New Releases by Bobbie Kalman

Describes the characteristics that make humans living things, including being made of cells; needing water, air, sunlight, and energy; and growing and changing.

Meet people of different nationalities who make our communities cleaner, safer and more pleasant. This alphabet book includes such helpers as police officers, firefighters, sanitation workers and veterinarians. Full color.

Book by Kalman, Bobbie

Lavishly illustrated with artwork and amazing photographs, Alphabasics are a combination of ABC books and picture dictionaries. Each book names an object for each letter and gives fascinating information on topics that are fresh and appealing to children. -- an entire page explores one subject and its related topics -- lavish illustrations and photographs help provide further information -- entertaining and informative facts Why are computer problems called bugs? One story says that a computer operator found a moth inside a computer that was not working properly and so called the problem a bug. Computer language and byte-sized facts are explained in this easy-to-read book that children will enjoy. 'J' for jargon provides a fun activity of matching slang words, like crash, with their meaning. Full-color photos of children working with computers accompany simple text that deals with: -- e-mail -- hardware -- the internet -- virtual reality, and more!