New Releases by Robin Nelson

How does a piece of leather become a football? Readers discover the process step by step with clear text and photos demonstrating each part of the process.

How does a tree become a baseball bat? First, a tree is cut into logs. Then logs are cut and shaped. Next a machine carves them. Then the bat is sanded. Follow the process step by step.

How does a seed become a yummy ear of corn? A farmer plants seeds. The seeds change into plants. Plants grow. Soon cobs grow on the plants. Learn about the life cycle of corn step by step.

How does a peanut become creamy peanut butter? A farmer grows peanuts. The sun dries the plants. The peanuts are picked and sorted. Machines remove shells. Follow the process step by step as peanut butter is made.

Winter, spring, summer, and fall—the seasons are one of natures most familiar cycles. But why does the weather change? Learn why weather patterns change over the seasons.

Hibernation is a cycle that some animals go through every year. Most people know that bears hibernate. But why do they hibernate? And what other animals hibernate?

How does a cocoa bean turn into tasty chocolate? Follow each step in the food production cycle—from planting cocoa trees to eating a sweet treat—in this fascinating book!

Students will see how levels indicate whether objects are flat or straight. A back matter spread explains why people use levels.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Cada mes un ciclo ocurre en el cielo. Lea acerca de los patrones de la luna y como cambia durante cada mes. Every month a cycle happens in the sky. Read about the patterns of the moon and how it changes throughout each month.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Kids will find out how wrenches tighten bolts in many types of situations. A back matter spread explains how a wrench is another type of lever.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Dan, Emma, and Ron want to compare how many apples they picked. Look at the picture graph to tell who picked the most.

Mr. Hall surveys his class to find out how many people walk, take the bus, or take a car to get to school. Watch as he makes a circle graph with his data.

Beginning readers will explore how hammers pound in and pull out nails. A back matter spread explains how hammers are one kind of simple machine: a lever.

Curious readers will discover how screwdrivers tighten screws using different kinds of tips. A back matter spread explains how screws are simple machines used to fasten objects together.

Los lectores principiantes aprenderán sobre los patrones básicos del Sol y la Tierra y lo que causa día y noche. Beginning readers will learn about the basic patterns of the Sun and Earth and what causes day and night.

How do you organize a big project? See how these kids plan to clean up a park.

How does a sheet of plastic become a soccer ball? Follow each step in the process—from strengthening the plastic to boxing up a brand new ball—in this fascinating book!

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! How does a sheet of leather become a football? Follow each step in the process—from cutting the leather to pumping air into the finished ball—in this fascinating book!

You may know that singing sensation Taylor Swift has won over fans of both pop and country music. But did you know that Taylor: • used to help out on her family’s Christmas tree farm by pulling bugs off the trees? Yuck! • won a national poetry contest in fourth grade with her poem “Monster in My Closet”? • thought of the melody for her hit song “Tim McGraw” in her ninth-grade math class and sang it into her phone in the school bathroom so she wouldn''t forget it? Want to know more about the life of this talented celebrity? Read on to learn all about Taylor''s childhood, family, career, boyfriends, favorite things, and more!

Readers will learn about beautiful dragonflies, including information about their body parts and structure, their habitat and how it supports them, and what makes a dragonfly unique. Captions point out key visual details in the book''s images, and chapter headings provide information and main ideas for readers. In addition, this book contains a labeled photo diagram, glossary, and index for readers interested in finding more information.

A basic introduction to what you see on a rainy day.

From ballet and tap to jazz and hip-hop, dance is fun! Learn the basics of dance while building reading skills with these supportive texts.

From passing the ball to scoring a goal, soccer is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.

From learning the crawl to doing the backstroke, swimming is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.

From dribbling the ball to shooting a basket, basketball is fun! Learn the basics of the sport while building reading skills with these supportive texts.

At the performance turn, this book takes a fresh ''how to'' approach to Practice as Research, arguing that old prejudices should be abandoned and a PaR methodology fully accepted in the academy. Nelson and his contributors address the questions students, professional practitioner-researchers, regulators and examiners have posed in this domain.

Simple text and photographs describe pliers and how they are used.

You may know that Selena Gomez starred in Wizards of Waverly Place and rocks the music world in Selena Gomez & the Scene. But did you know that Selena: • got her big break in show business playing Gianna on Barney & Friends? • was named after Latina singer Selena Quintanilla-Pérez? • thought she''d blown her screen test with the Disney Channel—only to be offered the chance to become a major Disney star? Want to know more about the life of this talented celebrity? Read on to learn all about Selena''s childhood, career, best friends, boyfriends, favorite things, and more!

How does a peanut turn into peanut butter? Follow each step in the food production cycle—from planting peanut seeds to spreading peanut butter on bread—in this fascinating book!

This book takes an introductory look at feeling happy.