Tour one of nature's busiest neighborhoods! Ants create huge underground nests to serve the needs of their colonies. A complex system of tunnels and chambers, a colony may be home to as many… More →
Grade 1 - 2
Explore the remarkable homes built by animal architects! Beavers create complex structures to meet their needs, just like people do. Each beaver family builds a dam in a river or creek in… More →
Longer than three city buses and as heavy as a family of elephants, meet the gigantic sauropods and titanosaurs--the biggest animals that ever lived! Each title in this new series digs deep… More →
From deadly tentacles to a sharp beak, the kraken is a magical creature of myth. But where did this fearsome beast come from? Explore the truth behind the tales and learn what it would take… More →
Bees begin their life cycle as eggs in honeycomb cells. Every day, a queen bee can lay as many as 2,000 eggs. Young readers will study a bee's growth from egg to grub to pupa to adult. More →
A female butterfly lays eggs on a leaf to begin the butterfly life cycle. The eggs hatch into caterpillars, and caterpillars form chrysalises to change into butterflies. Students will follow… More →
The life cycle of a frog takes place in water and on land. It begins in spring with a male frog croaking a song to attract a female. Young readers will read about and watch an egg develop… More →
Ladybugs spend part of their life cycle as larva. Every day a ladybug larva eats about 30 tiny green insects called aphids. Young children will watch a ladybug go from egg to adult. More →
Penguins must complete their life cycle in very cold temperatures. To protect their eggs from the cold, penguins use brood patches. Students will watch a penguin chick hatch from an egg and… More →
Adult salmon spawn at the end of their life cycle. They fight strong currents while swimming upriver to the place where they hatched. Young readers will follow a salmon from egg to adult. More →
Male sea horses have a unique role in the sea horse life cycle. They carry the eggs and give birth to as many as 200 babies at one time. Young children can track a sea horse's life cycle from More →
Have you ever spotted a monarch butterfly? This insect is amazing! The graphemes /ch/y/ are featured in this… The Monarch Butterfly is part of Decodables by Jump!, a comprehensive lib More →