The Wonders of Science Books

Nic Bishop Spiders

Series: Scholastic Reader Level 2

by Nic Bishop

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2008 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book

Nic Bishop Butterflies and Moths

by Nic Bishop

Award-winning author and photographer Nic Bishop brings his vast knowledge of biology to this eye-catching exploration of butterflies and moths.

Thomas Edison

Series: In Their Own Words

by George Sullivan

"I find out what the world needs. Then I go ahead and try to invent it."

Did It Take Creativity to Find Relativity, Mr. Einstein?

From being a mediocre high school student in Germany to becoming a world-renowned physicist living in Princeton, N.J., the life and work of Albert Einstein is clearly told and explained for younger readers.

Electric Storm

Series: Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books, Book #14

by Anne Capeci , Judith B. Stamper Illustrated by Hope Gangloff

Ms. Frizzle's class learns what makes lightning electric on their fascinating field trip through a thunderstorm!

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The Magic School Bus Gets Caught in a Web

by Jeanette Lane

When Ms. Frizzle's class is learning about spiders, they take a trip to meet a spider expert but discover that she's missing. Then the bus turns into a moth, and the class gets a very close look at some spiders and their webs.

How Things Work: Things We Make, Build and Use

by Claire Llewellyn

Covering all the basic questions a young child may have about the who, what, why, and especially the how of everyday things, this reference focusses on how things are made, built, refined, and used by people.