Bøger af Bobbie Kalman

Animals hide to avoid being eaten or to sneak up on animals they want to eat. This book introduces children to some basic science concepts and vocabulary such as predator, prey, and camouflage.

What do people and other living things need to survive? This book features images with labels that show children the things we need to live and be happy, ranging from water and food to shelter and love.

Teaches readers about the world of baby animals by identifying animals that share the same names. This title includes photos that feature pups (baby dogs and foxes), cubs (baby wolves and bears), and kids (human children). It also offers an activity featuring photographs of animals that asks children how many baby animal names they know.

Introduces young readers to their roles within a family. From brother and sister to granddaughter and friend, this book uses a child-centered approach to explain who children are to the people around them.

Suitable for children of ages 7 to 9 years, this book features facts, such as how crickets hear with their legs, how bats and dolphins use echolocation, how elephants hear low-frequency sounds, and how sharks use their lateral line for sensing movement in water.

This intriguing book looks at why some animals have become endangered due to changes in their habitat and how we can help them. Examples include animals in the Arctic that rely on ice for hunting face the challenge of melting ice, the populations of animals born only on particular islands are shrinking, and many kinds of ocean animals are being poisoned by water pollution.

"Students will love learning about the way of life of foxes and the challenges they face as babies and adults. There are gray foxes, arctic foxes, fennec foxes, cape foxes, swift foxes, kit foxes, and red foxes. An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions, and activities, tells the story of a red fox family. Found all over the planet, red fox families start with the birth of four to six kits. Born in a den, the baby foxes leave the den with their mothers after two to three weeks and start to play, pounce, and hunt. What adventures will they have? Will they meet some other animals along the way? Readers will love these adorable animals and learn to write their own stories about them."--

Suitable for the children of ages 6 to 8 years, this book looks at the life cycle of pond frogs and tree frogs, with amazing photographs following their metamorphosis from tadpoles to adult amphibian. This book describes frogs' different habitats, how they find food, and how they protect themselves.

Suitable of children of ages 7 to 14 years, this title discusses city life and modernisation. It also discusses: the construction boom; one-child family updates and how better economic situations are changing social rules; and, the status of disputed territories and the government's policies on religions they feel are a threat.

Students will love learning about the way of life of wolves and the challenges they face as babies and adults. An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions, and activities, tells the story of gray wolves who live in highly structured social units called packs. A pack has one breeding pair and their offspring, and may include older siblings or wolves from other packs. This delightful adventure story starts with the excitement created by the birth of newborn cubs and how the other members of the pack bond with them. The cubs are taught vocal and physical communication and soon learn to hunt with the pack. This exciting story will enrich students' understanding of the importance of gray wolves to ecosystems in North America. Young readers will be amazed by how much the lives of wolves mimic their own lives!

Students will love learning about the way of life of polar bears and the challenges they face as babies and adults. An exciting narrative format supported by fun facts, questions, and activities, tells the story of two polar bear cubs born in a den dug by their mother deep under the winter snow of the Arctic. The cubs snuggle up to their mother to drink her milk and keep warm. In spring, the mother and cubs emerge from the den and face the challenges of moving onto sea ice, where the hungry mother hunts for seals to eat. The cubs are given hunting lessons and have their first taste of seal. They ride on their mothers back in the ocean, wrestle and play, and explore their cold habitat. Readers will love these majestic animals and learn to write their own stories about them.

Animals adapt, or change, to stay alive. This informative book shows how change can happen over time in an animal's body or in the way it behaves due to changing climates, habitat changes, and opportunistic behaviors that help animals survive, such as the creation of new species.

This entertaining book shows how animals communicate to share information, attract mates, or scare away enemies. They sing, growl, howl, spray smelly scents, and make their body parts bigger. Have fun comparing the ways you communicate with the ways animals do.

This book explains that some animals must learn the basics of staying alive from their mothers, while others know how to survive without being taught. Students will discover how some bird and mammal mothers teach their babies how to find food and keep safe from predators.

A city is not a habitat just for peopleit's a home for animals, too! Children will recognize a lot of animals they see living in their own cities, such as all kinds of pets, raccoons, squirrels, and birds. They may be surprised to see other city residents such as opossums, foxes, coyotes, and skunks. Wonderful images of baby animals help show where animals make their homes within a city, how they find their food, and why they have moved from natural to human habitats.

Spotlight on France introduces children to the country of France in Europe. France is famous for its beautiful countryside, its history of powerful rulers, and its exciting cities. France is also known for its delicious foods, fabulous fashions, and famous artists, such as Monet and Renoir. This informative book also looks at France's major holidays and celebrations and the favorite pastimes of children.

This fun book looks at baby pets that include puppies, kittens, guinea pigs, bunnies, and hamsters and how to care for these young animals. Diet, exercise, medical care, and the equipment needed to look after these pets is shown in detailed photographs. The book also educates children about how to choose a suitable pet.

Suitable for children, this title includes images of the giant mammals of the Arctic. It explains how a polar bear's body is suited to living in an icy climate and swimming in freezing oceans.

Helps children's learn about different kinds of planes including jumbo jets, seaplanes, and stunt planes. This book also describes the basic parts and functions of various planes.

This book introduces children to the important people who make our communities cleaner, safer, and better. Action shots feature people working in construction, at schools, in hospitals, fighting fires, doing police work, and volunteering. An activity asks children what kinds of things they could do to volunteer in their own communities.

A question and answer book that invites readers to explore the world around them. This book asks children 'What do you see? What do I see?' The response appears on the opposite page. It includes photographs that show what they see - a bee, a bunny, a chimpanzee, and even a girl in a seashell.

Looks at the remarkable abilities of plants and animals, which need to be studied to make our environment more sustainable. This book makes young scientists aware of the super powers of nature and may inspire some to find ways to change the future of Earth.

Pollination by insects is a critical function of all land ecosystems. Most orchard fruits, vegetables, and some field crops are pollinated by insects. This book features photographs that focus on the critical fact that protecting pollinators means having food to eat. It helps children look at insects in a different way.

Describes a sport that is thousands of years old. This book provides basic moves and holds, how to get out of an opponent's grip, and wrestling terms. It also features the top amateur wrestlers in the sport today.