Rookie Read-About Science Series

4.00 · 15 Ratings · published 1998 · 6 editions

Briefly explains how different animals see

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Seeing Seabirds

3.00 · 5 Ratings · published 1999 · 3 editions

Briefly describes the appearance and habits of suc…

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Cactuses

The Sun's Family Of Planets

3.75 · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2001 · 3 editions

Discover the different kinds of cactuses and where…

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3.86 · 29 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1992 · 11 editions

Provides brief information about each of the nine …

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Spiders Are Not Insects

It Could Still Be a Butterfly

3.83 · 29 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1996 · 9 editions

Discover the spider, an eight-legged creature, not…

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The Sun Is Always Shining Somewhere

3.33 · 9 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1994 · 7 editions

Identifies the characteristics of a butterfly and …

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How Do You Know It's Spring?

3.56 · 16 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1991 · 7 editions

Examines the sun in the context of other, more dis…

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What Do You See in a Cloud?

3.87 · 38 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1991 · 6 editions

A simple description of the characteristics of spr…

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2.75 · 8 Ratings · published 1996 · 4 editions

Simple text and illustrations describe what clouds…

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Pine Trees

All the Colors of the Rainbow

4.07 · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2001 · 4 editions

This introductory book discusses needles, cones, a…

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3.86 · 73 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 1998 · 6 editions

The natural world comes alive for young readers wi…

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Stars in the Sky

The Best Way to See a Shark

3.14 · 7 Ratings · published 1996 · 2 editions

A simple look at stars--what they are, where they …

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Frogs and Toads, and Tadpoles, Too

3.58 · 12 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1995 · 3 editions

Shows different kinds of sharks, explains that all…

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3.76 · 42 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1992 · 8 editions

Explains basic likenesses and differences between …

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The Nile River

3.56 · 39 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1999 · 7 editions

Introduces the world's longest river, describing i…

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From Seed to Plant

How Do You Know It's Fall?

3.66 · 50 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2001 · 4 editions

Describes the development of a seed into a plant b…

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Giant Pandas: Gifts from China

3.60 · 50 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1992 · 9 editions

Presents the many signs of fall, including geese f…

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3.86 · 22 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1995 · 5 editions

Looks at the giant and lesser pandas, explains why…

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It Could Still be a Tree

3.55 · 11 Ratings · published 1990 · 9 editions

Identifies the characteristics of trees and provid…

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The Biggest Animal Ever

3.59 · 27 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1992 · 8 editions

Briefly describes the physical characteristics and…

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Friendly Dolphins

3.60 · 30 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1997 · 7 editions

Briefly describes the physical characteristics and…

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Life in a Pond

How Do You Know It's Summer?

3.50 · 24 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1996 · 9 editions

Discover the animal and plant life in and around p…

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3.50 · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1992 · 9 editions

Presents such signs of summer as heat, playtime, t…

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Mirror, Mirror

4.00 · 1 Ratings · published 1994 · 3 editions

Recounts the development of mirrors, tells out the…

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Raccoons

3.75 · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2000 · 4 editions

Describes the physical characteristics, habitat, l…

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Turtles Take Their Time

It Could Still Be a Dinosaur

4.05 · 21 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1992 · 8 editions

A simple description of the physical characteristi…

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2.67 · 3 Ratings · published 1993 · 4 editions

Describes some of the different dinosaurs that liv…

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It Could Still Be Water

3.23 · 13 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1992 · 8 editions

A simple description of the uses, properties, and …

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Smelling Things

4.50 · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1991 · 5 editions

A simple introduction to the sense of smell, in bi…

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Feeling Things

4.00 · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1991 · 4 editions

Discusses the sense of touch and how it works to t…

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When a Storm Comes Up

3.78 · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1995 · 7 editions

Describes different kinds of storms, including bli…

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Animals on the Move

3.43 · 7 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2000 · 4 editions

Discusses how and why various animals migrate, mov…

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Sound All Around

3.00 · 1 Ratings · published 1994 · 2 editions

Fun, factual, fascinating -- who says science has …

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Thanks to Cows

3.20 · 5 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1992 · 6 editions

A simple description of how a cow produces milk an…

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Stars of the Sea

3.81 · 16 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2000 · 5 editions

Describes the physical characteristics, habitats, …

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Flies Are Fascinating

by Valerie Wilkinson

3.36 · 14 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1994 · 3 editions

Describes the features of a true fly, and uses enl…

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It Could Still be Coral

3.43 · 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1996 · 2 editions

Describes the physical characteristics and behavio…

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Corn on and Off the Cob

3.33 · 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1994 · 4 editions

Introduces the different kinds of corn, the variou…

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Recycle That!

3.56 · 18 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1931 · 5 editions

Explains what recycling means, tells why it's impo…

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We Love Fruit!

3.75 · 4 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1992 · 8 editions

Discusses different kinds of fruit and how they gr…

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The Upside-Down Sloth

3.50 · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1993 · 3 editions

The natural world comes alive for young readers wi…

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Too Much Trash!

Solids, Liquids, and Gases

3.00 · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1995 · 3 editions

Follows garbage from school cafeteria to landfill,…

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Really Big Cats

by Alan Fowler

4.00 · 3 Ratings · 1 edition

Back cover:
This colorful, fact-filled Rookie Read-…

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Trees To Paper

by Various

0.00 · 1 edition

update

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by Ginger Garrett

3.80 · 35 Ratings · 8 Reviews · published 2004 · 8 editions

The natural world comes alive for young readers wi…

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Astronauts

by Carmen Bredeson

3.75 · 20 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2003 · 6 editions

Introduces the work of astronauts, including speci…

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The Moon

by Carmen Bredeson

3.86 · 29 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1998 · 11 editions

A simple introduction to the physical features, or…

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What Is Gravity?

3.65 · 17 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2004 · 9 editions

The natural world comes alive for young readers wi…

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All about Light

3.68 · 28 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 editions

Take a closer look at the science behind this incr…

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All about Sound

3.93 · 29 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 2003 · 8 editions

Find out how sounds are created, how they travel, …

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Tiny Life in Your Home

3.80 · 5 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 5 editions

Introduces the concept of microbiology, using exam…

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Vegetables, Vegetables!

3.68 · 25 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 1994 · 5 editions

Discover various kinds of vegetables,which part of…

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Gator or Croc?

3.67 · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1996 · 4 editions

Simple text and illustrations describe the differe…

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Hard to See Animals

4.50 · 6 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 6 editions

Illustrations and brief text describe how differen…

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Back and Forth

3.00 · 1 Ratings · published 2002 · 5 editions

This series meets National Curriculum Standards fo…

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Push and Pull

3.25 · 8 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2002 · 9 editions

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrat…

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Around and Around

3.00 · 1 Ratings · published 2002 · 6 editions

The natural world comes alive for young readers wi…

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Inside an Ant Colony

3.47 · 45 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1998 · 4 editions

This book takes readers inside the daily workings …

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Up and Down

by National Geographic Learning

3.50 · 2 Ratings · published 2002 · 5 editions

A simple introduction to up and down movement.

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Save the Rain Forest

3.69 · 13 Ratings · published 1996 · 5 editions

Rain forests are hot, dense forests that are home …

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It Could Still Be a Worm

It's a Good Thing There are Ladybugs

3.70 · 23 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1996 · 4 editions

A simple introduction to the earthworm, roundworm,…

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by Joanne Mattern

4.00 · 16 Ratings · 2 Reviews · 5 editions

Many people thing ladybugs are pretty. Some even t…

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Tiny Life on Your Body

by National Geographic Learning

3.75 · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2005 · 7 editions

Tiny life forms called bacteria can make you sick …

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Tiny Life on Plants

by Karin Lindstrom

4.00 · 3 Ratings · published 2005 · 5 editions

Describes how bacteria and funguses can help plant…

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Tasting Things

3.50 · 4 Ratings · published 1991 · 7 editions

A simple introduction to the sense of taste, in bi…

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Hearing Things

It's a Fruit, It's a Vegetable, It's a Pumpkin

4.60 · 5 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1991 · 9 editions

Discusses the sense of hearing and how it expands …

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3.20 · 20 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1995 · 2 editions

Introduces pumpkins and other produce that grow on…

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Ferns

Looking Through a Telescope

3.53 · 15 Ratings · published 2001 · 4 editions

This simple introduction to ferns discusses fronds…

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Energy in Motion

by Melissa Stewart

3.08 · 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2006 · 4 editions

Discusses potential and kinetic energy by using si…

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by Linda Bullock

3.50 · 2 Ratings · published 2003 · 1 edition

This series meets National Curriculum Standards fo…

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Mammals of Long Ago

3.78 · 9 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2000 · 6 editions

A brief introduction to a number of extinct mammal…

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Busy, Buzzy Bees

3.48 · 23 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1995 · 5 editions

Introduces the life cycle of the honeybee and disc…

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What Is Density?

by Joanne Barkan

3.45 · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2006 · 6 editions

The natural world comes alive for young readers wi…

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Look How It Changes!

by June Young

3.00 · 12 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2006 · 3 editions

Featuring full-color photographs that offer reader…

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Energy Is Everywhere

by June Young

3.47 · 15 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2006 · 3 editions

Featuring full-color photographs that offer reader…

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Solid, Liquid, or Gas?

4.33 · 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1995 · 3 editions

This series meets National Curriculum Standards fo…

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Caterpillar to Butterfly

It's a Good Thing There Are Butterflies

4.17 · 12 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

Explores the life cycle of butterflies, using phot…

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3.93 · 15 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions

"Introduces the reader to butterflies and explains…

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Acorn to Oak Tree

4.00 · 17 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions

Introduce your learners to science! Through simple…

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What Is Electricity?

It Could Still Be a Desert

3.74 · 23 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2004 · 10 editions

The natural world comes alive for young readers wi…

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3.89 · 18 Ratings · 12 Reviews · published 1997 · 2 editions

Describes the characteristics of deserts, the anim…

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The Wheat We Eat

The Top & Bottom of the World

3.40 · 10 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1999 · 4 editions

Discusses the growing, processing, and eating of w…

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Icebergs, Ice Caps, and Glaciers

3.62 · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 7 editions

Describes the location, climate, and animal life o…

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3.74 · 27 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 9 editions

Describes the characteristics, size, and movement …

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The Moon

by Cody Crane

4.00 · 16 Ratings · 3 Reviews · 2 editions

Did you know that the moon was once part of Earth?…

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A Look at Teeth

3.73 · 11 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1999 · 6 editions

Learn the difference between baby teeth and perman…

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Tadpole to Frog

It's a Good Thing There Are Bats

3.75 · 4 Ratings · published 2014 · 4 editions

Ribbit. Ribbit. Some young creatures look just lik…

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by Joanne Mattern

4.29 · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · 4 editions

Theres a reason bats are associated with Halloween…

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It's a Good Thing There Are Bees

It Could Still Be a Flower

4.28 · 18 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions

The sound of a buzzing bee can send many people ru…

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It's a Good Thing There Are Earthworms

3.23 · 39 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2000 · 2 editions

Describes a variety of flowers and explains how an…

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by Jodie Shepherd

4.50 · 16 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2014 · 6 editions

Discover that earthworms aren't just yucky, but ar…

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Seed to Plant

It's a Good Thing There Are Snakes

4.27 · 11 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2014 · 4 editions

Nothing says summer is here like the big, bright b…

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It's a Good Thing There Are Spiders

3.86 · 7 Ratings · 3 Reviews · published 2014 · 2 editions

Snakes look scary. Some are even deadly. But snake…

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3.59 · 17 Ratings · 6 Reviews · published 2014 · 5 editions

Most wouldn't believe you if you said spiders are …

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Maple Trees

It Could Still Be a Mammal

3.64 · 14 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2001 · 6 editions

Discusses leaves, sap, and the different kinds of …

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3.92 · 12 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1990 · 9 editions

From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebe…

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Where Do Puddles Go?

3.15 · 20 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1995 · 5 editions

An introduction of puddles and drainage for young …

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Animals Under the Ground