Leveled reader. Science

Ursa Major, also known as the Great Bear, is one of the most famous constellations in the night sky. Ancient cultures thought the star formation looked like a bear, and the ancient Greeks connected the constellation to their myth of Callisto, a lovely woman who was transformed into a bear by the jealous goddess Hera. This exciting book provides an accessible introduction to the world of mythology and stargazing. Readers will also learn how to identify the Big Dipper within the Great Bear.

Discusses the constellation Cassiopeia and the Greek myth associated with the stars.

Highlights the basics of why and how foods spoil. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, and color photographs.

Highlights the basic science behind why and how ice cubes float. Includes a glossary, resources for further informatin, and color photographs.

Briefly examines the process of how trees and plants get made into paper.

Water is essential for life, but where does it come from? This exciting book dives into that question to explain to readers exactly what happens in the water cycle.

How rock formations and metamorphic, igneous, and sedimentary rocks are created.

Readers will love learning about the eight phases of the moon and why even though the sun always lights the moon we can t always see it!.

The octopus is a perfect animal to demonstrate the extraordinary adaptations that some animals possess to help them survive in their habitats. An octopus's abilities to camouflage itself and squeeze into tight places are great ways to hide from fearsome predators. They even have a few more bizarre talents. They can squirt ink clouds to screen their getaway or even create an inky image of another octopus! Readers will want to learn even more high-interest octopus facts after this colorful look at one of nature's grossest, and coolest, marine creatures.