Shackelton's story of survival and rescue is amazing enough on its own, but understanding the science involved makes the tale even more interesting. Fascinating details with scientific explanations accompany the brief retelling of Shackelton's expedition, which found success but not in the way the adventurer intended.

The complex development of rock is carefully explained, starting with common experience and gradually introducing difficult concepts through clearly illustrated graphics and detailed photographs. Bright, colorful design offers a fresh, enjoyable learning experience.

This clever, classy graphic novel retells background of the first moon landing using gorgeous, sometimes humorous illustrations and a historically accurate narrator who occasionally share his out-loud wonderings. This mix is well-balanced and contemporary, appealing to today's learners. The is extremely informative nonfiction that unfolds as a compelling novel.

Provides an entertaining introduction to several important details about the life of monarch butterflies.

The crazy cats deliver loads of additional examples to illustrate the potent power of adjectives to describe the wonderful world around us. Cleary's playful verse and Gable's comical cats turn traditional grammar lessons on end. Each adjective is printed in color for easy identification. Full color.

This is a fantastic way to "show not tell" how punctuation works. What would happen if punctuation took a vacation? Stories get unruly and time no longer make sense. In fact, communication gets a little unruly. Humorous punctuation postcards convey messages that resemble a punctuation mark's purpose, helping readers understand their proper use. Clever, animated, and a way to make learning fun.

A truly awesome, practical, and entertaining treatment of an important topic. Masterful! Great for middle schoolers, high schoolers, and even adults!

Have fun learning language! What is a prefix? You'll find the answer inside this book--it's overflowing with prefixes. Brian P. Cleary's playful rhymes and Martin Goneau's humorous illustrations creatively present the concept of prefixes for young readers. For easy identification, key prefixes appear in color and comical cats reinforce each idea. Pre- and Re-, Mis- and Dis-: What Is a Prefix? tu ...

Sometimes hard work pays off in especially sweet ways. Such is the case in this story of how creativity, critical thinking, good problem solving, and a lot of persistence resulted in an unexpected but wonderful new invention. This engaging non-fiction title encourages readers to look for the positive and to persist.

What makes a pony a pony? How are they different from horses? Filled with loads of interesting facts and bright, realistic illustrations.

Cleverly explains how wild seeds get spread to produce "wild gardens." The informative text is conveyed in story form, making it engaging for young readers or listeners.

Young scientists will love this nature mystery that reveals the secrets hiding in seeds, plants, flowers, and fruits throughout the life cycle of various flora. Curiosity will bloom in this introduction to botany and primary nature science. Plants come in all shapes and sizes, but they go through the same stages as they grow. Using four common plants, young readers learn about plant structure and ...

Just as hola and bonjour express hello in different ways, fractions, decimals, and percents describe the same quantities in different ways. While it may sound simple, this basic math concept often baffles children. The straightforward text and photographic examples from everyday life in PIECE=PART=PORTION are a terrific boon to elementary school math students everywhere.

An emperor penguin lays an egg on the Antarctic ice. In the bitter cold, miles away from the only source of food, how can the chick survive?

The wonder of intricate body systems envelops readers on page one they discover the vertical orientation the text pages require. Three brief paragraphs explain details of a particular system, giving opportunity for studying graphics and tracing routes, paths, or branching parts. Complex information made accessible through gentle, contemporary illustrations and matter-of-fact, conversational tone. ...

Lighthearted and entertaining stories reveal the amazing abilities of specific animals. Photos and factoids scattered throughout help breakup the text, making this a great choice for animal lovers and reluctant readers.

Young Moses and his family leave Baltimore in 1889 in a quest of owning their own land and head west, where they find themselves participating in the Oklahoma Land Run. Evocative paintings and spellbinding storytelling bring this pivotal event in American history to vivid life for young readers. Full color.

A variety of wonderful photographs share the playful nature of these cubs as they explore, discover, and grow. Very informative and entertaining.