The supercharged facts about energy and waves can set your brain buzzing! You learn about huge rates of consumption (like the 35.3 quadrillion BTUs of petroleum used in the United States in 2011), huge timelines (it took 300 million years for our greatest source of energy, fossil fuels, to be created), and even huger mysteries (how long it will be before fossil fuels run out).How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustratio...

The facts about natural disasters are so big and devastating they could make your head explode! You hear about huge costs (like the $360,000,000,000 in damage caused by the 2011 tsunami in Japan), huge speeds (the fastest-moving tsunami waves have been recorded at 500 miles per hour), and even huger mysteries (where, exactly, the danger zones are for natural disasters).How can all these big numbers and concepts make more sense? Infographics! The charts, maps, and illustrations in t...

TV and movies will have you believing that black holes are huge holes in space and anything that falls into them is lost for all time – possibly falling into another universe or another time, or even falling forever.You may think that black holes run around in space like huge vacuum cleaners sucking up everything in their path. This is not true.But what actually is a black hole and what do they do? This book will help you find out.LearningIsland.com believes in the v...

Have you ever been shocked by touching a doorknob? Do you know what causes the shock? Written for students in grade 4, Static Electricity and Lightning explains static electricity and how it relates to lightning. This 22-page book includes a glossary of bold-faced vocabulary words, reading activities, an index of terms, and an answer key.

Follow a single drop of water through the water cycle in this book about rain for kids!This beautifully illustrated book is an earth science classic that parents, teachers, and kids will all want! In this story of water, readers travel the globe following a drop of water on its natural journey through the water cycle from a liquid, to a solid, and all the way through evaporation. The seamless blending of science and story make learning fun, and readers will be insp...

Acclaimed Caldecott Artist Molly Bang teams up with award-winning M.I.T. professor Penny Chisholm to present the fascinating, timely story of fossil fuels.What are fossil fuels, and how did they come to exist? This engaging, stunning book explains how coal, oil, and gas are really "buried sunlight," trapped beneath the surface of our planet for millions and millions of years.Now, in a very short time, we are digging them up and burning them, changing the carbon balance of our plane...

You may know that a magnet has a north and south pole, but do you know how magnets were discovered? Written for students in grade 4, Magnets covers the discovery of magnets and much more about magnets, the compass, and even the North Pole! This 22-page book includes a glossary of bold-faced vocabulary words, reading activities, an index of terms, and an answer key.

Four books as one pictorially explaining concepts of the origins of our universe, solar system, earth, moon, and life. This is a resource parents and teachers are calling for. Child-friendly and all ages-friendly. Tick full compliance or better with scientific standards. Tick impartation of home truths. Tick evolution but not Darwinism. Tick creationism but not bigoted Young Earthism. Tick versatility may be presented from either a religious or non-religious viewpoint. May be employed simp...

Have you ever wondered what causes a rainbow or how a prism works? Written for students in grade 4, Rainbows and Light explains what causes a rainbow and how a prism works! Students also learn about wavelengths, filtered light, and color. This 22-page book includes a glossary of bold-faced vocabulary words, reading activities, an index of terms, and an answer key.

Energy is everywhere. Introduce young readers to mechanical energy with this visually engaging text. Mechanical energy is defined through accessible language, explaining basic concepts such as potential and kinetic energy. Learn how mechanical energy has been harnessed in inventive ways over the course of history. Readers discover different sources of mechanical energy and how it can be transformed through real-world examples. The text also shares opportunities to observe and measure mecha...

Explore the exciting science of heat energy! Everyone has felt the encompassing embrace of warmth from the sun as we lift our faces upward. This authoritative source explains the world of heat energy: what heat energy is, how it is formed and measured, and its impact in our world daily. Vivid illustrations and vocabulary boxes help to make learning exciting and content clear to elementary readers. Interactive Compare and Contrast and Think About It activities engage students and encourage ...

This book focuses on how experiments are conducted using the scientific method. The periodic table is introduced along with descriptions of mixtures, solutions, and compounds.