Botany & Zoology
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Eggs and Chicks - Usborne Non-Fiction Reader
Which bird lays the biggest egg in the world? How do tiny chicks learn to fly? In this book children will find the answers! Everything they want to know about eggs and chicks, simply stated and beautifully illustrated. Hardcover, 32 pages. Learn More -
What’s Inside Animals
Reveal the connection between 16 animals and their bones with this exciting tool for vertebrate comparisons. The sorting, matching, and classification possibilities are endless! Big (8" x 10") durable plastic cards. Learn More -
Pass the Energy, Please!
Connect herbivores, carnivores, insects, and plants together in the food chain with this cleverly written, upbeat, rhyming story. From anchovy to zooplankton, all beings on Earth depend on the green plant, the hero of this story. Learn More -
Caterpillars and Butterflies - Usborne Non-Fiction Reader
How do caterpillars turn into butterflies? What do butterflies eat? In this book children will find the answers! Everything they want to know about all kinds of insects is simply stated and beautifully illustrated. Hardcover. Learn More -
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Tunnel Town Ant Farm
This real life study will help children develop observation skills as they gain an appreciation of the industrious ant. Just send in the coupon (with a nominal fee for shipping) to receive a small tube of Western Harvester Ants. Learn More -
CelebriTrees - Historic & Famous Trees of the World
An appealing collection of interesting facts and stories about 14 remarkable trees, with a resource section, What We Can Do to Help tips, bibliography, and web sites. Hardcover, 40 pages. Learn More -
48 Flower Cards for Study & Sorting - Big Picture Science Botany Photo Cards - Set 3
From Big Picture ScienceCompiled for the Montessori Elementary classroom, this set is designed to supplement lessons with live specimens. It allows students to see examples of plants not available because of locale or season. 48 vibrant photo cards and 48 information cards. Learn More -
Why Do Elephants Need the Sun? - By Robert E. Wells
It’s an accomplishment to take a topic like our dependence on the sun and make it relatable for children. By using a cartoon elephant as the centerpiece, the author explains how important the sun is to all of us on Earth. Hardcover, 32 pages Learn More -
Body Coverings Set - 5 titles
We recommend these books for early classification work body coverings are something children can see and touch. The five titles Scales, Skin, Shells, Feathers, Fur) combine excellent full-color photographs of animals in their natural habitat with simple early reading text. Learn More -
Living Color - From award winning author/illustrator Steve Jenkins
Here’s a whole new way to categorize animals—by color! Covers dozens of familiar and unusual animals from land, sea, and sky. Lovely cut-paper collage illustrations and clever, often humorous text make each page engaging. Paperback, 32 pages. Learn More -
Life Science Classification Card Set - From Smethport
There are all kinds of ways that children can sort these sturdy, laminated cards—living vs. non-living, by habitat, classification, diet or life cycle, to name a few. Cards have interesting facts on the back, along with symbol keys so children can check their own work. Set of 126 double-sided, 3" square cards with instructions. Learn More -
Why Do Elephants Need the Sun?
It’s an accomplishment to take a topic like our dependence on the sun and make it relatable for children. By using a cartoon elephant as the centerpiece, the author explains how important the sun is to all of us on Earth. Hardcover, 32 pages Learn More


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