Seth Lynch

Geckos can run across the ceiling! Their feet have special pads that allow them to move across surfaces that may seem smooth to the naked eye. It's amazing to see! Beginning readers learn all about gecko feet and more in this low-ATOS volume full of fun facts. From where geckos can be found to how many kinds there are, the text introduces this common lizard with age-appropriate language and content. Full-color photographs directly correlate to the...

Snails are plant eaters so they are often found in the garden! Not only that, they carry their home on their back. That fact alone makes snails fascinating to little ones, but snail slime is also super interesting to look at. This book helps readers find snails in nature around them, whether at a park or in their own backyard. Snail bodies, habitat, and food are included in age-appropriate details. The low ATOS text is supported by full-color photographs...

Even though a group of rhinos is often small, people have given them their own special name. These small groups, usually only made up of a female rhino and her offspring, are called a crash. Through the approachable narrative, young readers learn why rhinos prefer to live in sets of two and how mothers raise their babies. With photographs of rhinos in the wild, readers see firsthand what life in a crash is like and learn what a mother rhino does to...

The French and Indian War was just one part of a global conflict between France and Great Britain and their allies. However, for U.S. citizens, it marked the beginning of the revolutionary era. As one of the causes of the American Revolution, the French and Indian War is a staple of social studies curriculums. In this volume, its complexities are pared down to the most important facts to give struggling readers a better chance to understand them....

Extremely social, camels will blow on each other's faces as a friendly greeting. They also groan and roar! While most camels are domesticated and few wild camels survive on Earth today, these mammals thrive in a group, sometimes called a caravan. These groups are made up of a male leader, females, and young. Mothers care for their young and the caravan moves around together.

There are thousands of kinds of fish. From bass and yellowtail in the Great Lakes to the many sharks of Earth's oceans, they all seem like very different animals. But, all fish live in water, breathe with gills, and have fins to help them swim! In this book, emergent readers find low ATOS text describing what makes a fish, a fish. Full-color photographs show body features close up that readers might not ever see otherwise. Close text and photograph...

Snakes can by teeny tiny or they can be hundreds of pounds and many feet long. That's what makes visiting snakes at the zoo so fun; there's so much to see and learn about them! This book for new readers covers many different kinds of snakes found at the zoo. Readers are provided with details about what they eat, what they do, and how big they can be in the wild. Full-color photographs are carefully correlated to the text to aid readers' comprehension...

Where can you find milk, meat, and boxed cereal all in one place? A grocery store! Just about everyone needs to visit the grocery store for one item or another, and readers are likely familiar with their local shopping spot. But depending on where you live, a grocery store might be big or small. It might have many aisles, or simply a produce section and a bakery. Readers will learn about what happens at the grocery store and how important they are...

Once the Industrial Revolution made it to the United States, the workforce changed forever. Not only that, family life, childhood, and the economy changed, too. A complex topic with many facets, the Industrial Revolution is covered in accessible language in this book. Written with social studies curricula in mind, the main content includes age-appropriate detail, such as important dates, people, and vocabulary readers will likely need in the classroom....

From wildflowers to home gardens, flowers are all around us, especially in the spring and summer! There's nothing more fun for little ones than smelling flowers and perhaps making their own bouquet from their garden. In this book, readers are encouraged to look for flowers all around them, from dandelions to daisies. Plant parts and growth are discussed in low ATOS text. Full-color photographs are beautiful and aid readers' ability to recognize some...