Long, short, over, and under are just a few words we use to describe objects and their locations. This book teaches young readers about descriptive words and how they help us describe our world.

Wind and water move sand and soil and carve rock. Enormous plates of land push against each other and create mountains. Find out how these incredible changes on Earth have happened over time.

Earth was a lot different when dinosaurs were alive. Scientists study important clues that were left behind to learn what kinds of dinosaurs lived where, what they ate, and how fast they could run. Even though there have been incredible changes on Earth, there are still dinosaur relatives living today!

Hurricanes form over warm ocean water. Liquid water becomes a gas or a solid, and then becomes a liquid again. Pollution and climate change affect water habitats. Incredible changes to water are happening all the time, yet the amount of water on Earth remains the same as it ever was!

Earth was a lot different when dinosaurs were alive. They lived alongside many ancient mammals that can no longer be found. Incredible changes on Earth have left us with fossils that scientists use to learn more about the ancestors of today's mammals.

Why do some things float while others sink? Readers learn about buoyancy and density, guess what type of objects will float or sink, and conduct a floating experiment of their own! Great for STEM and content literacy.

Read about the blacktip reef shark, who lives in oceans near reefs and gets its name from the black tip on its top fin. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.

Eight eyes, venomous fangs, surprise attacks…as if there wasn't enough not to like about spiders! Colorful photos and descriptive text help explain the body parts, characteristics, and behaviors that make some spiders special--and creepy. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.

Read about the great white shark, who is the deadliest hunter of the sea and can catch big prey. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.

Learn all about different kinds of sickening parasites. Discover fascinating facts, from the cousins of tongue-eating lice to how brainworms get inside animals. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.

Who knew some plants could hunt and defend themselves. Colorful photos and descriptive text help explain the plant parts and behaviors that make some plants special--and creepy. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.

Learn all about different kinds of stomach-turning smells. Discover fascinating facts, from the gases that make up farts to skunk behavior before a spray. Amazing photos and simple text make this book a great high-interest read.