David M Schwartz

Describes the various forms which money can take, including coins, paper money, and personal checks, and how it can be used to make purchases, pay off loans, or build interest in the bank.

Explores counting by powers of ten all the way up to the largest numbers that exist.

Marvelosissimo the Magician explains the development of standard units of measure, and shows the simplicity of calculating length, height, weight, and volume using the metric system.

Explains the meaning of mathematical terms which begin with the different letters of the alphabet from abacus, binary, and cubit to zillion.

The life cycle of a green bean is described in detail and illustrated with excellent color photographs showing the various stages of development. Oval seeds containing tiny plant embryos are encased within the pods, or fruit of the bean. Each seed has two seed leaves which provide nourishment. Moisture causes the seed to swell and germinate, bursting from its coat and sending up a green seedling plant, which uses water, light, and carbon dioxide to...

This Springboard into Science series shows that every living thing goes through a unique cycle of development and growth. Full-color, close-up photographs and straightforward, easy-to-understand text help bring each reader's understanding of nature full cycle.

The brilliant photos bring these creatures to life on the pages of this slim book. Readers can view the mating dance, witness a female spider spin a sac of silk and see the eggs as she lays them so tenderly in this sac. Dozens of baby spiders soon hatch and begin to hunt and grow. A molting spider sheds its skin before the readers' eyes. The four eyes of a jumping spider pop out on the pages as this critter turns his prey into soup. Fascinating information...

Young readers will be amazed when they see the beautiful, new-born foal and learn that a mare and filly can find each other in a herd of many horses. Children will view the first day and first steps of the foal and see how it is nourished by its mother. Readers watch the filly as she grows and plays and begins to nibble grass. The large text is brimming with information and easy on the eye for young readers.

Ladybug, a book in the "Springboards into Science Series," provides the younger reader with a factual account of the lifecycle of the ladybug. The detailed photographs that accompany the text effectively clarify the stages of ladybug life. The same pictures are used toward the end of the book as a way to help children remember the stages of the lifecycle. A glossary, a page of "insect" activities at the end of the book, and suggestions for further...

After the death of its green leaves in the fall, the maple tree reveals its brilliant autumn colors. During the winter the maple tree is barren, but in the spring and summer it flourishes with color. Red buds and flowers appear at the tips of its branches. Male flowers produce pollen, which is carried by insects or blown by the wind to female flowers, fertilizing them and beginning the production of seeds in early spring. Each seed is surrounded by...