Dana Meachen Rau

Handmade, customized bracelets are a great way to show your friends how important they are to you. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice new techniques, and build on concepts that may already be familiar. Other tools, including an index and additional resources, encourage readers to locate information...

Mercurio, Venus, Tierra, Marte, Júpiter, Saturno, Urano y Neptuno son los ocho planetas que giran alrededor del Sol. Unos viajan rápidamente y otros lentamente. ¿Qué más tienen de especial estos objetos del espacio?

The Hands on Science series provides students with background on key concepts in Science. Each title includes engaging hands on exercises that bring the concepts to life for kids. Real World Science: Electricity and Magnetism, provides information on static electricity, electric current, magnets, and electromagnets

Complete a variety of fun science experiments using the equipment at your favorite playground.

Make some noise by creating your own homemade musical instruments. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice new techniques, and build on concepts that may already be familiar. Other tools, including an index and additional resources, encourage readers to locate information and explore further independently....

Following the scientific process, this title provides instruction on how to conduct experiments that help students gain a better understanding of light.

Felting can turn wool into a variety of different objects. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice new techniques, and build on concepts that may already be familiar. Other tools, including an index and additional resources, encourage readers to locate information and explore further independently....

This book includes ideas for turning common household items into a variety of interesting and creative crafts. Crafters practice comprehension skills as they use text and diagrams to follow the steps for each project. The activities push students to learn and apply domain-specific vocabulary, practice new techniques, and build on concepts that may already be familiar. Other tools, including an index and additional resources, encourage readers to locate...

Learn how to paint rocks in interesting designs with these fun activities.

Introduces the geography, topography, climate, flora, fauna, and population of the continent of North America. Geography of the World introduces students to the major geographic features of our planet. With original maps and brilliant photographs, each book answers basic questions about how each geographic area developed, what makes it unique, and which plants, animals, and people live there today. Special features include a current-events time line,...