Amy Hansen

Updated for 2020, Early readers investigate what matter is.

Updated for 2020, Intermediate readers explore concepts of evaporation, condensation, and water as a solid, liquid, or gas.

Describes how insects survive in the cold winter with hibernation tactics, including living underground, migrating to warmer climates, and freezing until spring.

I should have known something was wrong when I woke up. I mean things were looking too good to be true. With only a week before the 4-H fair, my tomato plants have gorgeous red baseballs. I know what you're thinking. Why should I, Julie-almost-in-fifth-grade-Johnson, give a hoot about tomatoes? I can throw further than anyone in the fourth grade. And only Jimmy Young beat me running. Why worry about vegetables?Partly because my mom wanted me to. She...

Emergent readers explore what happens to an apple tree during each season.