Science emergent readers

Simple text and photographs present the names and characteristics of different kinds of cactus, including the pincushion, prickly pear, and barrel cactus.

Simple text and photographs show how the penguin, ostrich, and other flightless birds can travel by swimming, running, sliding, and other methods of movement.

Photographs and simple text explore the contrast between evergreens and deciduous trees through the four seasons.

Yusra Mardini fled her native Syria to the Turkish coast in 2015 and boarded a small dinghy full of refugees bound for Greece. When the small and overcrowded boat's engine cut out, it began to sink. Yusra, her sister and two others took to the water, pushing the boat for three and a half hours in open water until they eventually landed on Lesbos, saving the lives of the passengers aboard. Butterfly is the story of that remarkable woman, whose journey started in a war-torn suburb of Damascus and took her through Europe to Berlin and from there to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Simple text and illustrations introduce various tools and their uses, including the hammer, screwdriver, and electric drill.

Carlos is jealous of his friend Billy's new bicycle and desperately wants a new one of his own for his upcoming birthday.

Photographs and simple text explore the variety of animals that have adapted to life in the Arctic.

Photographs and simple text introduce the ocean environment and what is found in it.

Photographs and simple text describe the variety of places where birds build nests and lay their eggs.

Describes the life cycle of the robin.

Shows that trees produce a wide variety of different products.

Simple text and photographs present people making things move, from the bouncing of balls to the pedaling of bikes.

Photographs and simple text contrast Arctic landscapes and animals in winter and summer.

Photographs and simple text explore the diversity of trees, including their environment, shapes, and sizes.

Photographs and simple text describe the habitats of different insects.

Photographs and simple text describe the many things that insects do.

Introduces the physical characteristics, life cycle, movement, egg-laying, and feeding of a variety of insects.

Photographs and simple text explore the variety of animals found in the Amazon rainforest.

Photographs and simple text introduce some of the marine animals that live in shells.

Photographs and simple text depict the many different animals that live in trees, from the roots to the branches.

Photographs and simple text explore colors in the desert.

Uses photographs and simple text to explain how different species of spiders got their names.