Earth is a very rocky place, and in this book, kids will get the opportunity to get up close to different types of rocks and investigate them just like real-life geologists.

As they work step-by-step through the fun and innovative activities and experiments they will discover...

• how rocks form and why they all look different
• how to tell rocks apart--just like a geologist
• how to make their own sand and soil from rocks
• how to create and then excavate a fossil from rock
• and much more!

The experiments have been created to use rocks from a backyard, park, or beach and everyday equipment and materials that will be accessible to all readers. They will ask questions, make observations, gather evidence, test theories, and record their conclusions.

Instead of just reading about this fascinating topic, readers will work like scientists to discover for themselves all about sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks, how fossils formed, and how Earth's rocks are forever changing and recycling as part of the rock cycle.

We might not notice them every day, but all around us plants are growing, cooking up their own food, fighting for territory, repelling hungry animals, and reproducing. But how do we know this? Science!

In this book, students will get hands-on to investigate if all the things we know about plants are true.

• What happens if a plant can't access sunshine?
• Do the roots of plants actively search for water?
• Can a plant grow if the soil around it contains no nutrients?
• What happens to seedlings if they are forced into a battle for survival against others of their kind?

As they carry out their investigations, students will get the chance to grow and observe their own plants. From photosynthesis to transpiration and from pollination to seed dispersal, each innovative and engaging experiment will get young students asking questions, making observations, gathering evidence, testing theories, and making and recording their conclusions. They will also get the chance to use scientific equipment and build and practice their science vocabulary.

Packed with science, this title is a celebration of these striped, fuzzy, and busy insect superheroes that will introduce readers to the fascinating and complicated lives of bees.

Using stunning photos, 3D artwork, and microscope imagery, peer into the hidden worlds of honeybees, bumblebees, and solitary bees. These tiny creatures may be small, but without these buzzing superheroes, humans could not exist on Earth.

Earth is a very rocky place, and in this book, kids will get the opportunity to get up close to different types of rocks and investigate them just like real-life geologists.

As they work step-by-step through the fun and innovative activities and experiments they will discover...

• how rocks form and why they all look different
• how to tell rocks apart--just like a geologist
• how to make their own sand and soil from rocks
• how to create and then excavate a fossil from rock
• and much more!

The experiments have been created to use rocks from a backyard, park, or beach and everyday equipment and materials that will be accessible to all readers. They will ask questions, make observations, gather evidence, test theories, and record their conclusions.

Instead of just reading about this fascinating topic, readers will work like scientists to discover for themselves all about sedimentary, igneous, and metamorphic rocks, how fossils formed, and how Earth's rocks are forever changing and recycling as part of the rock cycle.

We might not notice them every day, but all around us plants are growing, cooking up their own food, fighting for territory, repelling hungry animals, and reproducing. But how do we know this? Science!

In this book, students will get hands-on to investigate if all the things we know about plants are true.

• What happens if a plant can't access sunshine?
• Do the roots of plants actively search for water?
• Can a plant grow if the soil around it contains no nutrients?
• What happens to seedlings if they are forced into a battle for survival against others of their kind?

As they carry out their investigations, students will get the chance to grow and observe their own plants. From photosynthesis to transpiration and from pollination to seed dispersal, each innovative and engaging experiment will get young students asking questions, making observations, gathering evidence, testing theories, and making and recording their conclusions. They will also get the chance to use scientific equipment and build and practice their science vocabulary.

Meet the men and women who drive concrete mixer trucks and deliver this essential substance to construction sites.

• Learn about the machinery that perfectly mixes rocky material, sand, cement, water, and other substances in the truck's giant drum.
• Discover how the concrete mixture is pumped from the truck to where it is needed on a construction site.
• Find out what it is like to be a concrete mixer driver and do this skilled and important job.

Filled with behind-the-scenes photos, this book is a fascinating read for all truck fans and young readers who prefer factual books. It's also perfect for supporting social studies topics such as The Jobs People Do and People in Our Communities Who Help Us.