New Releases by Melvin Berger

Share this book with children to help them, in a safe and calm way, understand how germs work. In addition to straightforward, helpful information told in a warm and approachable way, the book contains a chart of rules for good health that reinforces healthful living. Germs are all around us, but they''re too small to see. Many germs are harmless, but two kinds, viruses and bacteria, can make you sick. How? Read and find out! This clear and appealing picture book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom, is all about germs, how they can make you sick, and how your body works to fight them off. This book features simple diagrams to explain why you feel poorly when you''re sick and how your body keeps you healthy by producing antibodies. Both text and artwork were vetted for accuracy by Dr. Melanie Marin. An excellent resource in this time of COVID-19. This is a Level 2 Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out, which means the book explores more challenging concepts for children in the primary grades. The 100+ titles in this leading nonfiction series are: hands-on and visual acclaimed and trusted great for classrooms Top 10 reasons to love LRFOs: Entertain and educate at the same time Have appealing, child-centered topics Developmentally appropriate for emerging readers Focused; answering questions instead of using survey approach Employ engaging picture book quality illustrations Use simple charts and graphics to improve visual literacy skills Feature hands-on activities to engage young scientists Meet national science education standards Written/illustrated by award-winning authors/illustrators & vetted by an expert in the field Over 130 titles in print, meeting a wide range of kids'' scientific interests Books in this series support the Common Core Learning Standards, Next Generation Science Standards, and the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) standards. Let''s-Read-and-Find-Out is the winner of the American Association for the Advancement of Science/Subaru Science Books & Films Prize for Outstanding Science Series.

This is the first book in a brand-new series featuring TONS of awesomely incredible, weird, and crazy facts! Did you know crickets have ears on their knees? That snakes never close their eyes? Or that no plant has black flowers? Discover these incredible facts and more in the first Fact Attack book, all about plants and animalsFact Attack is an exploration of the most amazing and awe-inspiring plant and animal facts. Heavily designed with different approaches on each page, the style is dynamic, fresh, and in your face. Whether you flip to a page to learn a digestible fact or read it from beginning to end, this is a book a reader will return to time and again.

An updated edition, provides new information and discoveries about the planet Mars, including myths and facts about life on the planet, a history of NASA''s Mars research, including the Rover missions, and ideas about our potential future relationship with the planet.

A level 2 reader in the Scholastic nonfiction reader line featuring gigantic animals that you''ll hardly believe are real! Some people are short and some people are tall, but everyone is a little different. The same is true for animals. Some animals are small and others are bigger. But did you know that certain animals grow much, MUCH larger than all others of their kind? In this level 2 reader, you''ll meet oversized animals--from rabbits the size of dogs, and dogs the size of horses and so much more. They are the supersize animals!

Find out which creatures in the animal kingdom have the coolest superpowers in this new book in the 101 Animal series! Discover some of the most extraordinary creatures in nature! This book takes a close look at 101 of the coolest tricks and superpowers in the animal kingdom. Find out how these animals'' superpowers work and what they use them for--both to hunt and to protect themselves! Organized from A to Z, meet insects, reptiles, mammals, birds, and fish, all that have amazing super-abilities!

Discover the 101 most amazing disguises in the animal kingdom! The fifth book in the 101 ANIMAL series, 101 ANIMALS IN HIDING, will feature some of the most extraordinary creatures in nature. Featuring large full-color photos of camouflaged animals, see insects, reptiles, mammals, birds, and fish blend into their backgrounds. Learn how and why these amazing animals have developed these adaptations.

These animals are so ugly, they''re cute! From bulldogs to sloths, lemurs to hippos, there are ugly cute animals all across the animal kingdom. This level 2 reader will feature the cutest of those ugly animals. Kids may recognize some of the animals as their very own pets, while others will be new discoveries for young readers. The reader will feature large full-color photos with fun facts about each creature. Kids will get a kick out of silly creatures and the trendy phrase "ugly cute."

The follow-up to the fun and informative 20 Questions #1: Why Do Feet Smell? A follow-up to 20 Questions: Why Do Feet Smell? (Spring 2012) featuring fun facts about animals. Why Do Zebras Have Stripes? will ask and answer the questions about animals that kids are really curious about. Each book in the 20 questions series contains 20 questions and answers, with a full-color photograph on every page. Read the question on the right and turn the page to see the answer on the left!

The 4th book in the popular 101 ANIMALS series! Did you know that sea turtle mothers leave their babies to hatch from their eggs completely on their own? Or that baby gorilla black-backs are carried around for as long as three years after they are born? In 101 Animal Babies, readers will learn about penguins and sea-horse fathers that guard and hatch their eggs, birds that teach their chicks to fly, kangaroos that keep their joeys safe in pouches, and wolves that teach their pups to hunt.Filled with fascinating facts and adorable full-color photos on every page, 101 Animal Babies is sure to be an instant favorite for kids, parents, and teachers alike!

Authoritative guide presents 231 of the most frequently performed pieces by 55 composers. A must for music lovers and musicians alike. "No lover of chamber music should be without this Guide." — John Barkham Reviews.

Poses true or false questions about toads, frogs, and other amphibians and reveals the answers with a turn of the page.

The New York Times started a new phenomenon: ugly is the new black. After publishing an article entitled "A Masterpiece of Nature? Yuck!" that chronicled several of the world''s ugliest animals (sphynx cat, star-nosed mole, proboscis monkey, etc.), they were bombarded by loyal readers who sent in their own pictures of ugly animals. Each one trying to out-ugly the last. Little did they know that we were way ahead of them! With 101 Animal Secrets and 101 Freaky Animals, the Bergers have already brought to light some of the ugliest animals on the planet. Now they have concentrated their efforts to compile the definitive list of the ugliest animals ever!

A young science series in a fun question and answer format.

Let''s face it, kids love to ask and answer questions, which is why the Scholastic True or False series is packed full of fun questions like "Do thunderstorms always have thunder and lightning?" and "Can all birds fly?" Kids will read the question on the right-hand page and then flip it over to find out the answer. It''s the truth--the Scholastic True or False series is a hit!

Presents facts on various pets, including dogs, cats, hamsters, gerbils, fish, and rabbits.

Asks readers a true or false question about storms that the reader can find the answer to by turning the page.

Asks readers a true-or-false question about the physical characteristics, diet, or behavior of dangerous animals that the reader can find the answer to by turning the page.

Presents a collection of trivia about animals, discussing the length of an anteater''s tongue, the eating habits of koalas, and the physical characteristics of worms.

Animals live in many different places. Learn about the homes of bees, birds, rabbits, alligators and more.

Ice is frozen water that is cold and hard.

A simple explanation of what bears look like, how they hunt, what they eat, how they sleep during the winter, and how their cubs are born and raised.

An introduction to the big cats including lions, tigers, cheetahs, jaguars, and leopards.

Glaciers start as piles of snow. The snow turns to ice.

"In winter the weather is cold and the days are short. Read and discover all about winter."--back cover.

Read and discover all about living things.

Autumn has warm days and cool nights.

Fall is pumpkin time.