- Includes very basic science facts for early elementary readers.- Simple language patterns help emergent readers master the text.- Format includes large color photographs, easy-to-read font, and simple interior design.- Photographs are directly related to the text.- Includes index and a word list.- Special sales potential at museums.Curriculum Standards: Grades K-4 Science StandardsScience as Inquiry: I- Form questions about objects, organisms, and events in the environment- Conduct investigationsPhysical Science: II- Objects have many observable properties, including size, weight, shape, color, temperature, and the ability to react with other substances.- Objects can be described by the properties of the materials from which they are made.- The position of an object can be described by locating it relative to another object or the background.- An object's motion can be described by tracing and measuring its position over time. - from Amzon