Provides a fascinating account of the background and unfolding of a major spark of the American Revolution. Far from what many imagine the protest was like, the actual details are far more nuanced and interesting.

Based on Kurlansky's acclaimed bestseller "Salt: A World History, " this picture book explores every aspect of salt: the many ways it's gathered from the earth and sea; how ancient emperors in China, Egypt, and Rome used it to keep their subjects happy; and even how the search for salt eventually led to oil. Full color.

In this extraordinary photographic essay, Patricia Lauber details the Mount St. Helens eruption and the years following in Volcano: Eruption and Healing of Mt. St. Helen's. Through this clear accurate account, readers of all ages will share the awe of the scientists who witnessed both the power of the volcano and the resiliency of life.

Let's-Read-and-Find-Out about SnakesSlithering, scaly, and sly--snakes are fascinating reptiles. They are also hunters. Find out how snakes survive in the wild, and how they capture their prey.

Provides an unflinching exploration of Birmingham, Alabama in 1963, when a series of protests including the Children's March, changed a community and country. Told through the perspectives of four participants, the book relates history with an immediacy and authenticity rarely found in such nonfiction. NOTE: Since the book features eyewitness accounts and quotes from major players, racially insens ...

Here's a BRIGHT IDEA -- read this book! It's a PIECE OF CAKE! Even if you're sharp as a tack, metaphors can be confusing. But this colorful, silly picture book by Nancy Loewen is sure to engage and educate young readers, while teaching them about various figures of speech. A must read!

Macaulay invites readers to enjoy a flight, then shows and describes the plane's behavior on takeoff, during flight, and landing. His masterful drawings include just enough detail to clearly illustrate difficult concepts. He adds visual metaphor to strengthen his points, and uses angles and cross sections to reveal unique plane parts and systems associated with an everyday flight. Macaulay makes l ...

Macaulay's clever use of not only showing the eye and its parts, but also playing an active role in the story's unfolding soccer match, gives the reader a greater sense of its inner workings and the purpose of its many parts. By the story's end, readers can more fully appreciate this organ's importance and its multi-layered protective construction. An effective primer.

This easy-to-understand book tells why and how the Constitution of the United States was created. Simple, attractive, informative....The most accessible history of the Constitution to date.--School Library Journal.

Why do leaves turn from green to gold?It's fall! The leaves are changing color. This book explains the magical process of how leaves change their color in autumn. Also included are simple activities and places to visit so that you can enjoy the fall foliage with your family.

This carefully detailed presentation of how "fruit comes from flowers", from winter's snow-covered buds through pollination and growth to ripening and harvest.

From start to finish, Mann tracks the wonders of architecture, engineering, and construction that went into the creation of the tallest building in the world for the time. Fascinating profiles describe the individuals who dreamed of and built this architectural marvel. Archival photographs recreate the heady world of the steelworkers out on the girders, high above the city streets. Wonders of th ...

Nearly 50 stories high, the Great Pyramid was built more than 4,500 years ago, made from over 2,300,000 giant stone blocks and constructed by primitive farmers. Some believe it was created by people from outer space, but the true story of the Great Pyramid is even more fascinating than the speculation. 44 illustrations and photos. Double gatefolds.

The Brooklyn Bridge is the perfect subject for a picture book. This is the story of how it was built. This book is a classic tale of struggle and triumph, told in a manner that will thrill, fascinate, and inspire--all the more so because every word is true. 36 illustrations, prints, photos. 2 gatefolds.

This is a brilliant combination of fact and opinion, photographs and illustrations, literal and metaphor, serious and humorous. A significant amount of new information is made manageable through a comfortable pattern from page to page that shows and tells where in the world the animal lives, its physical descriptors and peculiarities, size, life span, and diet, its life cycle, a unique feature, an ...

Welcome to the wacky world of meerkats, where groups of these furry friends team up to survive in the wild. Each meerkat has a job: babysitting the kids, guarding the troops, or foraging for food. Kids will be mesmerized by wonderful photographs and inviting text. This level 1 reader is written in easy-to-grasp text that will help kids learn about these cute critters and the power of teamwork!