Liz Chung – författare

Life in China is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.1.9 and Literacy.L.1.1. Large color photographs of holidays such as Chinese New Year, cooking commodities, and eating utensils such as rice and chopsticks, and even symbolic colors and objects such as red lanterns—along with descriptive text—demonstrate the vivid, exotic, and unique characteristic of China. This book should be paired with “I''m from China" (9781448888078) from the Rosen Common Core Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.

Rabbit burrows play an important part in the life of a rabbit. A burrow provides a place to live, a place to raise baby rabbits, and a place to stay safe from predators. This volume, which was written to support elementary science curricula, examines the role a burrow plays in the survival of a warren, and how that in turn helps rabbits contribute to ecosystems around the world. The text’s age-appropriate, science-rich content focuses on rabbit behavior and encourages readers to draw connections between what they learn in science class and what they see outside. This text is complemented by diagrams, fact boxes, and engaging images.

Burrows play an important part in the life of a rabbit. A burrow provides a place to live, a place to raise baby rabbits, and a place to stay safe from predators. This volume, which was written to support elementary science curricula, examines the role a burrow plays in the survival of a warren, and how that in turn helps rabbits contribute to ecosystems around the world. The text’s age-appropriate, science-rich content focuses on rabbit behavior and encourages readers to draw connections between what they learn in science class and what they see outside. This text is complemented by diagrams, fact boxes, and engaging images.

Nobody likes termites, especially when they’re in our walls. Our homes are just one place industrious termites like to build colonies—they can be above or below the ground, too. This volume takes readers inside the life of a termite to understand its habitat, life cycle, behavior, and physical characteristics. These important facts help support a larger, curriculum-driven look at the role termites have in their ecosystem. Readers will be wowed by this title’s detailed photographs and information-rich content, which is written to be accessible for young readers and students new to science.

Invasive species are kind of like aliens. These plants and animals get transported from their native homes and when they land in other places, trouble can follow. In this science-rich narrative, readers will learn all about invasive species and the problems they can cause for the plants and animals that are native to a habitat. Readers will learn how invasive species appear in an area and how humans play a role in spreading them and controlling them. With an emphasis on environmental conservation, this book teaches readers how to identify imposters and control them before they take over. Colorful images and fact boxes support the text, which is written to support elementary science curricula.

Vultures may be the most notorious bird of prey. Readers learn why this carnivore has a reputation for scavenging, as well as the characteristics that set it apart from other members of the raptor family. Highly detailed photographs allow readers to visualize a vulture’s life cycle and give readers the tools needed to identify vultures in the wild. With text written to support elementary science curricula, this high-interest title makes it fun to learn about vultures!