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1) Pyramid
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Text and black-and-white illustrations follow the intricate step-by-step process of the building of an ancient Egyptian pyramid.
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"Have you spotted a ghost? Do carrots help you see in the dark? The world is full of mysteries, but many things can be explained with science. Learn about the scientific method and how it can help you discover the truth. Get ready to blow up some totally-not-true stories about people"--
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A perfect pick for budding volcanologists - or any child who can't resist a good kaboom! Here's a step-by-step story of a volcanic eruption - told from the volcano's point of view! Readers meet the volcano as it placidly slumbers, which it's been doing for thousands of years. Then things begin to stir to life deep inside. First come the hisses, as hot magma moves into a chamber beneath the volcano. Then, steam, gas and ash start to gurgle and sputter...
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"Two enterprising mice, Ginger and Mac, are on a mission to bring home an especially aromatic vanilla cupcake with pink buttercream frosting. They have discovered that the amount of work you need to put into a job can almost always be decreased by using one of six simple machines: a lever, a wheel and axle, a pulley, an inclined plane, a wedge or a screw. Simple machines have only one or two parts that can usually be found around the house -- and...
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"What do you know about the thanksgiving feast at Plimoth? What if you lived in a different time and place? What would you wear? What would you eat? How would your daily life be different? What if you lived when the English colonists and the Wampanoag people shared a feast at Plimoth? What would you have worn? What would you have eaten? What was the true story of the feast that we now know as the first Thanksgiving and how did it become a national...
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For fans of the successful Who Was series, From an Idea to Lego is a behind-the-bricks look into the world's famous toy company, with humorous black & white illustrations throughout.
Today, LEGO is one of the biggest toy companies in the world, but a long time ago, a Danish carpenter, Ole Kirk Christiansen, started with just an idea. Find out more about LEGO's origins, those famous bricks, and their other inventive toys and movie ventures in...
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"Bernard the Wolf is flying high up in the sky with his new friend, Enrico the Robin, who's helping him sharpen his vision. Filled with charming visual puzzles, children will develop their observation skills and practice drawing conclusions based on what they see with more than 100 seek-and-find games!"--
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"Dick Randall, the Young Athlete" by Ellery H. Clark. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to...
16) Santa's Kittens
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On Christmas Eve
Give your kitten a hug,
Then place him or her
Near a glass or a mug.
Tuck yourselves into
Your bed snug and tight,
And dream of your kitten
Who greets me tonight.
I promise to share
The milk you set out
Your kitten is grateful
For helping MEOWt.
Love,
Santa Claus
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Step right up to face your fears! Explore the worrying, enlightening, and dreadfully dark nature phobias, from the fear of sun to the phobia of plants. The circus of fears draws in hi-lo readers from 6th and 7th grade with compelling (and sometimes creepy) phobias while a 3rd to 4th grade reading level makes the information accessible. It's a roaring good time!
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Join Aurora, Cade, and Conor on a thrilling treasure hunt that takes them on a journey through the wonders of God's creation. As they follow a map, they encounter breathtaking flowers, refreshing streams, majestic waterfalls, and magnificent trees. Along the way, the children learn that everything God creates is good and meant to be cherished. Filled with awe and gratitude, they vow to appreciate and care for the world around them. This heartwarming...
19) A Knight's Tour
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Kim never thought that her son would be gifted and talented, or that it would be a lifelong series of exciting but also exhausting challenges also. Her son learned to read at eighteen months old, and was soon showing his daycare classmates about shapes, colors, and numbers that he learned. One month, after her son started kindergarten at her local public school, his kindergarten teacher, suggested that her son could sit in with the fourth grade in...
20) Real Guns
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Jon, like many young boys, is fascinated by guns. He finds a loaded pistol hidden under his parents' bed, with nearly tragic consequences. The close call prompts his father to explain to Jon why he needs to keep the gun, forging a much closer bond between father and son.
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