Best Selling Books by Buffy Silverman

This Title Introduces Students To The Basic Concept Of Sounds. How Sounds Can Be Heard But Not Seen. How Sound Is A Form Of Energy That Is Transmitted Through Sound Waves Which Travel Through Your Eardrum To Be Heard. How Sound Travels Through Air And At What Rate Of Speed. Useful Examples Are Given Throughout To Help Students Understand The Concept.

Are you in control of your body? Maybe, maybe not. Read this book to learn how your body gets the messages it needs to perform even simple functions.

Describes the food chain of a desert habitat, identifying the different locations of the habitats around the world and the plants and animals that make up the producers, primary and secondary consumers, and decomposers in the chain.

In 1912, more than 2,200 people sailed aboard the maiden voyage of the Titanic. Four days into its Atlantic crossing, the mammoth vessel sank. More than two-thirds of the passengers perished. Learn more about this dramatic event and those who survived.

Presents an introduction to waste disposal, describing what happens when paper, plastics, glass, and electronic products are recycled and offers experiments and activities that can be done to demonstrate the advantages of recycling.

Early Readers Learn How Some Objects Block Light While Light Shines Through Others.

Presents an introduction to water conservation, describing what happens during the water cycle and what steps need to be taken to save water, and offers experiments and activities that can be done to demonstrate these principles.

With an emphasis on how important light is to our planet, this beautifully-illustrated book explains how light affects photosynthesis, how light travels, and light''s different properties. Whether it''s ultraviolet light that helps bees pollinate flowers or solar panels that use sunlight to heat our homes, students learn about the various ways that both animals and people depend on light.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! ¿Qué tienen en común una abeja, una mariposa y una hormiga? ¡Son todos insectos! Conozca las características que comparten todos los insectos. What do a bee, a butterfly, and an ant have in common? They''re all insects! Learn about the characteristics that all insects share.

¿Qué tienen en común un tiburón, un caballito de mar y una raya? ¡Son todos peces! Conozca las características que comparten todos los peces. What do a shark, a seahorse, and a ray have in common? They''re all fish! Learn about the characteristics that all fish share.

¿Qué tienen en común un elefante, un ratón y un delfín? ¡Son todos mamíferos! Conozca las características que comparten todos los mamíferos. What do an elephant, a mouse, and a dolphin have in common? They''re all mammals! Learn about the characteristics that all mammals share.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! ¿Qué tienen en común una tortuga marina, una iguana y una pitón? ¡Son todos reptiles! Conozca las características que comparten todos los reptiles. What do a sea turtle, an iguana, and a python have in common? They''re all reptiles! Learn about the characteristics that all reptiles share.

Explains how light causes shadows and why shadows change shape and size throughout the day.

Introduces gravity, and explains how it works, the effects it has on weight, and how the Earth''s gravity keeps the Moon in its orbit and everything on the planet in its place.

''Fusion'' offers a high-interest range designed to appeal to less able readers. Each book delivers a curriculum requirement or key topic so that less able readers can cover the same ground as their peers.

Perhaps you''ve heard familiar sayings about animals such as if you touch a baby bird the mother will abandon it? This book looks to see if these are facts or fiction.