Best Selling Books by Lisa Trumbauer

Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of the salmon.

Describes teamwork, including working together, playing together, and studying together.

Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of the whale.

Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of a dog.

Simple language and bright pictures introduce children to atoms, the building blocks of all matter.

Defines what friends are and describes activities people do with their friends.

Examines stone and the many different ways it has been used.

Simple text and photographs present the life cycle of frogs, from egg to tadpole to full-grown frog.

Simple text and photographs present construction workers and their role in the community.

Examines counting with animals.

Who was Pocahontas? Why was it hard to live in Jamestown? How did the Native Americans help the colonists? This book will help you discover what life was like during the time when Europeans started coming to America.

Learn about the life cycle of the butterfly.

This book describes the cycle of seasons in the Sonoran Desert.

Text and photographs present insects.

Simple text and photographs describe life in rural areas.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of a bee.

Simple text and photographs describe life in small towns including its neighborhoods, shops, and parks.

Text and photographs present a brief description of the life cycle of chickens.

Describes the food pyramid, the various foods in each food group, and how the foods keep people healthy.

What did America look like long ago? Where did the first Americans live? Who sailed to America in 1492? This book will help you discover what life was like during the time of the first Americans.

An introduction to the sources and characteristics of light.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of turtles.

Describes the ears of many types of animals and tells how the animals use their ears.

Who was George Washington? What was the Boston Massacre? When did the United States win its independence? This book will help you discover what life was like during the Revolutionary War.

Describes favorite activities, such as singing, dancing, painting, cooking, and camping.

Cover subtitle: A whole year of curriculum-based exercises and activities in one fun book.

Simple text and photographs describe life in a city and highlights the different neighborhoods, buildings, transportation and housing found in a city.

The United States is truly a nation of immigrants, or as the poet Walt Whitman once said, a nation of nations. Spanning the time from when the Europeans first came to the New World to the present day, the new Immigration to the United States set conveys the excitement of these stories to young people. Beginning with a brief preface to the set written by general editor Robert Asher that discusses some of the broad reasons why people came to the New World, both as explorers and settlers, each book''s narrative highlights the themes, people, places, and events that were important to each immigrant group. In an engaging, informative manner, each volume describes what members of a particular group found when they arrived in the United States as well as where they settled. Historical information and background on the various communities present life as it was lived at the time they arrived. The books then trace the group''s history and current status in the United States. Each volume includes photographs and illustrations such as passports and other artifacts of immigration, as well as quotes from original source materials. Box features highlight special topics or people, and each book is rounded out with a glossary, timeline, further reading list, and index.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of penguins.

Introduces the concept of microbiology, using examples from around the house, such as bacteria, mildew, and mold.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of a cow.

Simple text and photographs describe life in suburbs including suburban neighborhoods, schools, and shops.

Describes the physical characteristics, habits, and stages of development of grasshoppers.

The United States is truly a nation of immigrants, or as the poet Walt Whitman once said, a nation of nations. Spanning the time from when the Europeans first came to the New World to the present day, the new Immigration to the United States set conveys the excitement of these stories to young people. Beginning with a brief preface to the set written by general editor Robert Asher that discusses some of the broad reasons why people came to the New World, both as explorers and settlers, each book''s narrative highlights the themes, people, places, and events that were important to each immigrant group. In an engaging, informative manner, each volume describes what members of a particular group found when they arrived in the United States as well as where they settled. Historical information and background on the various communities present life as it was lived at the time they arrived. The books then trace the group''s history and current status in the United States. Each volume includes photographs and illustrations such as passports and other artifacts of immigration, as well as quotes from original source materials. Box features highlight special topics or people, and each book is rounded out with a glossary, timeline, further reading list, and index.

Looks at the three types of germs, bacteria, viruses, and protists, that can cause illness in the body and describes how the immune system, made up of skin, white blood cells, and antibodies, overcomes infection and promotes good health.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe how loose teeth come out.

In 1836, 15-year-old Cal and his mother ride across the Texas countryside. Suddenly, they spot thousands of Mexican soldiers approaching on the horizon. Cal knows they mean trouble, so he steers the wagon to the safest place around -- the Alamo! Davy Crockett, Jim Bowie, and other soldiers are there, waiting for a fight. But can their small group hold off an entire army? It''ll be a battle they''ll never forget.

Explains such concepts as layers of the Earth, types of rock, heat and pressure.

Describes what a scientist does and the tools a scientist uses. Explains that different types of scientists do different jobs.