New Releases by Anne Schreiber

Come along with Ms. Frizzle''s class to the Arctic Circle as they learn it''s not just about getting warm, but finding a way to keep the heat you have.

They waddled into stardom in National Geographic’s March of the Penguins film. These guys are now nature’s ROCK STARS! If you’re age 5, you’re probably as tall as an Emperor. But why do they throw up so much? March this way, and find out all! National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue kids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of our planet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth’s crusts, exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic fury that can terrorize populations for months, even years. Anne Schreiber’s narrative gives readers a little of the science, a little of the history, and a lot of the action. National Geographic photography fires the imagination on dramatic spreads alive with vivid images of lava, ash, molten rock, weird rocks, and steaming seawater.

The whole world loves panda bears. Everyone loves to watch them play, climb, cuddle, and chew. But careful, they can scratch too—just look at that tree! Pandas live in wild places very far away, and they are the STAR ATTRACTIONS of every zoo that keeps them safe and well, all over the world. National Geographic supports K-12 educators with ELA Common Core Resources. Visit www.natgeoed.org/commoncore for more information.

He’s quick. He’s silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth. Chomp! Meet the shark—the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide, twist, and turn before his prey can say "gulp!" He can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feel electricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace more than 10,000 teeth in his lifetime. Cool photos bring kids into the shark’s world. Fun facts go deep into the shark’s scary science.

Shoes, shoes, shoes, shoes. So many kinds at the shoe store - how can you choose?

The Rhynchonellida (Brachiopoda), the earliest and most basal order of the extant rhynchonelliform brachiopod orders, originated in the Ordovician. Rhynchonellides represent a significant step in the evolution of rhynchonelliform shell morphology since rhynchonellides are the first of the extant brachiopods with true calcareous lophophore support structures, the crura. Rhynchonellida has a long and well-documented fossil record. However, despite their abundance and longevity, this evolutionarily important order remains vastly understudied. Since over ninety percent of rhynchonellide genera are extinct, it is essential to understand morphological and evolutionary patterns in extant rhynchonellides in order to understand these patterns in extinct members of the order. Variability of the internal and external shell features of brachiopods can result in inaccuracies in species delineation, diversity studies, functional analyses, and phylogenetic analyses. Furthermore, since brachiopods are sessile, filter-feeding animals, they rely on water flow through their mantle cavity for feeding and respiration. Variability in crura and overall shell morphology may greatly affect this water flow, thus the ability of the organism to feed and respire. The main goal of my dissertation research is to evaluate the morphological variability of extant Rhynchonellida in an evolutionary context, specifically of the crura and the external shell morphology, and investigate the phylogenetic relationships of the genera within this order. First, I analyze the phylogenetic relationships among the nineteen extant rhynchonellide genera using fifty-five morphological characters in order to investigate the relationships among the extant suprafamilial groups and examine the evolution of select rhynchonellide characters. Results indicate that two of the four extant rhynchonellide superfamilies are monophyletic, results that conflict with current molecular phylogenetic hypotheses. Evaluation of the evolution of select rhynchonellide characters indicates that the raduliform crural configuration is the most basal crural morph, and more derived Recent rhynchonellides are characterized by small size, greatly reduced shell ornamentation, and a rectimarginate commissure. This research also suggests that characters currently used to unite genera in rhynchonellide superfamilies need revision.Second, I quantify and test the morphological disparity among six crural morphs present in Recent adult Rhynchonellida using three-dimensional geometric morphometric techniques with the objective of delineating unambiguous crural guidelines for use in rhynchonellide classification and phylogenetic analyses, and I identify the primary shape parameters that vary among the different crural configurations. This research confirms that five of the six crural morphs found in Recent rhynchonellides are significantly different from one another. The canaliform crural morph consistently groups with the raduliform morph. The shape parameters that, when modified, account for all crural shapes found in Recent rhynchonellides are crura length, crura width, crura height, crura curvature, and the angle of divergence between the crura. Third, I describe patterns of morphological variation in overall shell morphology within and between the extant rhynchonellide species, Hemithiris psittacea and Notosaria nigricans, using elliptical Fourier analysis. My objective is to characterize the variability present in extant rhynchonellides in order to establish guidelines for use in the rhynchonellide classification and that can be applied to the fossil record. Analyses indicate that H. psittacea and N. nigricans each occupy a similar volume of morphospace, exhibiting comparable morphological variability. Results were then compared to the fossil rhynchonellide Notosaria antipoda. Results of multivariate statistical analyses reveal considerable overlap among populations of each species, while there is clear separation between species in all shell parameters. Analyses indicate that H. psittacea, N. nigricans, and N. antipoda each occupy a similar volume of morphospace, exhibiting comparable amounts of morphological variability.

Learn about penguins and how they live.

Describes the life cycle and behavior of sharks.

Learn all about volcanoes, how they form, where they are in the world, and how dangerous they can be.

Provides history and instructions on decorating fabrics by painting on them.

Introduces different kinds of magnets, hwo they work, and some of the ways in which they are used.

The Jump Start Learning System is tested by kids, endorsed by teachers, and approved by parents! Children can learn to trace and color uppercase letters, draw curved and straight lines for writing readiness, group sequences of letters, and recognize beginning sounds.

The Jump Start Learning System is tested by kids, endorsed by teachers, and approved by parents! Workbook exercises show how to recognize and write numerals, count, differentiate similar numbers, keep track of how many objects have been counted, identify more and less, and count groups of items.

The kids in Ms. Frizzle''s class are getting ready for the Wild Weather Show. To prepare, they take a field trip to the Weatherama Amusement Park. The class finds out just how wild weather can be when they accidentally fly right into a powerful tornado.

On the day that third-grader Brent gets braces, his new best friend Trey mistakenly thinks it is his birthday and gives him a surprise birthday party.

Activity book for children published to accompany an exhibition by Xu Bing

"The magic school bus blasts off for an afternoon in outer space! Enjoy the sights and sounds of a 3.7-billion-mile field trip in this 27-button soundbook."--Page [4], cover.

Do you know why bees need flowers? Or what plants eat? Or how a plane stays in the air? Well, Ms. Frizzle''s class has all these answers and more! So hop aboard the Magic School Bus with Ms. Frizzle and the gang, and have all your questions answered! From an episode of the animated TV series produced by Scholastic Productions, Inc.. Based on THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS books written by Joanna Cole and illustrated by Bruce Degen.