Sold in trucks, restaurants, and markets around the world, tacos have extended far past their Mexican beginnings. Young readers can learn about the history of tacos, from their mining origins to the creation of the hard shell, as well as the preparation of the food. Features such as recipes, a topping chart, and a timeline add extra spice to this low-level title!
Despite childhood dreams of becoming an Olympic ice skater, Vera Wang found her true calling in the world of fashion. Since the early 1990s, she has built a fashion empire known for beautiful, unique designs. This book follows Vera’s rise with leveled text, great photos, and special features such as a profile, a timeline, quotes, and more!
Rocks are the perfect craft supply! They can be used to make jewelry, collect rainwater, and more. This makerspace title introduces eight rock craft ideas sure to inspire young readers to explore nature. Fact-filled openers introduce each project, and bright photos accompany step-by-step instructions. Supply lists, craft tips, and nature safety rules bring even more to this hands-on book.
It takes just three simple ingredients to create a flaming wildfire that spreads across the land and impacts life hundreds of miles away! This fascinating title uses leveled text and vivid photos to introduce readers to powerful wildfires. Special features offer readers even more about these natural disasters. They include a map, a formation graphic, a famous wildfire profile, and more!
After years of dedication and diligent training, Simone Biles and her collection of gold medals have proven she is the greatest gymnast of her time! She is still a young woman with a lot to prove as she gears up for another Olympic games. Follow Simone’s path to greatness in this title for early readers. Special features include a hometown map, a profile, quotes and more.
Seeds can also be used to make art, jewelry, and more! This fun title introduces eight seed-based crafts sure to inspire young readers who crave hands-on activities. Informative openers introduce and step-by-step instructions guide readers through each craft. Additional features such as supply lists, craft tips, and nature safety rules ensure that readers have fun and stay safe outside!
Truck drivers travel near and far to deliver goods! But that is not their only duty. This fun book uses bright photos and leveled text highlights how truck drivers make deliveries, meet deadlines, and stay safe on the road! Special features highlight truck driver skills and gear, while photo labels and a picture glossary help readers understand challenging words.
Welders help fix the world! These strong helpers work hard to repair car parts, bridges, and other metal objects. In this title, full-color photos appear alongside leveled text to give readers an inside look at the important work of welders. Special features show off welder skills and gear, and photo labels and a picture glossary reinforce the meanings of important words.
Sand isn’t just for making castles! This title offers eight fun sand-based projects for kids. Readers will learn to make sand slime, sand jewelry, and more! Informative introductions set the stage for each craft, and step-by-step instructions and colorful photos guiding readers along the way. Supply lists, craft tips, and nature safety rules offer even more to this nature-filled book.
The peninsula nation of South Korea is stamped by urban centers and technological advances. Towering buildings stretch into the sky while high-speed trains whiz South Koreans and travelers wherever they need to go. Open the cover of this informative read to discover engaging text and vivid photos alongside labeled maps, a language feature, a recipe, a historical timeline, and more!
How do you make a stick sailboat that really floats? Or a stick birdhouse that birds really use? This book for young readers includes eight stick- and twig-based crafts that answer those questions and more. Fact-filled openers introduce step-by-step instructions for each craft. Special features including supply lists, craft, tips, and nature safety rules add even more guidance.
Shiba inus are playful companions and skilled hunters from the mountains of Japan. They are a little shy, but these fluffy friends are also loyal and loving. Discover more about this bold breed through leveled text, striking photos, and features highlighting the breed, where they are from, and more in this title for early readers.
Spiny lobsters can drop their limbs to escape predators! But these coral reef creatures are not missing legs for long. They quickly regrow their body parts! This is one of many adaptations highlighted in this low-level book. Simple text gives readers an up-close look at spiny lobsters. Special features add a range map, conservation status bar, and diet graphic to this informative title.
Rusty boats litter the ground. The smell of dead fish fills the air. Who would believe the Salton Riviera was once a popular vacation spot? Once host to thousands of beachgoers, the area now sits empty. This high-interest book will outline just what caused the community’s decline. Special features such as maps, timelines, and fun facts add even more to this interesting title.
More than 100 years ago, a storm uncovered a fascinating discovery. The ruins of an ancient civilization had been hidden for thousands of years! This high-interest title explores the lives of the people who lived there, from how they lived to why they may have left. A narrative opening sets the tone, and features such as a map, a timeline, and fun facts add even more information.
Six Flags New Orleans was once a thriving theme park. But today, rusted rides rise over the swampy, alligator-infested ponds. The park is abandoned. This title explores the park from the day it opened to its fall after Hurricane Katrina. An attention-grabbing opening narrative gives way to haunting photos as well as a map, a timeline, and fascinating fun facts.
Moose are forest survivors! Split hooves, thick fur, and other adaptations help these tall mammals thrive in the diverse forest biome. This simple text takes readers on a journey through the forest for an up-close look at the lives of moose. Special features offer extra information such as range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
Oceans are full of predators. But octopuses know how to survive! Long arms, soft bodies, and many other adaptations help these creatures live in the coral reef biome. This title explores how the bodies and behaviors of octopuses help them avoid predators, find food, and thrive. Special features add information about range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
A moray eel darts out of a crack in the reef. Time for dinner! The eel’s extra set of jaws chomp at a passing fish. Moray eels thrive in the coral reef thanks to their many special adaptations. In this low-level, readers explore how eels were made the coral reef biome. Special features highlight additional information such as range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
As leafy vines spread over fertile fields, it is only a matter of time before pumpkins are ready to harvest. After a day at the factory, it is time to make pie! Early readers will follow along on the trip pumpkins take from the patch to the can as they are made into puree for pies. Throughout the text, features highlight where pumpkins are grown, what they need to grow, and more!
Do you scream for ice cream? This frozen treat is a favorite dessert around the world! In this low-level title, readers can learn about how ice cream has changed throughout history, how it looks in different countries, and how it might still be changing today. Features including recipes, timelines, and maps make this title even sweeter!
Faced with constant career challenges, Michelle Howard has defied the historically male-dominated military to become the first female four-star admiral in the U.S. Navy! With a strong belief in the strength of diverse voices, her leadership has lead to heroic feats. Inspiring quotations and photos, a map, a timeline, and more highlight the life of this leading lady!
Curious and always ready to play, miniature schnauzers are one dog breed that early readers will love to learn about! As members of the Terrier Group, mini schnauzers are alert and fearless. Readers will enjoy learning about this fun breed through engaging text, photos, and special features a breed profile, a map, and a coat graphic.
Whether their straight, white coats are trimmed short or tied into a topknot, maltese are are too cute not to love! These cuddly canines enjoy snuggling up, but they can be bold and fearless, too. Early readers will learn all about maltese in this engaging title. The text is supported by bright photos, a breed profile, a coat feature, and a map showing the dogs’ origins.
Raccoons are skilled survivors! These critters easily climb up and down trees to avoid predators. Then they scurry off to secret dens! This low-level text introduces readers to the adaptations that help raccoons survive in the forest biome. Special features offer additional information such as range, conservation status, life span, and diet.
