McKinney Library Kid's Catalog

"A picture book that helps readers learn the alphabet, while introducing them to different flowers, accompanied by simple, line art illustrations of a miniature girl who leads the reader along" --

Discover it Yourself: Plants and Flowers is packed with scientific facts, experiments, and activities linked to the world of plants. It brings a lively, hands-on approach to practical STEM experiments. Keen scientists can discover how to take a leaf rubbing, calculate a tree's age, and grow their own pumpkin. After learning the essential facts, children can find almost everything they need for the experiments around the home, with materials and instructions...

A biography of Lady Bird Johnson who, as the wife of President Lyndon Johnson, reminded citizens about the importance of conserving natural resources and promoted the beautification of cities and highways by planting wildflowers.

Flowers are beautiful. They have bright colors, soft petals and sweet nectar. Yum! But that's not the whole truth. Flowers can be WEIRD . . . and one bee is here to let everyone know! Talking directly to the reader, a bee reveals how flowers are so much stranger than what we think. Did you know that there are some flowers that only bloom in the nighttime? Some flowers are spooky, and look like ghosts, or bats, or a monster's mouth. And while most...

Describes how plants reproduce and explains how flowers and fruit are a part of this process.

This book introduces you to a well known group of plants, from bright sunflowers to beautiful magnolia trees. It explores the history of flowering plants and examines the way flowering plants reproduce and obtain energy. It also looks at the various uses for flowering plants, including decoration and agriculture.

El Día de los Enamorados es un día de amor. ¿El 14 de febrero un día especial debe celebrar a la gente usted se preocupa por, pero cómo escogimos ese día? En este libro interesante, aprenda sobre la historia y las tradiciones de Día de los Enamorados en el mundo entero. ¡De corazones y rosas al comer mucho chocolate, hay abundancia para gustar sobre el Día de los Enamorados! Artículos de correlación de texto de cuadros fuertes en la comprensión...

"All around us, nature is working wonders. Every day, hour by hour, magical transformations happen right in front of you. But it's not always easy to see them ... In this beautiful illustrated collection, 50 moments in nature are paused for you to watch them in detail. Then you should go outside, and explore, and see what you find when you take the time to slow down. Gorgeously illustrated, this charming collection celebrates the small wonders happening...