How Things Work

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...

The Magic School Bus Gets Caught in a Web

by Jeanette Lane

Learn about the lives of spiders as the Magic School Bus turns into a moth and gets caught in a web.

Electric Storm

by Anne Capeci Judith B. Stamper

Ms. Frizzle's class gets a jolt of excitement when it begins a study on weather. Join the kids on the thrill ride of all time when they shrink down to take a wild ride inside a raindrop, and don protective...

Magic School Bus Science Chapter Books series: book 14

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....

Thomas Edison

by George Sullivan

Using Edison's notes, personal recollections, and records to tell the story of his life and work, this brief biography provides a glimpse into the mind of one of America's greatest inventors.

In Their Own Words series

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.

Nic Bishop Spiders

by Nic Bishop

Bishops amazing trademark images show the beauty and otherworldliness of spiders. Simple, engaging text conveys basic information about spiders as well as cool and quirky facts. A double-gatefold opens...

Scholastic Reader Level 2 series