Exploration & Discovery
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History of Moon Exploration
From the Series The Moon Files (Alternator Books ®)
Astronauts first reached Earth’s moon over fifty years ago, bringing back moon dirt and rocks to study. From rovers and probes to other crewed landings, we have explored much of the moon. But Read More →
How Many People Traveled the Oregon Trail?: And Other Questions about the Trail West
From the Series Six Questions of American History
In the spring of 1843, nearly one thousand people gathered in Independence, Missouri. They came from all over the eastern United States, and many had to sell most of their possessions to… Read More →
La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español) — Hardcover Set
From the Series La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)
En este estudio de la esclavitud en Estados Unidos se vinculan los relatos de la opresión con historias verdaderas de resistencia, centradas en las voces de las personas esclavizadas. Los… Read More →
Live Oak Media eReadalong Collection — Live Oak Media eReadalong Set
From the Series Live Oak Media eReadalong
eReadalongs are eBooks integrated with the fully-produced, high-quality audio productions that distinguish Live Oak Media in the field of children's recordings. Read by the most prominent… Read More →
Mysteries of Easter Island
From the Series Ancient Mysteries (Alternator Books ® )
On Easter in 1722, a fleet of Dutch ships exploring the southeastern Pacific Ocean came across a small island that at first seemed uninhabited. Instead, the sailors found a community of… Read More →
Mysteries of Machu Picchu
From the Series Ancient Mysteries (Alternator Books ® )
In 1911 an American explorer came across an ancient city hidden high in the Andes Mountains of Peru. Since then, explorers, archaeologists, and tourists have been fascinated by this beautiful Read More →
Mysteries of Pompeii
From the Series Ancient Mysteries (Alternator Books ® )
Two thousand years ago, disaster struck the ancient Roman city of Pompeii. When Mount Vesuvius erupted, a deadly cloud of superheated ash, rock, and gas descended on the city and its… Read More →
Mysteries of Stonehenge
From the Series Ancient Mysteries (Alternator Books ® )
Five thousand years ago, someone (or a lot of someones) shaped and assembled a group of 25-ton rocks in southwest England. We call it Stonehenge. The summer and winter solstices are amazingly Read More →
Mysteries of the Egyptian Pyramids
From the Series Ancient Mysteries (Alternator Books ® )
Massive pyramids tower over the Giza Plateau near Cairo, Egypt. Built in the Bronze Age, these immense stone structures were engineered with remarkable precision. How did the ancient… Read More →
Mysteries of the Great Wall of China
From the Series Ancient Mysteries (Alternator Books ® )
In August 2011, an expedition in the Gobi Desert region of Mongolia uncovered a long-forgotten section of the Great Wall of China. In 2015, nine new sections of the wall were located in… Read More →
Mysterious Disappearances: Investigating History's Mysteries
From the Series Spooked!
Stories about mysterious disappearances have gripped human imagination throughout history. From lost explorers through missing armies and hidden princes, human history is full of unanswered… Read More →
Race to the Moon
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
Some races are just for fun, but there have been some important races. Who won the race to reach the South Pole? Who was first to climb to the top of the world's highest mountain? Russia was… Read More →
Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 3 Ruby Classroom Library — Paperback Set
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 3
Nonfiction texts at Advanced Fluency Level 3 are enhanced further by the inclusion of visual communicators such as inset maps, charts, and photos, and the use of lists, numbering, bold and… Read More →
Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 4 Sapphire Classroom Library — Paperback Set
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Advanced Fluency Level 4
Mysteries and fantasy stories keep imaginations engaged at Advanced Fluency Level 4. Fiction stories feature a Word Power extension activity inside the back page, while nonfiction texts… Read More →
Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 1 Orange Bookroom — Paperback Set
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 1
Level-appropriate text size and increased spacing between words assists students to decode. Classic story structure of introduction, climax, and resolution provides models for children's own… Read More →
Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 1 Orange Classroom Library — Paperback Set
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 1
Level-appropriate text size and increased spacing between words assists students to decode. Classic story structure of introduction, climax, and resolution provides models for children's own… Read More →
Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2 Turquoise Bookroom — Paperback Set
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Layout variety is a feature of Fluency Level 2, with lists and larger text blocks to master. Careful attention to phrasing (line breaks) aids in further developing fluency. The mastery of… Read More →
Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2 Turquoise Classroom Library — Paperback Set
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 2
Layout variety is a feature of Fluency Level 2, with lists and larger text blocks to master. Careful attention to phrasing (line breaks) aids in further developing fluency. The mastery of… Read More →
Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3 Purple Bookroom — Paperback Set
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
Spacing between words is reduced to single spacing at Fluency Level 3, mimicking real-world text. The mastery of more complex strategies in Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Levels will enable… Read More →
Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3 Purple Classroom Library — Paperback Set
From the Series Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Level 3
Spacing between words is reduced to single spacing at Fluency Level 3, mimicking real-world text. The mastery of more complex strategies in Red Rocket ™ Readers Fluency Levels will enable… Read More →
Reinventing Invention: A Crayola ® Guide to Innovation
Inventions change people's lives. But the stories told about how they were invented are often wrong. That story you heard of an overnight success took years of hard work and countless failed… Read More →
Sam Collier and the Founding of Jamestown
From the Series On My Own History
In April 1607, twelve-year-old Sam Collier and a group of Englishmen landed in North America. Arriving as an assistant to the solider John Smith, Sam was excited to discover what adventures… Read More →
Spooked! — Hardcover Set
From the Series Spooked!
History is pretty spooky! From ghosts, alien visitations, and UFO sightings through mysterious places, unexplained vanishings, and cursed tombs, the strange and sinister past explored in this Read More →
Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World
On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water along the shore of the Columbia River near Kennewick, Washington. Was this an unsolved murder? The remnants of… Read More →