Stopwatch Books
25 total works
Follows, in text and illustrations, the development of a tomato from seedling to full maturity.
Text and photographs describe how a garden spider spins her web and how she uses it to catch food.
Photographs help show the life cycle of the moth from the egg and caterpillar stages to the moment it emerges from the cocoon as a flying insect.
This highly illustrated book is part of a series which is intended to encourage and enlighten children's own immediate observation. It features the earwig, the small insect with pincers at the tail end. Photographs show how an earwig lay her eggs and look after her young until they are fully grown. Each stage is explained in simple language with bold headings for very young children and more detailed information for slightly older readers.
Photographs follow the development of a frog from egg to tadpole to frog.
This book of a nature study series explains each stage of a ladybird's life with large colour photographs to supplement the text. The topic is explained in simple language with bold headings for very young readers and more detailed information for slightly older readers.
This book of a nature study series explains each stage of a butterfly's life with large colour photographs to supplement the text. Each stage is explained in simple language with bold headings for very young readers and more detailed information for slightly older readers.
This book of a nature study series explains each stage of a chicken's life with large colour photographs to supplement the text. The topic is explained in simple language with bold headings for very young readers and more detailed information for slightly older readers.
In photographs and brief text, presents the life cycle of a mouse.
In photographs and brief text, examines the life cycle of the greenbottle fly.
Photographs, drawings, and text on two different levels of difficulty examine the characteristics and behavior of the snail and follow its life cycle from mating to hatching and growth into adulthood.
Photographs, drawings, and text on two different levels of difficulty follow the stages of development of the hamster, from mating and birth of a litter to the time the babies are fully grown.
Photographs, drawings, and text depict how a dragonfly hatches from a tiny egg, lives underwater as a nymph, and finally emerges fully grown to fly away.
Describes in simple text and illustrations how an apple develops from a blossom in the spring to a ripe fruit in the autumn.
Photographs, drawings, and text on two levels of difficulty examine the characteristics of a blue tit family as the male and female build a nest, mate, and care for their young.
Describes in simple text and illustrations how a dandelion changes from a flower to a dandelion clock and how the seeds are blown away.
Discusses the parts of mushrooms and how these fungi grow.
Describes in simple terms and illustrations how the potato develops from a shoot to a plant with the edible parts growing underground.