New Releases by Lisa Trumbauer

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

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

Introduces subtraction by showing groups of different objects, taking some away, and asking the reader how many are left.

Introduce young readers to common occupations through this informative series. Simple text and engaging photographs emphasize how workers help people every day. Close photo-text matches support early readers. This series explores and supports the standard "Production, Distribution, and Consumption," as required by the National Council for the Social Studies.

Simple text and photographs present zoo keepers and their role in the community including taking care of many wild animals, and making sure the animals have a clean and safe place to live and play.

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

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

Learn about the life cycle of the butterfly.

Simple text and photographs describe and illustrate how to use a compass to find one''s way on land, at sea, or in the air.

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

Why we need rain.

How many objects does each person have?

Text and pictures present the different forms water can take including rain, snow, ice, hail, dew, steam, and fog.

Explains that people take measurements to find out how tall, how long, how far, how fast, how heavy, how much, and what size.

Explores some of the ways that animals and people use plants for food and shelter.

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

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

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

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

Describes the activities that take place at a typical elementary school between arriving in the morning and leaving in the afternoon, including lessons, art, music, and gym classes, visits to the library, and field trips.

Describes the seasons and tells what people, plants, and animals do during each season.

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

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

Describes different types of families, what family members do together, and where families live.

Help young readers enjoy learning about social studies concepts with these colorful, photo-illustrated books. This series relates such areas as history, geography, and social relationships to the reader''s everyday world. Yellow Umbrella Books feature engaging photos that closely correlate to the text. This series explores and supports social studies standards as required by the National Council for the Social Studies.

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

How do you eat a fraction? How many ways can you make 100? Young readers learn math and reading skills with these beginning books.

Describes different types of communities, including cities, suburbs, and rural areas. Also discusses various occupations in a community.