law books published by West Group containing thousands of judicial definitions of words and phrases, arranged alphabetically, from 1658 to the present. , interesting facts sections, a timeline of key events or an animal kingdom chart, sources for further research (including thematically appropriate websites), and a comprehensive index. Twelve titles are dedicated to Biology (Amphibians amphibians members of the animal class Amphibia. Includes frogs, toads, newts, salamanders and cecilians all capable of living on land or in water. , Birds, Fish, Insects, Mammals, Mollusks and Crustaceans, Reptiles reptiles terrestrial or aquatic vertebrates which breathe air through lungs and have a skin covering of horny scales. They are poikilothermic, oviparous or ovoviviparous, and, if they have legs they are short and constructed solely for crawling. , Sea Jellies Sea´ jel´ly 1. (Zool.) A medusa, or jellyfish. , SeaStars, Spiders and Scorpions, Sponges, and Worms). Eight titles focus upon Physics (Electricity; Energy; Light; Magnetism; Matter and Material; Motion; Solids, liquids, and Gases; and Sound). Basic core additions to school library collections, each of these volumes (available individually: list price $27.07; school/library price $18.95), both school and community library systems would be well advised to acquire the Science Around Us series in its entirety for the benefit of their students and young patrons. This outstanding series is also ideal for homeschool home·school or home-school v. home·schooled, home·school·ing, home·schools v.tr. To instruct (a pupil, for example) in an educational program outside of established schools, especially in the home. curriculum development and supplementation. |
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