Bøger af Natalie Humphrey

This giant cricket from New Zealand is something right out of a nightmare! The giant weta, also known as the wētāpunga, is only found on the islands off the coast of New Zealand and grows bigger than any cricket in the world! Through this up-close look at the nightmarish giant weta, young readers will learn how wetas survive in the wild and how people are helping them. With achievable text and fact boxes offering more information, young readers will learn why this nightmare bug is so important to the New Zealand ecosystem.

What has six legs and can usually fly? An insect! Currently, there are so many insects in the world they completely outnumber humans. With different kinds of insects being discovered each year, it's important for young learners to know what an insect is. In this book, readers also discover how insects differ from other bugs that they may know. With full-color photographs and a graphic organizer breaking down the parts of an insect's body, readers will better understand what makes something an insect.

Young amphibians start their lives with gills and live underwater. But as an amphibian grows, they perform what seems like a magic trick. They lose their gills and move onto land! Understanding how this strange animal group grows and changes from a baby to an adult can be tough for young learners. Through this book's achievable text--paired closely with full-color photographs--readers discover what makes an amphibian. With a graphic organizer detailing how an amphibian's life cycle works, readers deepen their understanding of these fascinating creatures.

Reptiles are cold-blooded animals usually covered in scales, like lizards, crocodiles, or turtles. They lay eggs with a soft shell on dry land, even if they live in the water. While not everyone has reptiles in their backyard, different kinds of reptiles can be found throughout the United States. From timber rattlesnakes to anole lizards, there's so many reptiles to discover! Through this book's full-color photographs readers learn how to identify different kinds of reptiles.

Mammals can be found on land and in the oceans, but what makes a mammal a mammal? Mammals are warm-blooded animals with hair or fur that feed their young with milk. For young learners, understanding what makes a mammal is an important STEM building block. In this book, young readers break down the basics of what makes a mammal. With full-color photographs to help reinforce the approachable text, readers come to a better understanding of which animals are classified as mammals and why.

There are thousands of different kinds of fish found in the oceans around the world. Some, like the massive whale shark, are bigger than a school bus, while some are smaller than the palm of your hand. Fish come in many different colors, shapes, and sizes! But there are some things each fish has in common. In this book, readers discover what makes a fish a fish. A graphic organizer and full-color photographs aid in readers' comprehension.

With over 10,000 different species of birds found around the world, there's plenty of birds for young learners to discover. Some of these birds might even be in their own backyards. While most fly high in the sky, some birds can't fly at all, so what makes a bird a bird? Through this book, readers discover not only what makes a bird, but how to spot birds in the wild. Through up-close, full-color photographs showing each detail of a bird, learners reinforce their understanding of birds.

Although a wolf's mournful howl is often associated with a full moon, they don't wait for this lunar phase to make their recognizable vocalization--Wolves howl whenever they want to communicate with other wolves. Young readers will learn more about the key ideas of wolf behavior and adaptations with this intriguing title. The explanatory text is thoughtfully written with early readers in mind and also covers wolf habitats, their ecological importance, and the threats they face from humans. This title additionally features fascinating fact-boxes, full-color photos, and a helpful graphic organizer to aid with reading comprehension. After reading this text, which aims to enhance any life science curricula, budding biologists are sure to be captivated in the often-misunderstood world of wolves.

Opportunistic dingoes wait for the perfect moment to pounce on small prey such as rabbits, rodents, and lizards. Early readers will learn more about dingo adaptations and behavior with this intriguing title. It features text that is carefully crafted to be engaging and accessible to early readers. It also explains other key ideas about dingoes including their vocalizations, habitat, and decreasing population due to breeding with domestic dogs. Thought-provoking fact-boxes, fascinating full-color photos, a graphic organizer, and a vocabulary-enhancing glossary all aid in reading comprehension. Armed with the knowledge in this text, aspiring biologists will be more informed about the dingo's unique characteristics and ecological importance!

What has 4 teeth, spines all over its body, and is one of the most poisonous animals in the world? The puffer fish! Avid and reluctant readers alike will quickly devour the fascinating facts about the habitat, life cycle, evolution, and more of this strange family of fish. Each spread is filled with lively, full-color photography of this diverse family of bizarre fish. Fact boxes add to the exciting experience by providing quick, strange tidbits. For instance, puffer fish defend themselves by filling up like a water balloon. Marine biology does not get any weirder than this!

Fangtooth fish never shut their mouths! That's right--their fangs are just too long. This underwater monstrosity is like something out of a horror movie, as the incredible images in this book show. Many more weird facts can be found in this freaky fish book, in which the bizarre fangtooth fish's habitat, anatomy, food, and more are explained through accessible text and vivid up-close photographs. Fact boxes provide more memorable information on each spread, creating a lively, engaging reading experience that is a perfect complement to any study of marine life.

It may be electrifying, but it's not lightning--it's an electric eel! Filled with up-close and full-color photographs, readers of this book will get familiar with a truly freaky fish. Even those who don't love science class will find electric eels' air-breathing and unusual breeding behavior (spit is involved!) fascinating. Learning about the electric eel is an engaging introduction to ecosystems, habitats, biology, and so much more crucial curricular content. Fact boxes throughout the carefully crafted text point out bizarre tidbits sure to make any reader think twice before swimming in the Amazon and Orinoco river basins of South America.

The Hibernia platform in Canada is one of the largest floating drilling rigs in the world. This massive drilling rig is one amazing mega machine! While not every drilling rig is as large as the Hibernia, each mega machine is designed to dig deep holes. Young readers will learn not only how these mega machines work, but different ways workers use them on dirty jobs. With approachable text and vivid, full-color photographs, young readers will love discovering how drilling rigs work!

On nearly every construction site, cranes are hard at work lifting heavy materials. The largest cranes are used to build skyscrapers and oil rigs while smaller gantry cranes can help factory workers move heavy boxes from place to place. In this informative, approachable text, young readers will discover different types of cranes and how workers use them every day. With full-color photographs, young readers will see cranes up close and learn about the largest cranes in the world!

Jumbo jets are huge planes designed to carry massive cargo or hundreds of people. The largest passenger plane in the world can even carry over 800 people onboard at one time! Some jumbo jets are so big, airports had to be redesigned to fit them. Young readers will love learning about this massive mega machine through this approachable, informative text. Full-color photographs help readers learn about jumbo jets from the cockpit to the high-powered engines.

Earthmovers are used on construction sites and to build roads every day, but what is an earthmover? Bulldozers, wheel loaders, and dump trucks are just some of the amazing mega machines young readers will discover in this text. With the ability to move, scrape, and flatten dirt, each mega machine has an important dirty job to do, and they do it well! With stunning photographs and informative, approachable text, young readers will learn more about the earthmovers they love.

"Scientists believe that Mars may have been like the Earth in the past. In fact, they believe Mars may have had water! Our next-door neighbor in space, young readers will love reading about the red planet. Discover not only what we already know about this planet, but also the hopes that scientists have for future missions! Young readers will put themselves in the shoes of astronauts as they discover what makes Mars so much like Earth and interesting to scientists!"--

"Frogfish can change color. They can strike prey in milliseconds. They can regenerate parts of their body. That's all pretty strange! Even reluctant readers are sure to love learning about these wacky, weird, and wonderful fish. Full-color photographs and exciting, accessible text explains just how varied the frogfish can be in shape, size, and color. This beneficial book provides a great opportunity to learn about evolution, ecosystems, and so much more. Fact boxes pop more interesting tidbits across the text, helping to make young marine biologists' reading experience both fun and educational"--