Provides an inside look at the fast-paced, important, stressful, and often dangerous job of search and rescue teams.
Invites readers to learn about space, including stars, planets, and galaxies, through the format of riddle clues and answers. Vibrant photos help illustrate the subject. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, and introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Provides an inside look at the fast-paced, important, stressful, and often dangerous job of paramedics.
Legends tell of beautiful creatures living deep in the ocean, ready to either help passing ships or lure sailors to their graves. From fairy tales to films, mermaids have captured people's imaginations for centuries. Readers will enjoy learning about the histories and behaviors of these legendary creatures, along with their presence in popular culture. Vivid images and a helpful diagram illustrate a mermaid's anatomy. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Provides engaging information about basic math concepts through the format of riddle clues and answers. Vibrant photos help illustrate the subject. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, and introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Invites readers to learn about famous inventions--such as phones, computers, and airplanes--through the format of riddle clues and answers. Vibrant photos help illustrate the subject. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, and introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Deep in the Middle Eastern deserts, legends tell of creatures with extraordinary powers. From The Thousand and One Nights to Disney's Aladdin, genies have captured people's imaginations for millennia. Readers will enjoy learning about the histories and behaviors of these legendary creatures, along with their presence in popular culture. Vivid images and a helpful diagram illustrate a genie's anatomy. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, an index, and an introduction to the author.
In shady forests and dark caves, legends tell of small creatures living underground From European legends to gardens around the world, gnomes have captured people's imaginations for centuries. Readers will enjoy learning about the histories and behaviors of these legendary creatures, along with their presence in popular culture. Vivid images and a helpful diagram illustrate a gnome's anatomy. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Provides an inside look at the fast-paced, important, stressful, and often dangerous job of hotshot crews as they battle wildfires.
Legends tell of flying, fire-breathing creatures. Some legends say the creatures are kind and wise. Others say they can wreak havoc on unsuspecting villages. From ancient China to medieval Europe, dragons have captured people's imaginations for millennia. Readers will enjoy learning about the histories and behaviors of these legendary creatures, along with their presence in popular culture. Vivid images and a helpful diagram illustrate a dragon's anatomy. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Invites readers to learn about Earth and the many features it has through the format of riddle clues and answers. Vibrant photos help illustrate the subject. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, and introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Legends tell of tiny creatures with the ability to fly and perform magic. From old stories of fair folk to modern-day Tinker Bell, fairies have captured people's imaginations around the world. Readers will enjoy learning about the histories and behaviors of these legendary creatures, along with their presence in popular culture. Vivid images and a helpful diagram illustrate a fairy's anatomy. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Provides an inside look at the fast-paced, important, stressful, and often dangerous job of firefighters.
Invites readers to learn about basic alphabet concepts such as vowels, consonants, and symbols through the format of riddle clues and answers. Vibrant photos help illustrate the subject. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, and introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Invites readers to learn about animal groups such as mammals, reptiles, and amphibians through the format of riddle clues and answers. Vibrant photos help illustrate the subject. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, and introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Deep in the forests of North America, legends say there lives a creature more than 8 feet (2.4 m) tall and covered in hair. From Native American stories to modern sightings, Bigfoot has captured people's imaginations for centuries. Readers will enjoy learning about the history and behavior of the legendary creature, along with its presence in popular culture. Vivid images and a helpful diagram illustrate the creature's anatomy. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, resources for further study, an index, and an introduction to the author.
Provides engaging information about dinosaurs, including fossils, T. rex, and Stegosaurus, through the format of riddle clues and answers. Vibrant photos help illustrate the subject. Additional features include a phonetic glossary, and introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Provides an inside look at the fast-paced, important, and stressful job of 911 dispatchers.
Provides an inside look at the fast-paced, important, stressful, and often dangerous job of air ambulance crews.
Provides an inside look at the fast-paced, important, stressful, and often dangerous job of air and sea rescue teams.
Introduces the plant life cycle. Readers will gain insight into the journey from seed to plant, why plants are important to living things, and how pollution can damage plants. Additional features include a diagram of the cycle, table of contents, a phonetic glossary, an index, an introduction to the author, and sources for further research.
Provides brief information on how the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 spreads, as well as offers prevention guidelines for ways children can do their part to slow the spread. Additional features include informative captions, interesting factual sidebars, suggested activities, a phonetic glossary, resources for further research, information about the author, and an index.
Juneteenth, also called Freedom Day and Emancipation Day, commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States. Readers will discover the history behind the day and find out ways to celebrate on their own. Additional features to aid comprehension include activities and poetry, informative sidebars, a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.
Did you know that the germiest place in school is the drinking fountain? Or that if your class hamster doesn't continuously chew, its teeth would grow through its jaw? Discover these and other 'Blecch!'-inducing facts in this cool book. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.
There are thousands of things going on right under your feet--but you probably didn't even know it! From bugs and worms to decaying matter, discover tons of 'Ack!'-inducing facts in this fascinating book. Additional features to aid comprehension include a table of contents, a phonetic glossary, sources for further research, an index, and an introduction to the author and illustrator.
