Describes respect as a virtue and suggests ways in which children can recognize and practice being respectful.

Flowers look like pretty decorations. Did you know that they also have an important job? Flowers make seeds. Inside each seed is a tiny new plant. Using hands on activities, young readers will be introduced to the amazing world of flowers.

Have you ever put aloe on sunburn? Many plants are used to help heal ailments in humans. Using hands on activities, young readers will learn about the many healing properties of plants.

Where does food come from? How many plants do we eat? Using hands on activities, young readers will develop critical thinking skills as they gain a better understanding of the plants we eat.

What are the biggest living things on Earth? Did you guess whales or elephants? The winner is not an animal at all. It is a kind of tree called the coast redwood. Using hands on activities, young readers will be introduced to the amazing world of trees.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to various careers available in a bank such as a teller, loan officer, or security guard among others. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about working in a bank.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to various careers available in a grocery store such as a cashier, stock clerk, or manager among others. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about working in a grocery store.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to various careers available in a park setting such as a lifeguard, groundskeeper, and playground inspector among others. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about working in a park.

Text and photographs introduce young readers to various careers available at a school such as a teacher, librarian, and custodian among others. Colorful sidebars encourage young children to think, create, guess, and ask questions about working in a school.

Caring for others is an important part of maintaining healthy relationships. Readers of this book will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning how they can show their friends, family, and neighbors that they care. Sidebars encourage them to observe the different ways people care for each other and think of new ways to express their own caring. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students...