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In Golden Retrievers, young readers will learn about the physical features and characteristics of golden retrievers. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn about this dog breed. A labeled diagram highlights the dog's features, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about golden retrievers online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate...

In Pugs, young readers will learn about the physical features and characteristics of pugs. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage beginning readers as they learn about this dog breed. A labeled diagram highlights the dog's features, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about pugs online using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites. Pugs also features...

Did you know that giraffe tongues are dark in color? Scientist believe the color protects them from the hot sun of the savanna. In this engaging title, bright photos and low-level text introduce young readers to giraffes and their adaptations to the grassland biome. Graphics about range, diet, and physical adaptations further illustrate how giraffes survive in the hot, dry savanna.

Curious and always ready to play, miniature schnauzers are one dog breed that early readers will love to learn about! As members of the Terrier Group, mini schnauzers are alert and fearless. Readers will enjoy learning about this fun breed through engaging text, photos, and special features a breed profile, a map, and a coat graphic.

Hyenas have large hearts that make them perfect endurance athletes for covering large stretches of land. This is a key adaptation in the grasslands! This title uses simple text and features including maps and status charts to explain the adaptations of these giggling mammals. Young readers will learn that there is so much more to these misunderstood animals than the movies show!

Zebras' stripes don't just look fancy--they help zebras survive their grassland habitat! The unique patterns of the stripes help keep dangerous flies away. In this title, low-level text and special features on diet and physical characteristics explain the special adaptations zebras have to make the African savanna their perfect home.

Whether their straight, white coats are trimmed short or tied into a topknot, maltese are too cute not to love! These cuddly canines enjoy snuggling up, but they can be bold and fearless, too. Early readers will learn all about maltese in this engaging title. The text is supported by bright photos, a breed profile, a coat feature, and a map showing the dogs' origins.

From licking their forearms to lying in the shade, kangaroos have ways of staying cool in the hot Outback. This title for beginning readers shows how these marsupials have adapted to their grassland home through body parts and behaviors.

Put your hands in the air and enjoy a wild ride around the science of roller coasters! This title includes leveled text that describes how a roller coaster's train and tracks interact. The book then dives into how the twists and turns affect the train and the riders inside. Special features reinforce the text to help young readers visualize the kinds of energy and forces at work. A question encourages readers to imagine their own roller coaster design!...

All aboard! In this title, readers learn how trains are used all around the world. Leveled text and crisp images combine to explore the uses, parts and inner workings of a few types of trains. This fact-filled title also considers what future trains and train transportation may look like. Diagrams support the main text by showing the parts of trains and how their controls work. The book concludes with a question that prompts readers to think more...