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El sistema nervioso

Shirley Duke (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627175197

En el libro se explica cómo funciona el sistema nervioso.

El clima y el tiempo

Carla Mooney (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627174763

En el libro aprenderás qué afecta el clima y el tiempo.

El espacio

Tim Clifford (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627175449

La ciencia nos ayuda a entender el mundo que nos rodea, descubre el mundo natural con el tema del espacio.

De hielo a vapor: Cambios de estado de la materia

Penny Johnson (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627175098

La ciencia nos ayuda a entender el mundo que nos rodea, descubre el mundo físico en este libro con el tema del ciclo del agua.

Construcciones duraderas

Joanne Mattern (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627175012

Learn how structures are being built to withstand nature's destructive forces.

Animales invasores

Amanda Doering Tourville (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627174732

En este libro aprenderás la importancia de llevar especies extranjeras a lugares distintos a su ecosistema original y todos los efectos negativos que pueden causar al ambiente.

Alimentos producidos por el Sol: Cómo viven y crecen las plantas

Harriet Brown (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627175326

La ciencia nos ayuda a entender el mundo que nos rodea, descubre el mundo natural con el tema de cómo viven y crecen las plantas.

¡Gracias, NASA!

Tom Greve (author)

Publisher: Rourke Publishing ISBN: 9781627175456

Historia de la NASA, sus antecedentes y distintas etapas que han repercutido en el desarrollo de la ciencia y la tecnología, además de traer influencia positiva para la civilización.

How is a law passed?

Susan Bright-Moore (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789895

Examples are used to illustrate how many laws began as grass-roots initiatives, and how much a law can change from the time it is first suggested to the time it is approved.

What are the levels of government?

Baron Bedesky (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789901

Emphasis is placed on how all levels must work together to succeed and examples are presented demonstrating how all levels of government contribute to the lives of every citizen.

What is the legislative branch?

James Bow (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427192363

The legislative branch of the United States government represents the people and makes the laws which they live by. This book introduces readers to the House of Representatives and Senate, and the main players in both. Whips, committees, and filibusters are also discussed. A comparison to other legislative bodies in state and local governments, as well as in other countries, is also included.

What is the judicial branch?

Ellen Rodger (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9781427192370

The judicial branch of government consists of the nations courts. This title explores the role of the United States Supreme Court and its role in interpreting the U.S. Constitution, as well as the role of Federal Courts. Justices and judges, and how they are selected for their jobs is also provided. A comparison to other judicial bodies in state governments, as well as in other countries, is also included.

Elements and Compounds

Lynnette Brent (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789642

This entertaining and insightful book will show young readers about the chemical compounds that make up the world around them. Colorful illustrations encourage interest in this vital basic science, giving readers knowledge of the periodic table and the importance of chemical compounds in their lives.

How is a government elected?

Susan Bright-Moore (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789888

This book provides essential information on all aspects of the election process. How is a government elected? is packed with plenty of full-color images to help deliver a fundamental message: that the right to vote is one of the cornerstones of a free and democratic society.

Mixtures and Solutions

Molly Aloian (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789659

Almost everything around us is a combination of different things. These are mixtures and solutions. Seawater, for example, is a solution of salt and water. The engaging text and vivid illustrations in this book will help readers understand how mixtures and solutions form, and how they apply to everyday life.

States of Matter

Lynnette Brent (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789666

This book gives young readers a better understanding of the different states of matter. Through colorful photographs and lively discussions of familiar materials, readers will be drawn in to learn about matters many forms.

Chemical Changes

Lynnette Brent (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789635

Through exciting, familiar examples and engaging illustrations, readers will discover how chemicals react and change. Topics include how chemicals react with one another, chemical changes such as precipitation and oxidation, how catalysts affect chemical reactions, and what everyday events are actually chemical reactions

Atoms and Molecules

Molly Aloian (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789628

Young readers will be amazed to learn about the tiny particles that make up everything in the world around them. Colorful illustrations and fun fact boxes will help readers understand how atoms come together to form molecules, the building blocks of everything in the universe.

Acids and Bases

Lynnette Brent (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778789611

Did you know that cola is an acid? And your saliva is a base? Young readers will learn about common acids and bases from lemon juice to ammonia. Through vivid examples and exciting illustrations, this book will eagerly explore these important chemical compounds.

William Lloyd Garrison

William David Thomas (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778798163

With the founding of his own newspaper, Garrison used the paper and his association with other abolitionists to advocate for the immediate and complete freeing of all slaves. Through his editorials, he became a symbol of the abolitionist movement by pointing out the hypocrisy of the countrys actions versus the ideals set out by the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution.

Harriet Tubman

Patricia Lantier (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778798132

Harriet Tubman served as an abolitionist, emancipator of slaves, military spy, and advocate for womens rights. Tubman helped lead more than seventy slaves out of captivity and guide them to freedom along the Underground Railroad. When Civil War broke out, Tubman guided an expedition of Union soldiers on a raid in South Carolina that freed over seven hundred slaves.

John Brown

Geoffrey Michael Horn (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778798149

John Brown joined the side of free-staters in the conflict in the Kansas Territory, fighting to have Kansas enter the Union as an anti-slavery state. History has shown that his actions and the reactions to them were among the most potent precursors of the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861.

Sojourner Truth

Geoffrey Michael Horn (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778798156

Sojourner Truth lived a truly remarkable life. She had the ear of President Abraham Lincoln and fellow abolitionists Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and William Lloyd Garrison. One of the most persuasive and influential activists of her day, Truth was also an effective recruiter of African Americans into the Union army during the Civil War.

Frederick Douglass

Henry Elliot (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778798118

Born into slavery, Douglass became an eloquent spokesperson for both blacks and womens rights. During and after the Civil War, Douglass became a confidant of presidents Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. Douglass also argued for African Americans to be allowed to join the Union army in the fight for their own freedom.

Harriet Beecher Stowe

Henry Elliot (author)

Publisher: Crabtree Publishing Company ISBN: 9780778798125

Following the passage of a law that made it a crime to aid in the escape of slaves, Stowe lent her actions and her words to the effort to help slaves and put an end to slavery. She actively aided fugitive slaves and, with the publication of the anti-slavery novel Uncle Toms Cabin, focused the nations consciousness on the inhumanity of slavery.