Readers will learn about the four major desert biomes, which are hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold deserts. The text will focus on the climate and the very special plants and animals that are found in deserts around the world. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

"A complicated topic is made easier with this title introducing leaves and explaining their anatomy and how they make food for plants. Labeled diagrams and photographs and a glossary will make learning the important jobs of leaves even simpler!"--

A complicated topic is made easier with this title introducing stems and explaining their anatomy and how they help the plants they hold up. Labeled diagrams and photographs and a glossary will make learning about stems even simpler! What is a stem, and what purpose does it serve? Hansen uses simple text and colorful photographs to teach you about the different types of stems, and why they are important to plants.

This title will cover how scientists think our moon came to be, what it looks like, its size, its orbit and phases, and how it interacts with Earth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

"A complicated topic is made easier with this title introducing roots and explaining their anatomy and how they help plants and soil. Labeled diagrams and photographs and a glossary will make learning about roots even simpler!"--

Introduces how various gems form and where they can be found.

This title will cover how comets came to be, what they are made of, where most of them are found, and why we can sometimes see them as beautiful bright streaks in the sky! Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

This title will cover how our galaxy got its start billions of years ago, what it's been doing since then, its size, and everything that is a part of it.

Simple text and colorful photographs teach about what a fossil is, some of the types of fossils, and where they are found.

A basic introduction to minerals covers what they are, where they form, their crystal shapes, and the different types.--