Readers follow along as the moon shifts from new to full and back again, learning the words for each lunar phase and how the sun's light creates the moon shapes they see in the sky.

This fascinating book will stay with children every time they gaze up at the night sky. Through vivid pictures and engaging explanations, children will learn about many of the Moon’s mysteries: what makes it look like a silvery crescent one time and a chalk-white ball a few nights later, why it sometimes appears in the daytime, where it gets its light, and how scientists can predict its shape on your birthday a thousand years from now. Next Time You See the Moon is an ideal way to explain the science behind the shape of the Moon and bring about an evening outing no child—or grown-up—will soon forget. Awaken a sense of wonder in a child with the Next Time You See series from NSTA Kids. The books will inspire elementary-age children to experience the enchantment of everyday phenomena such as sunsets, seashells, fireflies, pill bugs, and more. Free supplementary activities are available on the NSTA website. Especially designed to be experienced with an adult—be it a parent, teacher, or friend—Next Time You See books serve as a reminder that you don’t have to look far to find something remarkable in nature.

Emerging readers will be introduced to how rocks form in Earth's crust as well as the three main types of rock in this book supporting natural science education.

Beginning readers explore each part of the day and night cycle, learning how the sun rises to create a new day and sets to give way to night.

In this first look at the four seasons of the year, readers learn how their environments change throughout the year and get a glimpse of the science behind the seasons.

Each year, butterflies, whales, and many other animals travel long distances in search of better food, weather, and more. Then they return to repeat the pattern. Learn all about migration, one of nature's amazing cycles.

Explains the phases of the moon--the changes that seem to happen to it as it goes around Earth.