When a family spends a day at the beach, the children investigate various footprints to see what type of creatures live along the shoreline. Rhyming text turns a sandy beach into an outdoor classroom. The tracks and habits of local wildlife, including hopping sandpipers, scuttling crabs, and burrowing turtles, are identified and explained for young ecology detectives. Even Daddy's feet make an appearance! And at day's end, it's time for tired feet to make their way home.

Earth is full of many different habitats, from marshes to mountains to the deep sea. Readers will enjoy learning about the different kinds of creatures that live in each habitat. This book also explores the concept of ecosystems and adaptations through accessible text combined with vibrant photographs. Together, the text and photographs of different kinds of habitats will open readers' eyes to the diversity of life on Earth. This round-the-world adventure through different habitats is sure to excite young readers about ecology and life science.

Bringing together the worlds of SEL and STEM, this calming and colorful picture book illustrates how we are all connected. By taking the reader on a journey from the minuscule (cells, the building blocks of nature) to the massive (a universe that is infinite), Me and You and the Universe teaches children about universality and connectedness and fosters an appreciation for nature and our world’s ecology. Author Bernardo Marçolla beautifully articulates the importance of learning at an early age to look up to the sky and, as we see the stars, to know that we are part of them. The world will remain the same, but if we open our eyes and our hearts, our experience will be completely different.

What can you find in a rain forest? From chattering birds and sleepy sloths, the tall trees of the rain forest are full of life! Discovering the secrets of the rain forest will captivate beginning readers. All Little Pebble Books&have an Accelerated Reader ATOS level of 1.0 or below.

The hydrosphere encompasses all water on Earth—from glaciers and ice to rivers and oceans. People use water every day. This title asks the question, how much do you use? Readers will learn how humans use water, how humans positively and negatively affect water, and how to protect the water supply. Meets Next Generation Science Standards.

We can't survive without plants. Luckily, they live in every habitat on Earth! This information-rich title explores the plants that live in Earth's oceans, grasslands, mountains, deserts, tundra, rain forests, and even in our own backyards. Readers will learn about the relationship between plants and their environments and how they affect each other. Age-appropriate text makes biology concepts accessible for readers of all levels. Detailed color photographs of plants and their habitats accompany the text, rounding out a comprehensive learning experience.

Because protecting environmental resources has become an issue of scientific, political, and historical import, service-learning projects that serve the planet have become an important part of a wide range of curricula. Students will find a wealth of opportunities both at home and abroad that will directly impact the Earth’s wildlife, aquatic health, and natural resources. This engaging volume surveys the various projects available to students interested in using service learning to find solutions to local and global environmental issues. Readers also learn how to tie projects to coursework and apply their skills to future pursuits.

Explore beyond the headlines on the topic of the environment, learning how this issue is treated in the news and how to separate truth from spin.

Citizen science, when scientists need observations from ordinary people to build a database and complete research, is hot right now in many science fields. Climate change, migration patterns, plant growth, population changes, and more require an all-hands-on-deck approach to data gathering that allows even young readers to participate in scientific pursuits. But how? This book, written by a veteran teacher, answers all the questions children have about how, where, and why it's so important to engage in citizen science. Accessible language and web resources throughout the text point young readers in the right direction.

Acclaimed children’s book author and photographer April Pulley Sayre’s love letter to Earth is a stunning exploration of the beauty and complexity of the world around us. Remarkable photographs and a rich, layered text introduce concepts of science, nature, geography, biology, poetry, and community. April Pulley Sayre, award-winning photographer and acclaimed author of more than sixty-five books, introduces concepts of science, nature, and language arts through stunning photographs and a poetic text structured as a simple thank-you note. Touching on subjects from life cycles to weather, colors, shapes, and patterns, this is an ideal resource for science and language art curriculums and a terrific book for bedtime sharing. Thank You, Earth is a great choice for Earth Day celebrations, as well as family and group read-alouds. Includes backmatter with kid-friendly ideas for conservation projects information about the photographs, and additional resources.

Book Reviews: “Colorful photographs and large, bold text fulfill the title’s promise. The photographs are top-notch...Little ones will enjoy the verses and photographs at face value, while elementary school-aged students may well read the simple—although far from simplistic—verses right through to the weightier prose at the end.” (Kirkus Reviews) “The carefully crafted verse, with its rhymes and repeated sounds, should be a pleasure to read aloud—Sayre’s skillful use of enjambment is notable, too. ...A splendid marriage of poetry and photography.” (School Library Journal (starred review))