New Releases by Lisa Trumbauer

The natural world comes alive for young readers with Rookie Read-About Science! With striking full-colour photos and just the right amount of text, this series immediately involves young readers as they discover intriguing facts about the fascinating world around them.

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

This book describes mammals, such as bears, elephants, giraffes, rhinos, and hippos.

Simple text and photographs describe life in rural areas.

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

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

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

Read about the people, culture, traditions, and beliefs of the ancient Maya civilization.

Text and photographs introduce deserts and their features including their geography.

Text and photographs introduce mountains and their features, such as foothills, the summit. Also highlights Mount McKinely.

Text and photographs introduce oceans and their features including waves, shorelines, and the different zones of an ocean.

Text and photographs introduce the biography of the popular First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt, and describes her childhood, education, private life, and years of public service.

Text and photographs introduce forests including tropical rain forests, temperate forests, and evergreen forests and their features.

Text and pictures introduce the biography of Sam Houston, who served as governor of Texas after helping fight for the region''s independence from Mexico.

Simple text and photographs introduce the concept of graphing and present examples of two different kinds of graphs.

Simple text and photographs introduce the life of Sitting Bull, a Lakota chief who helped plan the battle of Little Bighorn and later traveled with Buffalo Bill''s Wild West Show.

Provides an introduction to the some characteristics of different kinds of trees.

From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebergs and glaciers to energy from the sun, from magnets to solids, liquids, and gases, Rookie Read-About Science is a natural addition to the primary-grade classroom with books that cover every part of the science curricula. Includes: animals, nature, scientific principles, the environment, weather, and much more!

An introduction to the sources and characteristics of light.

Illustrations and rhyming text describe how loose teeth come out.

Describes what friction is and gives some examples of how it causes moving things to stop.

A brief biography of the life of Paul Revere, a Boston silversmith who became famous after his "midnight ride" during the Revolutionary War.

Photographs and easy-to-read text introduce the major food groups and explain the nutritional contributions of each.

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

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

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

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

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

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