Lisa J Amstutz

"It's fall, and it's time to visit the pumpkin patch! Take a close look at pumpkins, learn how to pick a pumpkin, and have some fun on a hayride too. Through playful text and beautiful images, kids will experience what it's like to visit a pumpkin patch"--

It's fall, and it's time to visit the apple orchard! Take a close look at apple trees, learn how to pick apples, and have some fun pressing apples too. Through playful text and beautiful images, readers will experience what it's like to visit an apple orchard.

All canyons are deep, steep valleys, but there is more to these landforms than meets the eye! Rivers form some canyons, while the movement of Earth's crust forms others. To get to the bottom of the Grand Canyon in Arizona, you'd have to travel more than a mile! Includes all the need-to-know information about canyons, including their characteristics, how they form, and where they can be found around the world.

Explains materials and their properties, including why some objects float and others sink.

Examines the science of nanotechnology.

Explains materials and their properties, including why some objects are stiff and others are bendable.

Explains materials and their properties, including why some items are heavy and others are light.

A nail is hard. A cotton ball is soft. Why are some objects hard and others soft? Find out in this series about materials and their properties. Informative, at-level text and engaging photographs help readers understand the differences between hard and soft materials.