Best Selling Books by Bobbie Kalman

Explore ancient religions and other facets of India''s rich and colorful culture in this revised edition of India the culture. New text includes a recipe for Indian ice cream and how the marriage dowry has been officially outlawed.

This book discusses the religious beliefs, traditional arts, customs, fine arts, and festivals of Japan.

Discusses cultural differences in food, music, clothing, sports, and holidays around the world.

Life in the Far North combines striking images and easy-to-follow text to describe the Native nations that have lived in the northernmost part of present-day North America for thousands of years. The frigid climate has impacted every element of daily life for groups such as the Inuit, Yup''ik, and Inupiat. Children will be keen to learn about:* dwellings such as snow houses* hunting and fishing* the daily lives of men, women, and children* the making of crafts and clothing using natural materials* traditions and ceremonies* how the arrival of Europeans changed the ways of life of these peoples

Introduces the physiology, habitats, feeding, and behavior of different types of whales and discusses whale watching.

Nature is full of patterns. Patterns are made up of shapes such as spots, stripes, circles, triangles, and combinations of these. Colors play a big part in patterns as well. Bobbie Kalmans new book helps explain how some patterns help camouflage animals or scare predators away, and how certain patterns seem to appear everywhere in nature! For example, spirals can be seen in the formation of flower petals, the construction of many seashells, in ocean waves, and in hurricanes.

Introduces the different qualities and aspects of living things, including people, other animals, and plants, and covering such topics as breathing, feeding, energy, growth, locomotion, and reproduction.

The Life Cycle of a Butterfly explains in simple terms the transformation from pupa to chrysalis to butterfly. Beautifully illustrated, the book also takes a close up look at the caterpillar, one of nature''s eating machines" and shows why monarchs fly 4,000 miles after metamorphosis.

The world''s largest tropical rain forest and the world''s longest mountain range are both found on the continent of South America. This beautiful new book introduces children to the fascinating physical and social geography of South America including the continent''s countries; major landforms and bodies of water; and people, plants, and animals in the rain forests, grasslands, and deserts.

Pictures and text introduce cubs and kittens, their bodies, life cycle, and habitats.

A brief introduction to the anatomy of insects.

These cute, large size rodents make great pets for children who like to interact with animals. Guinea Pigs contains full-color photographs that help demonstrate pet care.

Full-color photographs and simple text introduce young readers to the concepts of big and small.

Take a nostalgic tour of the Colonial Home of the 1600s and 1700s. Get a glimpse of the kitchen, the fireplace, the bedchamber, and outbuildings. Tour a plantation and its slave quarters and find out how metal and bricks were made.

New: the growth of the Chinese film industry, Chinese cuisine; immigration (the Chinese who live abroad); How the growth of the economy has created a new wealthy class within the communist state. Capitalism without democracy.

This informative book introduces young readers to the defining characteristics of the various groups of animals that make up the animal kingdom. The bodies of many animals, including several types of mammals, fish, reptiles, birds, and arthropods, are described in concise and easy-to-understand text. Full-color illustrations and amazing photographs help children begin to realize the vastness of the animal kingdom.

Describes how forest animals get their energy from food chains.

Changing Weather: Storms is an exciting book that introduces kids to the kinds of storms that take place each year. Large, full-color images of storms such as hurricanes, tornadoes, thunderstorms, and blizzards accompany clear explanations of how different storms develop and the kinds of effects these storms have on the lives of people and animals. Kids will also learn about storm safety and ways they can help their families be prepared. Changing Weather: Storms provides detailed information on - Three important elements of most storms: clouds, precipitation, and wind - The water cycle and its part in the development of storms - The role of updrafts and downdrafts in the creation of thunderstorms and many other storms - The ways in which meteorologists study storms and how their knowledge can help save lives Teacher''s guide available.

Biomes are the major communities of plants and animals in our world. Children will love learning about life in everything from the chilly arctic tundra biome to dry, grassy savannahs.

Discusses colors found in nature.

Pictures and text introduce bear cubs, their bodies, what they eat and their habitats.

Canadian Social Studies; Diverse Cultures.

Children will love the comical photographs of animals in different hip-hop dance positions! Dancing lemurs, bunnies, chimpanzees, and elephants groove to a simple rhyme pattern in this entertaining book. Children are asked to choose the hip-hop animal they think is the best dancer, as well as the animal or group of animals having the most fun. Teacher''s guide available.

This delightful book shows children the ways in which mammals are different from other living things. Fascinating examples are featured, from mammals that lay eggs or have a pouch to human beings.

Discusses cultural similarities and differences around the world.

Animals hide to avoid being eaten or to sneak up on animals they want to eat. This amazing book introduces children to some basic science concepts. Fascinating photographs feature animals that can change color, or that have different shapes and patterns, so that they can blend into their surroundings. A special section also features animals that do not need to hide.

Describes different habitats and the animals that live there.

This newly revised edition takes readers into a Colonial Home of the 1600s and 1700s. See inside the kitchen, the fireplace, the bedchamber; and the barn. Learn why immigrants from England, France, and Spain were drawn to North America, and how plantations in the South grew and prospered through the slave trade.

Introduces religions of the world, including Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Chinese and Native American traditional beliefs.

All types of creatures, including insects, mammals, and fish, are covered in this engaging book on the animal kingdom. Young readers will learn all the basics of kingdoms, orders, classes, and species.

Explains the different types of amphibians including frogs, where they live, what they eat, how they survive, and how they reproduce.

Ages 6 to 10 years. Animals are classified in different ways. These concepts can be difficult for young students to understand. Most books simply define these terms, but this new series illustrates clearly what they mean. As a former teacher, Bobbie Kalman explains these concepts thoroughly and logically in a way that children can easily understand. Set includes: What is a Carnivore; What is a Herbivore; What is a Vertebrate; What is an Omnivore.

Describes the country of Mexico, it''s people and it''s culture.

These busy men and women are called upon to put out fires and rescue people and animals. They are the heroes of today''s world. Children will be thrilled to learn about the equipment firefighters use, their methods of dealing with disasters, and the ways they can teach us to be safer in our homes and in our communities.

This book makes a complicated subject easy to understand. Through captivating photographs, Bobbie Kalman shows how some animals regulate their body temperatures in different ways, such as by shivering or panting, flapping their wings, or swimming in different parts of oceans.

Young readers will love learning how different plants and animals move. Sunflowers turn their heads to face sunlight, some plants close their flowers at night, and others move their heads to trap insects. Animals on the ground walk, run, hop, leap, and crawl. Animals with wings fly, flap, soar, and glide. Animals that live in water swim, dive, and leap. Young readers will become aware of the different ways in which plants and animals move, as well as learn new vocabulary about movement through questions and activities.

A brief introduction to insects, discussing their characteristics, habitat, life cycle, and predators.