Learn detailed information about the World War II Memorial and basic history about this war.
Soccer is one of the world's most popular team sports and is the fastest growing sport in the United States. A player must kick or hit the ball with their chest or head. Only goalies can use their hands! Children will learn the history, rules, and equipment that make soccer the popular sport it is today. Blastoff! Series
Supersonic jets travel faster than the speed of sound. These jets are designed to maintain stability and function at very high temperatures. Kids will read about the technology, history, and future of supersonic jets.
A deft marriage of lyrical text and energetic collage illustrations, this book explores the intricate and often surprising ways plants and animals are connected in the food web, with end matter describing conservation efforts and responsible stewardship.
It's easy to appreciate a garden exploding with colorful flowers and fragrances, but what do you do with a patch of ugly vegetables? Author/illustrator Grace Lin recalls such a garden in this charming and eloquent story. The neighbors' gardens look so much prettier and so much more inviting to the young gardener than the garden of "black-purple-green vines, fuzzy wrinkled leaves, prickly stems, and a few little yellow flowers" that she and her mother grow. Nevertheless, mother assures her that "these are better than flowers." Come harvest time, everyone agrees as those ugly Chinese vegetables become the tastiest, most aromatic soup they have ever known. As the neighborhood comes together to share flowers and ugly vegetable soup, the young gardener learns that regardless of appearances, everything has its own beauty and purpose.
Sam is a super brother. He can run. He can leap. He can climb tall cliffs! But when his baby brother gets hurt, Super Sam must try his hardest to save the day. This simple, charming story and its bold, energetic illustrations are just right for lap sharing and story hour.
Male sea horses have a unique role in the sea horse life cycle. They carry the eggs and give birth to as many as 200 babies at one time. Young children can track a sea horse's life cycle from egg to fry to adult. Blastoff! Series
Learn detailed information about the Korean War Memorial and basic history about this war.
Detailed descriptions and photos of the USS Arizona Memorial help the reader to understand and appreciate the sacrifices of our American soldiers.
High-performance engines make these boats capable of incredible speeds. Young readers will learn how powerboats are designed to reduce wind resistance in their goal of reaching the fastest speed possible.
Adult salmon spawn at the end of their life cycle. They fight strong currents while swimming upriver to the place where they hatched. Young readers will follow a salmon from egg to adult. Blastoff! Series
Bon appetit! Kudos to Chef Nature for dishing up these tasty morsels. No reader with a discriminating palate will be able to put this delicious menu of appetizing delicacies down. Bugs for Lunch caters to a full array of creatures - animal, plant, and human - that munch on bugs. From a mantis perched and ready to prey on ladybugs and butterflies, to the honey-drenched fur of a big brown bear munching on a hive full of bees, Sylvia Long's vivid illustrations show close-up details of all sorts of creatures munching on their lunch. These colorful drawings of creatures that live to eat bugs will be your key to discovering a world of insectivores in your own backyard and beyond.
Penguins must complete their life cycle in very cold temperatures. To protect their eggs from the cold, penguins use brood patches. Students will watch a penguin chick hatch from an egg and grow into an adult. Blastoff! Series
Petey wants to make something wonderful, but he can't help making a mess along the way. It's a good thing his big brother Sam is always there to fix his mistakes.
Told in the first person, the narrator describes the ocean as she experiences it through her five senses.
Leo is a genius. His pet cat named Pallas is not! But together they come up with some brilliant inventions based on maths shapes. And all this - more than 30,000 years ago! Circles covers the essentials of this geometrical shape, its functions and applications.
Leo is a genius. His pet cat named Pallas is not! But together they come up with some brilliant inventions based on maths shapes. And all this - more than 30,000 years ago! Spheres covers the essentials of this geometrical shape, its functions and applications.
Leo is a genius. His pet cat named Pallas is not! But together they come up with some brilliant inventions based on maths shapes. And all this - more than 30,000 years ago! Triangles covers the essentials of this geometrical shape, its functions and applications.
Leo is a genius. His pet cat named Pallas is not! But together they come up with some brilliant inventions based on maths shapes. And all this - more than 30,000 years ago! Squares covers the essentials of this geometrical shape, its functions and applications.
Leo is a genius. His pet cat named Pallas is not! But together they come up with some brilliant inventions based on maths shapes. And all this - more than 30,000 years ago! Lines covers the essentials of this geometrical shape, its functions and applications.
Young readers will learn about soccer through simple sentences and highly supportive pictures.
Learn background information about Arlington Naitonal Cemetary and the sacrifices of American fallen soldiers.
This introduction to hiking covers such aspects as planning, clothing, supplies, food, safety, and the enjoyment of animal and plant life along the way.
Young readers will learn about baseball through simple sentences and highly supportive pictures.
