Shelley Rotner

"There's a lot to do at school! Bright photos of a wide range of young kids and simple text offer young readers a look what happens throughout the school year"--

"Big or small, similar or different-looking, there are all kinds of families. Some have one parent, some have two, and many include extended family. This inclusive look at many varieties of families will help young readers see beyond their own immediate experiences" --Amazon.com.

What can you find in nature? Look for bright flowers and listen to buzzing bees! Feel rough tree bark and taste a sweet apple! Join author and photographer Shelley Rotner as she encourages kids to use their senses to safely explore the outdoors. With simple text and photos featuring kids in nature, this book invites children to search for colors, shapes, and more in the world around them. Back matter includes easy activities to enhance the outdoor...

"Seasons, precipitation, wind, clouds, storms, climate change, and other weather-related phenomena are explained for young readers. Includes glossary"--

"Photographs document the life cycle of a variety of mammals, insects, birds, amphibians, and reptiles"--

Young readers learn about the human body and how the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, and circulatory systems function.

"An introduction to shapes with examples of real-life objects that resemble those shapes"--

Presents a lyrical celebration of the arrival of spring, which is marked by changes in plant and animal life.

"This introduction to how humans and other animals see also includes an interactive game in which readers guess which eye belongs to which animal."--

See the blue water. Hear the waves crash. Smell the suntan lotion. Touch a soft feather. Taste the salty seawater. The seashore stimulates all of our five senses in exciting ways. This book is a wonderful discussion and activity starter for children visiting the seashore, while at the same time it is ideal for classroom use in studying the five senses.