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Amazing mountain animals fill the pages of this exciting series. Redesigned with new features, each book invites readers to discover the world of creatures that make their home in high places. Young learners will read about each animals unique physical characteristics, behavior, and adaptations to their environment. Through fascinating facts and brilliant photographs, these books paint a vibrant picture of the incredible array of animal life in the mountains. -
Doctors Without Borders provides medical attention to those in need. This remarkable organization has even won a Nobel Peace Prize for its services. Students will be inspired as they read about the good deeds of this organization. -
Explains what canyons are, how they are formed, and where they can be found around the world. -
Introduces caves, describing their characteristics, different types, and the animals that live in them. -
Introduces glaciers, describing their formation, geography, and effects on the surrounding land and people. -
Describes the formation of islands and the development and variety of plant and animal life on different islands. -
Describes the formation, flora and fauna, and geography of the world's mountains, including the Rockies and Mount Everest. -
Discover Earth's amazing peninsulas in this fun and informative book. Readers will learn about the formation of peninsulas, learn about different kinds, and explore some of the world's most famous peninsulas. Stunning photography captures the natural beauty and life on this landform. -
Introduces some of the animals that live in American temperate forests and tropical rain forests, including such creatures as the black bear, great horned owl, garter snake, Hawaiian honeycreeper, and coqui frog. -
Introduces the fundamentals of energy, including its different forms, how it is stored, and how people use it. -
Introduces banks, including the different types, their function, and why they are important to both investors and the common public. -
Introduces credit cards and discusses their advantages and disadvantages. -
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Describes what it is like to be a baseball player, discussing spring training, pitching, hitting home runs, the World Series, meeting fans, doing charity work, endorsing products, and managing a team. -
Describes what it is like to be in the movie industry, discussing film genres, screenwriters, cinematographers, designers, actors, animation, and film awards. -
Presents an introduction to rocks, discussing how they are formed, where they are found, and how to start a rock collection. -
Describes the different types of homes that insects construct, including nests, tunnels, mounds, and hives -
Provides an introduction to light, describes some of its properties and offers experiments to do with it. -
In this book, readers will learn about the history of helicopters in the U.S. military, discover what different kinds are being used, and what these thrilling military helicopters are capable of. Full-color photographs place the reader side by side with the military's most amazing helicopters! -
In this book, readers will learn about the history of planes in the U.S. military, discover what different kinds are being used, and what these thrilling military planes are capable of. Full-color photographs place the reader side by side with the military's most amazing planes! -
Introduces tanks, including their different parts, how to operate a tank, and why they are important in military offenses. -
Discover the animals of the American mountains! Readers will learn about mammals, birds, reptiles and much more in this fun book that explores animal life in the U.S. mountain habitat. -
In this book, readers will learn about the history of ships in the U.S. Navy, discover what different kinds are being used, and what these thrilling Navy ships are capable of. Full-color photographs place the reader side by side with the Navy's most amazing ships! -
Introduces the United States Navy's most powerful weapon, discussing the parts, uses, and capabilities of the Navy's submarines. -
Describes the eight phases of the moon, from new moon to waning crescent; the moon's size; the length of its days; its rotation, gravity, surface, and temperature; and eclipses. -
Describes the physical characteristics and behavior of the ladybug, from the egg to the adult beetle. -
Presents an introduction to the life cycle of a rose from its beginnings as seed to its maturity as a flower, along with information on the role of pollination in the creation of new seeds. -
Powerful and determined, the sea turtle lives a fascinating life. Its life journey begins when its mother travels thousands of miles to lay her eggs on a beach. Then it travels back to the ocean as a hatchling to start a life of its own. Readers will explore all the stages of a sea turtles life and learn how people can help them survive. Vivid photographs show these wonderful reptiles in great detail. -
Learn all about apples, from seed to picking. -
Learn how big oak trees grow from small acorns.
