Most Popular Books by Paul Showers

Let''s-read-and-find-out about Your Heart Night and day, whether you''re asleep or awake, your heart is always beating. Read and find out how your heart works and how to keep it healthy.

When you were a baby, you didn''t have any teeth at all. Then as you grew, your teeth started to come in. First one, then two - and finally, twenty teeth in all! But you won''t keep these teeth forever. First one, then two, will wiggle loose. Maybe you''ve lost some of your first teeth already. When the little teeth come out and the big teeth come in, everyone can see - you''re growing up.

Bedtime often seems to come too early, but what would happen if you never went to sleep? When scientists decided to find out, they discovered that your brain needs a rest after a long day of thinking, just as your muscles would need a rest after a long day of work. A different kind of bedtime story, this book is the perfect response to the question ‘Can’t I stay up a little longer?’

You''ve seen your own blood, when you have a cut or a scrape. You can see the veins in your wrist, and you''ve seen the scab that forms as a cut heals. But do you know what blood does for you? Without blood, you couldn''t play, or grow, or learn. That''s because just about every part of your body needs blood, from your muscles to your bones to your brain. How does your body use blood? Read and find out! Ages 10 – 14

Read and find out about your digestive system in this colorfully illustrated nonfiction picture book. What happens to food when you eat it? Read and find out about your digestive system and how it turns food into energy your body can use. This is a clear and appealing science book for early elementary age kids, both at home and in the classroom. It''s 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.

Put on your socks and shoes -- and don''t forget your ears! We''re going on a listening walk. Shhhhh. Do not talk. Do not hurry. Get ready to fill your ears with a world of wonderful and surprising sounds.

Explains the basic properties of skin, how it protects the body, and how it can vary in color.

Explains the mechanics of speech: what body parts are used, and how different sounds are formed.

Through the relationship which the author establishes between words and the act of touching, the child becomes familiar with hard, smooth, sharp, rough, and soft objects, which develops the child''s understanding of the importance of the sense of touch.

Describes how the brain receives and sends messages via the nervous system.

Describes the ancient celebrations still observed by many American Indians including the Seminoles, Zunis, Eskimos, and Cheyennes.

Describes the process of hearing, during which sound waves travel through the ear and become signals the brain interprets as individual sounds.

A book about smelling.

This is a new release of the original 1942 edition.

Een meisje gaat wandelen met haar vader en de hond. Ze luistert heel goed naar alle geluiden om haar heen. Prentenboek met grappige tekeningen in frisse kleuren. Vanaf ca. 4 jaar.

Describes the parts of the eye and how they work.

Ilustrações graciosas e um texto muito agradável transmitem as informações científicas básicas sobre o sangue e a circulação.

Ce qu''est le sang: un ouvrage didactique qui se lit comme un excellent roman.

Describes briefly the male and female reproductive system, the union of the sperm and ovum, and the stages in the development of the baby in the womb.

Briefly discusses the principles of genetics and heredity as illustrated by a youngster''s family tree.

Cumulative rhymed text and illustrations describe what a map is all about.

Explains the importance of shots in preventing many diseases and helping people stay healthy.

Text and illustrations show that everyone is afraid of something whether it is cats, thunder, wind, airplanes, or darkness.

Discusses Columbus'' voyages to the New World and explains how Columbus Day is celebrated in North and South America.

An explanation, illustrated by drawings, of how a baby grows within the mother from a single cell into a fully formed human being.