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As exciting as it is educational It’s All About . . . is sure

Favorite science-themed topics like volcanoes, bugs, spiders, sharks,

dinosaurs, the solar system, and weather are all explored in engaging ways. The fast-paced and inviting format paired with the abundance of information

packed into these books will make them a hit with educators, parents and kids.

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Dive into the ocean world of sharks, big and small! Find out who’s who in the shark world, where sharks live, how predator sharks attack, and so much more.

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1. I am considered the best jumper (relative to my size, at least) in the entire animal kingdom.

2. I am the longest insect in the world.

3. Not only do I attack my prey—insects, spiders, lizards, frogs and birds—at night, I’m also the biggest spider in the world.

4. Like most good mothers, I clean and protect my eggs after I lay them.

5. Ears on my front legs is one of my coolest and most unique features.

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7. To eat, I stick onto other animals (even humans) with my sucker, and then start to drink their blood.

8. Before they hatch, I carry my eggs on my back inside a ball of silk. Then, after they hatch, my spiderlings climb onto my back and enjoy the safe ride.

9. I may not be dangerous, but I can sure see you! I have amazing eyesight due to 30,000 lenses in each of my eyes.

10. I live in an enormous mud nest —sometimes three times higher than a very tall person.

Who Am I ? Meet some weird and wonderful creepy-crawlies! Find out who’s who in the bug world, which bugs build nests, which ones can sting you, and so much more.

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1. Not only was I an excellent hunter, I was one of the deadliest killers of all time, had zigzag teeth, and stood on my strong back legs as I chased my prey.

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2. I was a plant eater, as well as one of the longest animals that ever lived—but I had a very small head.

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6. I walked on four legs, had bony studs to protect my neck, hard plates along my back, and spines on my tail.

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7. I was a dangerous meat eater with sharp teeth and a curved claw on each foot that cut and slash my prey.

8. I was a duckbill dinosaur that made my nest in the sand by rivers and lakes.

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Travel back to the time when dinosaurs ruled! Find out who’s who in the dinosaur world, what dinosaurs ate, how they hunted, and so much more.

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3. Five species of UGEPNNI live in Antarctica. _ _ _ _ _ _ _

4. SRAPA OLBER, walruses, and penguins will all struggle to survive if the ice keeps melting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

5. The second most dangerous Antarctic predator is the AEDRLAP LOES. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

6. Arctic cod have HELSCICMA in their bodies that prevent them from freezing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

7. The Arctic fox had brown fur in the summer and white fur in winter for GCMAAUOLEF. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

8. Explorers have reached the North Pole using IESWOOSLBNM, dog sleds, and even parachutes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

9. The frozen world of the Polar Bear is PRIGNADSAPIE as the polar ice melts. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

10. A NTCNOITEN is one of the world’s seven largest masses of land. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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Enter the icy world of the Arctic and Antarctic! Find out how animals survive in the Polar Regions, when they first arrived, and so much more.

Use the clues to help you unscramble important words and phrases from Polar Plunge.



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Word Search Travel along the world’s rivers, great and small! Find out about the world’s greatest rivers, where they flow, who lives along riverbanks, and so much more.

Find some important words and phrases from Rushing Rivers in the word search below.

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Meet some smart spiders—and some creepy ones! Find out who’s who in the spider world, which spiders spin webs, which ones can bite, and so much more!

Crossword PuzzleUse the clues from Scary Spiders to help you

figure out the answers to the crossword puzzle below.

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1. The sprays and powders that farmers use to kill insect pests.

2. The pair of feelers on an insect's head.

3. The silky covering a spider spins to protect its eggs.

4. The poison that a spider injects when it bites.

5. A spider leaves this behind after it grows a new one.

6. The tough, outer coat of a spider.

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1. Some spiders do this to their prey.

2. This toxic spider is probably too shy to bite you.

3. Spiders eat these in gardens and on farms.

4. Thousands of years ago people once used spiders' webs to help heal these.

5. A group of living things that share similar features and can breed together.

6. One of the two main parts of a spider's body.

7. What a spider is not!

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True or False?Take a look at faraway stars, planets, and moons! Find out about the Sun, its planets, and the stars, how we look into deep space, and so much more.

Read the following facts and stats from Super Solar System. Write “True” in front of all of the statements that are true,

and write “False” in front of all of the statements that are false.

1. When the moon is full, it’s facing away from the Sun.

2. Stars can be many different colors.

3. A total of 11 men have walked on the moon so far.

4. In summer, the Moon can be very windy and rainy.

5. The star closest to Earth is the Sun.

6. As the Moon travels around Earth, the same side always faces us.

7. Mars is known for having many storms and moons.

8. Blue giant stars are larger than the sun, but they have much cooler temperatures.

9. A nebula is a cloud of dust and gas.

10. You can only see Venus twinkle if you look at it through a telescope.


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Be amazed by fiery eruptions and deep craters! Find out why a volcano erupts, how fast ash clouds move, why people live by volcanoes, and so much more.

What's That Word Again?

1. Volcanoes are sorted into these three groups: _________________ , ______________ , and ___________________ .

2. Inside of a volcano is a deep hole that goes down inside Earth to hot, melted rock called _______________.

3. There are around 1,000 volcanoes under the ___________________ .

4. It is called an ________________ when a volcano throws out gas, ash, and burning rock.

5.��-��iÌ��iÃ��>}�>�y�ÜÃ��ÕÌ��v�>�Û��V>��>Ã� ____________.

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7. The soil on a volcano is very rich in ________________________ .

8. Volcano gas sometimes smells like rotten ____________ and __________________ .

9. On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens suddenly erupted and killed _________ people.

10. The city of Pompeii was buried in ash by a volcano named ____________________ .

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Take a trip through some extreme elements! Find out about the world’s weather, hurricanes and bushfires, lightning and drought, and so much more.

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1. Low winds and temperatures usually turn a small spark into a deadly blaze.

2. Water cannot move between the air, water and land.

3. A thorny devil has a pretend head on its neck.

4. Water vapor warms up to make clouds.

5. Rainbows are made when the sun’s rays shine through raindrops, and the light splits.

6. Earth would be much colder without its atmosphere.

7. Lightning does not strike very often.

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9. Weather balloons, satellites, and radars are tools used to record the weather.

10. You cannot predict the weather by looking at the clouds.

Read the following facts and stats from Wild Weather. Write “True” in front of all of the statements that are true, and write “False” in front of all of the statements that are false.


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