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Activistas climáticos (Climate Activists): Una guía gráfica (A Graphic Guide)
From the Series La crisis climática (The Climate Crisis)
El cambio climático está dañando el planeta. Crea problemas para personas, plantas y animales. Proteger el ambiente es importante para nuestro futuro. Los activistas climáticos trabajan para… Read More →
Ada Lovelace and the Start of Computers
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
Ada Lovelace turned her powerful imagination into a vision of the future, predicting the impact of computers on human life. Lovelace had a unique education and embraced mathematics. She… Read More →
Albert Einstein and the Theory of Relativity
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
Albert Einstein's restless intelligence drove him to ponder the biggest topics the universe has to offer: light, time, mass, energy, and more. His conclusions changed the way people thought… Read More →
Animal Extinctions: A Graphic Guide
From the Series The Climate Crisis
Rising temperatures around the globe put animals at risk. They lose their homes. They lose food and water sources. By 2070, as many as one-third of known species could be extinct. Time is… Read More →
Bosques y deforestación (Forests and Deforestation): Una guía gráfica (A Graphic Guide)
From the Series La crisis climática (The Climate Crisis)
Los bosques producen el aire que necesitamos para respirar. Proporcionan sombra y hogar a personas y animales. Nos dan madera para combustible y como material para la construcción. ¡Y son… Read More →
Charles Darwin and the Theory of Evolution
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
Charles Darwin's scientific work transformed the way people think about life on Earth. From his childhood in England to his pivotal ocean voyages, he took every opportunity to study the… Read More →
Climate Activists: A Graphic Guide
From the Series The Climate Crisis
Climate change is hurting the planet. It creates problems for people, plants, and animals. Protecting the environment is important for our future. Climate activists work to get laws passed.… Read More →
Combustibles fósiles (Fossil Fuels): Una guía gráfica (A Graphic Guide)
From the Series La crisis climática (The Climate Crisis)
Los combustibles fósiles calefaccionan nuestros hogares. Impulsan a automóviles, camiones y aviones. Pero cada vez que se usan estos combustibles, aumentan las temperaturas de la Tierra.… Read More →
Extinción de animales (Animal Extinctions): Una guía gráfica (A Graphic Guide)
From the Series La crisis climática (The Climate Crisis)
El aumento de las temperaturas en todo el planeta pone en riesgo a los animales, que pierden el lugar donde viven. Pierden las fuentes de alimento y agua. Para el año 2070, hasta un tercio de Read More →
Fall Grade 6 Take-Home Kit Read for a Better World ™
Help students start or build their home libraries! Strong literacy skills are an essential part of education. Read for a Better World Take-Home Book Packs are one tool families and educators Read More →
Forests and Deforestation: A Graphic Guide
From the Series The Climate Crisis
Forests create the air we need to breathe. They provide shade and homes for people and animals. They give us wood for fuel and for building materials. And they are beautiful spaces! But… Read More →
Fossil Fuels: A Graphic Guide
From the Series The Climate Crisis
Fossil fuels heat our homes. They power cars, trucks, and planes. But every use of these fuels adds to rising temperatures on Earth. And they are nonrenewable. Someday, they will run out.… Read More →
Galileo Galilei and the Movement of the Planets
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
Galileo Galilei believed in the power of scientific observation over traditional ideas. His close study of the night sky helped support the theory that planets move around the sun. His… Read More →
Graphic Science Biographies — Hardcover Set
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
Explore the lives of scientists who changed how people see the world. The books follow famous scientists from their childhoods onward, inspiring young readers to value of their own curiosity… Read More →
Graphic Science Biographies — Paperback Set
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
Explore the lives of scientists who changed how people see the world. The books follow famous scientists from their childhoods onward, inspiring young readers to value of their own curiosity… Read More →
Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
Isaac Newton's youth was marked by constant curiosity. As he began a life of research and experiments, he turned this curiosity into major insights about the workings of Earth and the… Read More →
La crisis climática (The Climate Crisis) — Hardcover Set
From the Series La crisis climática (The Climate Crisis)
Los efectos del cambio climático se están haciendo cada vez más visibles y transforman la vida de las personas y los ambientes que las rodean. Esta serie explora las causas y los efectos del… Read More →
Marie Curie and Radioactivity
From the Series Graphic Science Biographies
At the start of the twentieth century, Marie Curie, a Polish physicist and chemist, stunned the scientific world. Her research led to the discovery of two elements, polonium and radium. She… Read More →
Meet Bisticeratops: A Graphic Guide
From the Series Weird and Wild Dinosaurs
You know Triceratops. Now meet Bisticeratops froeseorum! This horned dino lived more than seventy million years ago and was discovered in the deserts of Arizona. Its neck was protected by a… Read More →
Meet Mbiresaurus: A Graphic Guide
From the Series Weird and Wild Dinosaurs
You know Brachiosaurus. Now meet Mbiresaurus raathi! This long-necked dino lived more than 230 million years ago in present-day Zimbabwe. It walked on two legs and ate both plants and… Read More →
Meet Meraxes Gigas: A Graphic Guide
From the Series Weird and Wild Dinosaurs
You know Tyrannosaurus rex. Now meet Meraxes gigas! This dangerous dino lived twenty million years before T. Rex and was discovered in the deserts of Argentina. Its head was huge and full of… Read More →
Meet Yuxisaurus: A Graphic Guide
From the Series Weird and Wild Dinosaurs
You know Ankylosaurus. Now meet Yuxisaurus kopchicki! This armored dino lived millions of years ago during the Jurassic Period in southern China. It was covered in spikes and bony plates that Read More →
Océanos, glaciares y aumento del nivel del mar (Oceans, Glaciers, and Rising Sea Levels): Una guía gráfica (A Graphic Guide)
From the Series La crisis climática (The Climate Crisis)
La Tierra está compuesta en casi un 70 % por agua. La mayor parte de esta agua está congelada en forma de glaciares. A medida que nuestro planeta se calienta, los glaciares se están… Read More →
Oceans, Glaciers, and Rising Sea Levels: A Graphic Guide
From the Series The Climate Crisis
Earth is nearly 70 percent water. Most of this water is frozen in the form of glaciers. As our planet warms, glaciers are melting faster than usual. Sea levels rise, and water washes over… Read More →