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What's Alive? (Let's-Read-and-Find-Out Science 1)

By Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld

General non-fiction, Philosophy, Science and technology

Synthetic audio, Automated braille

Summary

Read and find out about what makes something alive, and what all living things need to stay healthy, in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book.A person and a cat have something in common: You are both alive. People and plants… and animals are all alive, but is a doll alive? Or your bike? How can you tell?This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It's a Level 1 Let's-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores introductory concepts perfect for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are:hands-on and visualacclaimed and trustedgreat for classroomsTop 10 reasons to love LRFOs:Entertain and educate at the same timeHave appealing, child-centered topicsDevelopmentally appropriate for emerging readersFocused; answering questions instead of using survey approachEmploy engaging picture book quality illustrationsUse simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skillsFeature hands-on activities to engage young scientistsMeet national science education standardsWritten/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the fieldOver 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids' scientific interestsBooks in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let's-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

Title Details

ISBN 9780063091436
Publisher HarperCollins
Copyright Date 1995
Book number 4956281
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