Ellen Lawrence

Did you know that a comet is like a big, rocky snowball with a tail of gas and dust millions of miles long? Or that an asteroid can be as small as a car, or as big as a mountain? These and dozens of other fascinating facts provide a perfect high-interest introduction to the icy, rocky voyagers of the solar system that so often hit the headlines: Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids. Filled with information perfectly suited to a second-grade audience, this...

When you sniff some milk that's bad, you smell the horrible, sour smell. When freshly baked cookies come out of the oven, the smell is wonderful. All day, every day, your sense of smell is hard at work. Explore how your nose, nerve cells, and brain work as a team to bring you thousands of different smells.

When you take a bite of an apple, you taste sweet fruitiness. When you lick an ice cream cone, your mouth is filled with icy-cold creamy flavors. All day, every day, your sense of taste is hard at work. Explore how your tongue, nose, nerve cells, and brain work as a team to help you enjoy the food and drinks that you love.

When someone strums a guitar, you hear music. When you chat with your friends, you hear their voices and your own. All day, every day, your sense of hearing is hard at work. Explore how your ears, nerve cells, and brain work as a team to help you hear the thousands of different sounds in the world around you.

High in the trees of a rainforest, there lives a baby animal. She holds on tight to her mom as they swing through the treetops. She has tiny fingers and fuzzy orange hair. Explore the world of a baby orangutan!

On a sunny spring morning in a forest, a little baby has just been born. His mother gently licks him clean. Soon, he is trying to stand up on his thin, wobbly legs. Explore the world of a baby moose!

Inside a cozy nest, a tiny chick has just hatched from an egg. The baby bird cannot see, walk, or fly, but he is soon begging his mom and dad for food. Explore the world of a baby cockatiel!

We see and use it every day, but what exactly is water, and what are its properties? In this title, students will get the opportunity to conduct experiments that show how water can be a liquid, a gas, or a solid. Kids will also get the chance to investigate questions such as "What floats in water?" and "What dissolves in water?" Using everyday items that kids can easily find around the house, students will turn into scientists as they carry out step-by-step...

What are different types of soil made of, and just how is dirt made? In this title, students will get the opportunity to conduct experiments that will help them learn all they ever wanted to know about dirt! Kids will also get the chance to investigate what types of things live in dirt, and they will even get to make their own compost! Using everyday items that kids can easily find around the house, young students will turn into scientists as they...

Whack! Smack! Thump! On a hot sandy beach, two hermit crabs are wrestling. The crabs are fighting over a large empty snail shell. First one crab grabs the shell, then the other pulls it away. The fighters roll over and over in the sand. What's so special about the shell? Each of the crabs wants the shell as its new home! Filled with information perfectly suited to the abilities and interests of its primary-grade audience, this colorful, fact-filled...