Nature Detective
6 total works
Discusses the characteristics, habits, and natural habitat of a variety of small diurnal and nocturnal mammals. Also suggests activities for observing them and the signs and clues they leave behind.
This series encourages children to look closely at nature and helps them to learn how nature works and what they see. The reader can turn "nature detective" in the garden, in town, in the country or by the sea. The books focus on the clues that young readers are most likely to find from eggs to anthills. This book introduces the fascinating world of insects - looking at the habitats and life cycles of a variety of different insects. This book supports the National Curriculum at Key Stage 2.
Describes the characteristics and life cycle of a variety of birds, provides birdwatching tips, and features instructions for making a bird bath, bird sketches, and other projects.
This new series encourages children to look closely at nature and helps them to understand how nature works from what they see. The reader can turn "nature detective" in the garden, in the town, in the country or by the sea. The books focus on the clues that young readers are most likely to find, from feathers and footprints to berries and seeds. The clues act as starting points to introduce the reader to the lives of the plants and animals that left the clues. This book looks closely at the flowers, leaves and fruits of different types of plants, from garden flowers to wild flowers, water plants to trees so that young readers will discover how plants germinate and move through their life cycles. Their adaptation to different habitats and the part they play in various eco-systems is also investigated.
Introduces pond life through the seasons by looking at the insects, mammals, birds, and flowers that live in and around ponds.
Explains various aspects of weather including the whys and wherefores of clouds, rain, hailstones, atmosphere, climate, forecasting, and other related topics. Includes simple projects.