Written for middle-grade and older readers, Eyes and Spies looks at the way information and data about us is collected and used by individuals, governments, companies, and organizations. Each chapter
Written for middle-grade and older readers, Eyes and Spies looks at the way information and data about us is collected and used by individuals, governments, companies, and organizations. Each chapter
For the millions of kids who love dogs, this book tells the stories of 8 amazing canines through the ages whose actions influenced the course of history. Author Liz MacLeod’s kid-friendly, narrative s
For the millions of kids who love dogs, this book tells the stories of 8 amazing canines through the ages whose actions influenced the course of history. Author Liz MacLeod’s kid-friendly, narrative s
How many kids aspire to become an astronaut one day? Wouldn’t it be great to float in space and do neat experiments? But before all the ?fun” begins, it takes an incredible amount of hard work to prep
How many kids aspire to become an astronaut one day? Wouldn’t it be great to float in space and do neat experiments? But before all the ?fun” begins, it takes an incredible amount of hard work to prep
Ordinary citizens risk everything to save a young Jewish girl in wartime Holland. Five-year-old Beatrix looks on in horror as the soldier forces her mother off the tram. It is 1942 in Amsterdam, a
A sleepy native reservation. A troubled teen girl. A vampire returns home. Nothing ever happens on the Otter Lake reservation. But when 16-year-old Tiffany discovers her father is renting out her r
A gripping story about the dark side of a first love. Awards for the previous edition: American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults American Library Association Quick Picks for Reluct
Mortimer will not be quiet and go to sleep. Not for his mother, or his father, or his seventeen sisters and brothers, not even for the police. A newly designed Classic Munsch picture book introduces t
Julie thinks her new neighbors must be very scary because all the stuff being moved into their house is enormous. Then she meets David and finds out that he's just a normal, regular boy. But when Davi
When Sheila and Michael sneak into the back of a fire truck, they find themselves in the midst of a big smoky emergency. The fire chief takes them home, but they are already so messy that their parent
Surveys the history of human interactions with fire, from prehistoric times when controlling it made the difference between being predator or prey, to the present, and discusses its use in industry, c
Centering around a story involving the fight over an amusement park and a physics laboratory, describes how physics affects daily life and can be fun, including understanding the physics of sports, ro
Centering around a story involving the fight over an amusement park and a physics laboratory, describes how physics affects daily life and can be fun, including understanding the physics of sports, ro
Presents the lives and careers of six famous children's authors, including C.S. Lewis and E.B. White, and reflects on how their childhoods influenced their writings as adults.
Presents the lives and careers of six famous children's authors, including C.S. Lewis and E.B. White, and reflects on how their childhoods influenced their writings as adults.
Describes the inventions created by the Chinese in agriculture, metalwork, transportation, warfare, and other fields, including paper, printing, and silk, and how they fit into Chinese civilization, b
Describes the experiences of Xuanzang, a seventh-century pilgrim looking for Buddhist scriptures, the twelfth-century Mongol warlord Genghis Khan, and the thirteenth-century merchant Marco Polo as the
A well illustrated catalog of inventions and innovations that were developed in traditional Native American cultures -- eight categories are explored with descriptive photos and detailed text.
