What makes bizarre animals strange or mysterious places puzzling? Grab a hold of this wide-ranging and appealing set that covers such nonfiction topics as strange disappearances and health risks associated with smoking. Each book entertains while featuring challenging and engaging text, and captivating layouts with sidebars, questions to think about, facts, graphics, and enticing color photos. This set includes 10 titles: Survival! Ocean; Animal Architects; On the Scene: A CSI's Life; Unsolved! Mysterious Places; Hang Ten! Surfing; Straight Talk: Smoking; Strange But True: Bizarre Animals; Nelson Mandela: Leading the Way; Hand to Paw: Protecting Animals; and Physical: Feats & Failures.

This 10-book STEM collection for Grade 1 pulls together informational text for math, science, technology, and engineering in engaging formats that include TIME FOR KIDS content, vivid images, and descriptive vocabulary. Each colorful nonfiction reader in this collection will keep children engaged from beginning to end. Titles in this collection include: Big and Little (Science); Colors (Science); Shapes (Math); Water (Science); How Plants Grow (Science); Animal Eyes (Science); A Bee's Life (Science); Sea Life (Science); Keeping Fit with Sports (Math, Science); Eating Right (Science). (GRL ranges A-H).

Traces the effects of the powers of nature on the world, including disasters from earthquakes to droughts.

Explains how plants grow from seeds, detailing the process step-by-step.

Read Along or Enhanced eBook: Welcome to Mexico! From the various animals to the warm desert, readers are invited to explore all aspects of this beautiful country in this delightful nonfiction title. Using informational text in conjunction with vibrant photos, maps, and charts, readers will be engaged from beginning to end!