"What is a decomposer? Featuring full-color photos, this book offers readers a simple and scientific answer to this question and others! It looks at how one fallen tree supports an entire community, which can include a wide variety of living organisms, including weasels, salamanders, millipedes, and fungi."
Fooled You!(1st Edition) Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years by ElainePascoe, Laurie Keller Hardcover, 96 Pages, Published 2005 by Henry Holt And Co. (Byr) ISBN-13: 978-0-8050-7528-1, ISBN: 0-8050-7528-3
"Hoaxes are meant to fool the world—and some people fall for them. Would you? Crop circles. Aliens on earth. Fairies caught on film. Giant cats. What do these phenomena have in common? They are all hoaxes. Elaine Pascoe presents well-researched chapters on nearly a dozen infamous hoaxes—from the 1800s to the present—exploring the stories behind them (how they came to be as well as who instigated them) and pondering why people were ..."
Fooled You!(Reprint) Fakes and Hoaxes Through the Years by ElainePascoe, Laurie Keller Paperback, 96 Pages, Published 2016 by Square Fish ISBN-13: 978-1-250-07990-9, ISBN: 1-250-07990-X
"Hoaxes are meant to fool the world and some people fall for them. Would you? Crop circles. Aliens on earth. Fairies caught on film. Giant cats. What do these phenomena have in common? They are all hoaxes. Elaine Pascoe presents well-researched chapters on nearly a dozen infamous hoaxes from the 1800s to the present exploring the stories behind them (how they came to be as well as who instigated them) and pondering why people were so eas ..."
"CHOOSE FROM I2 TITLES IN THIS HOW 8 WHY SERIES! Elaine Pascoe is the
author Dwight Kuhn is one of. CTP 2963 Birds Build Nests CTP 2964 Insects Visit
Flowers CTP 2965 Seeds Travel CTP 2966 Birds Use Their Bills CTP 2967 ..."
"Answers for Curious Young MindsThese 12 nonfiction science readers feature captivating photography and easy-to-read text to provide a firsthand look into some of nature's most fascinating phenomena. How do birds build nests? Why do spiders spin silk? How do some plants eat insects? Inquiring minds want to know! And now, students can discover answers to their probing questions with these amazing photos combined with text they can read su ..."
" Photographs by Dwight Kuhn Set off on a slime hunt; learn how to collect puffballs, lichens, and other fungi; grow your own molds and yeasts; observe and chart the growth of molds found everywhere in your home or school."
Single-Celled Organisms(1st Edition) (Kid's Guide to the Classification of Living Things) by ElainePascoe, Dwight Kuhn Library, 32 Pages, Published 2003 by Powerkids Pr ISBN-13: 978-0-8239-6312-6, ISBN: 0-8239-6312-8
Plants Without Seeds (Paperback) by ElainePascoe Paperback, 36 Pages, Published 2003 by Powerkids Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4358-3690-7, ISBN: 1-4358-3690-1
"The world of mosses, ferns, and other plants that do not produce seeds is clearly explained in beautiful simplicity. With explanations about the differences between plants and animals and the many types of seedless plants, Plants Without Seeds offers a friendly introduction to the different groups of plants that use spores to reproduce."
Ecosystem of an Apple Tree (Paperback) by ElainePascoe Paperback, 36 Pages, Published 2003 by Powerkids Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4358-3687-7, ISBN: 1-4358-3687-1
"Not only are apples tasty and healthy but they and their trees support an intricate web of life. This book describes the world of the apple tree with many original photos and straightforward text that explains how the apple tree's ecosystem works. Readers will meet caterpillars that turn into moths, humming birds, and even beetles in this ecosystem."
Animals with Backbones by ElainePascoe Paperback, 36 Pages, Published 2003 by Powerkids Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4358-3689-1, ISBN: 1-4358-3689-8
"Trees, insects, mushrooms, and birds are just four of the millions of different things in the world. How do we keep track of them all? asks author Elaine Pascoe. Animals With Backbones proceeds to explain just that. With information on backbones plus the unique traits of fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, this book will have students excited about the animal kingdom."
The Ecosystem of a Stream (Paperback) by ElainePascoe Paperback, 36 Pages, Published 2003 by Powerkids Press ISBN-13: 978-1-4358-3688-4, ISBN: 1-4358-3688-X
"Many animals live in a stream and many more live along its banks. This book features lots of original photos that illustrate in full color the variety of life in the stream ecosystem. This book explores the interconnected lives of fish, birds, and insects."
"This is a reference book that's not afraid to treat kids like the intelligent creatures they are (or are sure to become any minute now). Laden with graphics and fun facts, this robust almanac imparts a wealth of real information, cleverly presented. An anatomy of a personal check shows kids exactly how those mysterious slips of paper that mom and dad use as money actually work. A calendar of comets shows when to expect the return of Hal ..."
"Investigates the physical characteristics, reproductive processes, habitats, and other traits of spittlebugs, aphids, and other members of the Homoptera family. Includes activities."
Fungi (Tony Stead Nonfiction Independent Reading Collections) by ElainePascoe, Dwight Kuhn Paperback, 24 Pages, Published 2006 by Rosen Publishing Group ISBN-13: 978-1-4042-5586-9, ISBN: 1-4042-5586-9
"The diversity of the fungus kingdom is explored and sorted in ways kids can follow in this informative book. Mushrooms, yeasts, and molds all make featured appearances, along with spores, budding, gills, and hyphae. Some fungi can be harmful to other living things. Some provide great help as decomposers. Whatever the case, kids will be enthralled by these weird and wonderful living things."
"Pascoe, Elaine. The ecosystem of a milkweed patch / Elaine Pascoe. — 1st ed. p.
cm. — (The library of small ecosystems) Includes bibliographical references (p. ).
Summary: Describes the interdependence of some of the plants and animals that
can be found in a milkweed patch. ISBN 0-8239-6309-8 (lib. bdg.) 1 . Meadow
ecology — -Juvenile literature. 2. Milkweeds — Ecology — Juvenile literature. [1 .
Meadow ecology. 2. Ecology. 3. Milk ..."
"This Springboards into Science Series provides a very close look at some of the most interesting characteristics and lifestyles nature has to offer. In How & Why, Dwight Kuhn's remarkably detailed close-up photography puts young readers face-to-face with poisonous animals and insect-eating plants. Each volume's easy-to-understand text and full-color photographs are designed to fascinate, as well as educate.Hiding is one of nature's ways ..."