Science

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Pop's Bridge

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The Golden Gate Bridge. The impossible bridge, some call it. They say it can't be built.

But Robert's father is building it. He's a skywalker—a brave, high-climbing ironworker. Robert is convinced his pop has the most important job on the crew . . . until a frightening event makes him see that it takes an entire team to accomplish the impossible.

Pop's Bridge

Animals in Camouflage

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Meet seven animals that use camouflage to hide from both predators and prey. We meet each creature, hidden in its natural habitat, with a short poem that provides clues about the animal's identity.

Animals in Camouflage

The Bumblebee Queen

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A bumblebee queen only lives one year, but in that short time she can create colonies of hundreds of bees. Follow one queen as she finds a nest, gathers nectar, lays eggs, and tends her colony through spring, summer, and fall.

The Bumblebee Queen

Meet the Meerkat

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TumbleBooks has partnered with National Geographic to provide our Tumblers exciting new content! Now, you can read all about Meerkats in the TumbleBook, then click on the Video link to watch the National Geographic Kids! Video about Meerkats!



A series of questions and answers introduce children to the life and habitat of Little Meerkat. Scientifically accurate illustrations make these exotic animals accessible to young readers.

Meet the Meerkat

Animals: Black and White

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Find the answers to seven black-and-white riddles in a beautiful book of nature's bold designs! What cuddly giant loves to chew bamboo? What mammal swims with its friends in a school? What bird "flies" gracefully through the water?

Animals: Black and White

Dinosaurs Roar, Butterflies Soar!

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What are as light as a feather and as old as the dinosaurs? Butterflies! With a lively text and vibrant paper-collage illustrations, award-winning author Bob Barner brings us a wonderful look at the amazing history of butterflies, and how their lives intersected with the dinosaurs millions of years ago. Readers will be fascinated to discover that when they stop to admire a beautiful butterfly, a dinosaur may have once done the same! This gorgeous, rollicking, informative book is sure to become a favorite of budding scientists everywhere.

Dinosaurs Roar, Butterflies Soar!

Seahorses

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Did you know that the smallest seahorses are about the size of a quarter? How do seahorses eat without teeth? Get fact-packed answers to these fascinating questions in this exciting, colourful, and interactive TumbleBook!

Seahorses

The Story of Snow

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How do snow crystals form? What shapes can they take? Are no two snow crystals alike? These questions and more are answered in this visually stunning exploration of the science of snow. Perfect for reading on winter days, the book features photos of real snow crystals in their beautiful diversity.

The Story of Snow

The Circulatory Story

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Simple, humorous text and comic illustrations explain the basics of the circulatory system--the systemic, pulmonary, and coronary circuits. Readers follow a red blood cell on its journey through the body, and in the process learn how the body combats disease, performs gas exchanges, and fights plaque.

The Circulatory Story

Dolphins

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Dolphins are a friendly and smart animal that always seem to be smiling! Did you know that they are actually mammals, not fish? Learn all about what makes dolphins so special in our new interactive non-fiction TumbleBook!

Dolphins

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

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Bright ladybugs, fluttering butterflies, creepy-crawly daddy longlegs, and roly-poly bugs are some of the familiar creatures featured in this whimsically illustrated insect album. There's even a bug-o-meter listing fun facts about each bug!



Keywords: bugs, butterflies, ladybug, daddy longlegs, spider, grasshopper, caterpillar, bee, ant, roly-poly, around, creeping, touch, want, flutter, crawl, fly, adjectives, differences, habitats

Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!

Art&

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Curriculum resource for teachers includes:

  • 20 Reproductions
  • Teachers guide to lessons and activities for fifth and sixth graders (book)
  • Teachers guide to lessons and activities for fifth and sixth graders (cd)

The teachers guide includes four lessons designed to teach a subject through works of art. The four subjects are:

The Slowest Book Ever

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Copies: 6

April Pulley Sayre’s wry, quirky storytelling tone shines from the warning on the first page (“This is a S-L-O-W book. Do not read it while surfing, water skiing, or running to escape giant weasels.”) right through to the glossary at the end. In between, readers will explore an astounding variety of information about all things slow—in nature, geology, art, outer space, etc. Throughout, The SLOWEST Book EVER playfully encourages readers to slow down and savor everything.

Lexile: 
940L
The Slowest Book Ever

Gorillas Up Close

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Copies: 6

Have you ever wondered how experts train a gorilla? Or what design features make a great gorilla habitat? Did you know that some gorillas can solve problems on giant touch-screen computers?

Filled with facts and photos, Gorillas Up Close takes us into the world of gorillas. Explore the differences between gorillas in zoos and in the wild with the gorilla family troop in Chicago's Lincoln Park Zoo. Readers will delight in the similarities gorillas share with humans while finding out more about these incredible animals.

Lexile: 
1040L
Gorillas Up Close

Outfoxed

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Mrs. Plumpert's prized pot pie has gone missing, and now it's a chicken chase to crack the case! In Outfoxed, you move around the board to gather clues, then use the special evidence scanner to rule out suspects.

Grade Level: 
Elementary
Content Area: 
Science
Play Time: 
15 min.
Outfoxed

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