Wonderful images of life on a farm help introduce children to the names of baby animals. Children will love the adorable photographs of a horse and its foal, a sheep and its lamb, a cow and its calf, a chicken and its chick, and many more. Simple text also describes what each animal provides for people, such as wool, eggs, or even fun! An activity asks children to identify five animal sounds, then challenges them to do something funny that a cow can do. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Examines how the farming, selling, preservation, and preparation of food has evolved from the olden days to the present. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Looks at the many different games children played in the nineteenth century, and describes the rules and play in detail Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.: Taken from Chapter 3: Guessing games Charades Charades is a fun game to play when people come to visit. Players take turns being the actor. Each player writes down a word, name, or phrase on a piece of paper and puts it in a hat. The first actor takes a piece of paper from the hat. He or she must act out the mystery word or phrase within one or two minutes. Sometimes the actor gives clues such as pulling on an ear, a gesture that means "sounds like," and then acts out a word that rhymes with the word on the paper. The player who guesses the word or phrase is the next actor. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Helps children's learn about different kinds of planes including jumbo jets, seaplanes, and stunt planes. This book also describes the basic parts and functions of various planes. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

"This fascinating book explains that some animals must learn the basics of staying alive from their mothers, while others know how to survive without being taught. Students will discover how some bird and mammal mothers teach their babies how to find food and keep safe from predators. Readers will also learn about other animal skills such as finding their way over great distances. People need help from navigation instruments, radar, or maps. Animals use cues such as the sun, stars, or Earth's magnetic field when they are swimming or flying. This book asks students to look at the skills of animals and compare them to their knowledge and ways of learning."-- "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Animals adapt, or change, to stay alive. This informative book shows how change can happen over time in an animal's body or in the way it behaves due to changing climates, habitat changes, and opportunistic behaviors that help animals survive, such as the creation of new species.

Discusses how different animals communicate with one another and other animals by using bright colors, body language, and sound. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Read all about the surprising ways that people have copied animals: bird flight and airplanes; defensive equipment such as helmets; spiderlike threads for surgery; heating and cooling systems such as those created by termites; camouflage patterns in battle; and animal prints in fashion. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

"People have learned a lot from animals and copied many of their ways of surviving. This interesting book details many, often surprising, examples: bird flight and airplanes; defensive equipment such as helmets and turtle shells; strong spiderlike threads for surgeries; camouflage patterns on uniforms or vehicles in battle; and animal prints copied in fashions and decorations."-- "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

This fascinating book challenges children to identify similarities and differences in the patterns, textures, and body parts of animals, as well as in the way certain animals begin life, such as hatching from eggs. A fun activity asks young readers to compare illustrations of dinosaurs and identify things that are the same. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

One dog in a teacup, two caterpillars on a leaf, three horses having a conversation... Fun photographs and simple repetitive text help introduce young readers to counting numbers from zero to ten. Strong picture-to-text support and a fish-counting activity encourage young readers to engage with the text.

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Offers a history of the people of Iraq and describes daily life in the cities and rural areas, education, and favorite foods of Iraq. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Never HIGHLIGHT a Book Again Includes all testable terms, concepts, persons, places, and events. Cram101 Just the FACTS101 studyguides gives all of the outlines, highlights, and quizzes for your textbook with optional online comprehensive practice tests. Only Cram101 is Textbook Specific. Accompanies: 9780787957414. This item is printed on demand.

This fascinating book introduces children to the "butterfly effect," a theory that states that a small change in the present, such as the simple flapping of a butterfly's wings, can cause big changes to happen in the future. Children will learn how even their small acts of gentleness, kindness, and compassion to family, friends, classmates, and community can have huge positive impacts where they live, around the world, and most importantly on themselves. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.