Are you like a cat? You don't look like a cat. But you and a cat have something in common: You are both alive. People and plants and animals are all alive, but is a doll alive? Or your tricycle? How can you tell? Read and find out what makes something alive, and what all living things need to stay healthy. This nonfiction picture book is an excellent choice to share during homeschooling, in particular for children ages 4 to 6. It's a fun way to learn...

"Using a wide variety of stunning photographs, author Kevin Kurtz poses thought-provoking questions to help readers determine if things are living or nonliving. For example, if most (but not all) living things can move, can any nonliving things move? As part of the Compare and Contrast series, this is a unique look at determining whether something is living or nonliving."--

"A graphic nonfiction volume that introduces the cells, tissues, and organs of the human body"--

"This book is more than just a challenging puzzle book it's also a fascinating look at life on Earth millions of years ago. Each beautifully illustrated double-page spread covers a different period of prehistoric time and is crammed full of creatures and plants for you to find." --

Introduces the different qualities and aspects of living things, including people, other animals, and plants, and covering such topics as breathing, feeding, energy, growth, locomotion, and reproduction.

Describes the appearance and development of life on our planet, from tiny sea creatures through dinosaurs and the first mammals to the arrival and dominance of humans.

Surveys the six basic types of organisms that share this world and explores the differences and similarities of these life forms, and the strategies that organisms use to eat, reproduce, and survive.

"A vibrant depiction of the earliest days of our universe and life on earth before humans"--