In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the technology behind the world's coolest bridges, covering how they are planned, designed, and constructed by architects and engineers. Crisp, full color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about the architecture of bridges using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age appropriate websites. Amazing Bridges also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
In this book, early fluent readers will learn about the technology behind the world's coolest libraries, covering how they are planned, designed, and constructed by architects and engineers. Crisp, fullcolor photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more. An infographic aids understanding, and an activity offers readers an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about the architecture of libraries using our safe search engine that provides relevant, ageappropriate websites. Amazing Libraries also features reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, a glossary, and an index.
Would you be brave enough to walk through a tunnel of bones? Or be one of the workers using giant drills to dig out some of the worlds largest tunnels? Deep below our feet, tunnels weave a magnificent maze. They are examples of amazing engineering! Discover extreme facts about tunnels in this fun and kooky book.
Throughout time, scientists have made vaccines to prevent deadly illnesses. Even today, scientists are still studying diseases and working to make new and better vaccines. Explore how vaccines work, how they are made, and how they stop communities from getting sick. Dyslexic-friendly font and design in this curricular hi-lo series makes current events approachable for all!
What does a river require? Build one layer by layer to find out. Add plants, animals, boats, and maybe even a waterfall! Then, get creative and make your own river environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
What pieces are part of a polar environment? Build one layer by layer to find out. Add polar bears, penguins, a scientists' camps, and don't forget lots of ice and snow! Then, get creative and make your own pole. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
A roller coaster speeds down a hill while a merry-go-round spins and spins. Motion is movement in many different ways. Learn what causes motion, how we measure the movement, and Newton’s laws of motion. Dyslexic-friendly font and design in this curricular hi-lo series makes science approachable for all!
Magnets keep the grocery list on your fridge and hold the appliance’s doors shut. But there is so much more to learn about magnets! Explore how magnets form, what is happening at the atomic level to help magnets hold, and more. Dyslexic-friendly font and design in this curricular hi-lo series makes science approachable for all!
What goes into making a mountain range? Build one layer by layer to find out. Add snow, trees, animals, and maybe even a volcano! Then, get creative and make your own mountain environment. Colorful illustrations paired with bright photos help young readers learn how to build our world.
From a pea to a planet, matter is found everywhere. Learn all about the stuff that makes up everything with mass, from its atomic structure to how atomic movement causes changes in its form. Dyslexic-friendly font and design in this curricular hi-lo series makes science approachable for all!!
It's simple to sip from a soda can. But what happens to that single-use piece of aluminum when a drink is finished? It can become something new again! Follow the life of a soda can from melted metal, to a shape for sipping, then melted back down to start all over again. Colorful photos paired with engaging illustrations bring the information to life, and a final quick quiz tests your knowledge before you go.
Lights flash and music blares at a rock concert. There’s a lot to learn about light and sound. Explore how these forms of energy come in waves and examine what else is similar and different about light and sound. Dyslexic-friendly font and design in this curricular hi-lo series makes science approachable for all!
Glass can be great. But what happens to a glass jar when the food is all gone? It can become something new! Follow a glass jar as it is smashed to tiny pieces, melted and shaped into something new, and then reused and recycled all over again. Colorful photos paired with engaging illustrations bring the information to life, and a final quick quiz tests your knowledge before you go.
It's dandy to draw on a piece of paper. But what happens to that single-use item when you're finished with it? It can become something new again! Follow a piece of paper as it turns into wet pulp, dries onto huge rolls, and then is made into new paper to be used again. Colorful photos paired with engaging illustrations bring the information to life, and a final quick quiz tests your knowledge before you go.
There's a lot that makes a plastic bottle easy to use. But what happens to a single-use item when a drink is finished? It can become something new again! Follow a plastic bottle as it is melted down and then reshaped into a new bottle. Colorful photos paired with engaging illustrations bring the information to life, and a final quick quiz tests your knowledge before you go.
What pulls us down a steep hill on a skateboard, affects our planet’s tides, and keeps us spinning around the sun? Gravity! Learn all about how the force impacts life on Earth and keeps us in place within the universe and beyond. Dyslexic-friendly font and design in this curricular hi-lo series makes science approachable for all!
What sends lightning flashing through the sky and helps us see in the dark? Electricity! Learn all about how electricity forms due to teeny tiny particles and how we have come to use electricity in our daily lives. Dyslexic-friendly font and design in this curricular hi-lo series makes science approachable for all!
Look up! A special plane flies high in the sky. What makes it so unique? It's an eco-plane. Explore planes that are better for the planet! Engaging photos and carefully leveled text takes an environmental spin for this fan-favorite vehicle.
Choo, choo! A special train comes down the track. What makes it so unique? It's an eco-train. Explore trains that are better for the planet! Engaging photos and carefully leveled text takes an environmental spin for this fan-favorite vehicle.
Zoom! A special truck comes rolling down the road. What makes it so unique? It's an eco-truck. Explore trucks that are better for the planet! Engaging photos and carefully leveled text takes an environmental spin for this fan-favorite vehicle.
Vroom! A special car comes speeding down the street. What makes it so unique? It's an eco-car. Explore cars that are better for the planet! Engaging photos and carefully leveled text takes an environmental spin for this fan-favorite vehicle.
Splash! A special boat speeds through the water. What makes it so unique? It's an eco-boat. Explore boats that are better for the planet! Engaging photos and carefully leveled text takes an environmental spin for this fan-favorite vehicle.
Beep, beep! A special bus zips down the street. What makes it so unique? It's an eco-bus. Explore buses that are better for the planet! Engaging photos and carefully leveled text takes an environmental spin for this fan-favorite vehicle.
Computers hold all kinds of important information for individuals, businesses, and beyond. Cybersecurity is needed to keep that information safe. As computer technology advances, cybersecurity must keep up. Explore how cybersecurity works, what threatens cybersecurity, and how this technology helps people. Dyslexic-friendly font and design in this curricular hi-lo series makes current events approachable for all!
Have you ever wondered what engineers do with the water of a river as they are building a dam? Sometimes, they move the entire river out of the way! And did you know there's a dam so big it is slowing down Earth? Have you heard of a fish cannon sending salmon safely upstream of dams? These huge engineering projects are incredible! Discover extreme facts about dams in this fun and kooky book.
