Grade 5

Score big with sports fans, reluctant readers, and report writers! Lerner Sports is a database of high-interest sports biographies and top team profiles. Packed with fascinating facts,… Read More →

LeSean "Shady" McCoy of the Buffalo Bills is one of the brightest stars in the NFL. While playing for the Philadelphia Eagles, the fleet-footed running back led the league in rushing yards in Read More →

Young Oliver Diplexito and his family's trusted valet, Mr. Scant, live a comfortable life, thwarting robberies and getting home in time for tea. But when arch anarchist Aurelian Binns… Read More →

"Nelson plaits her narrative with Western lingo and homespun similes. . . . James' painterly oils swirl with energy, visible daubs creating the dusty, monumental landscape and equally… Read More →

Get ready to bow down—if you don't want to lose your head! Some of history's most ruthless leaders are headed your way. Some of these rulers schemed their way to the top. Others just… Read More →

Discover some of the planet's most extreme organisms and their lethal life cycles. In this gripping book, readers will explore living processes at their rawest, and the science behind life… Read More →

In a question and answer format, this book gives a history of this holiday from it’s beginnings all the way up to how it is celebrated around the world today. Interspersed are fun facts and… Read More →

This fun-to-read, informative book is loaded with fascinating facts about the history and customs of Valentine’s Day and presents jokes, riddles, interesting projects, and simple recipes –… Read More →

Let's Do Hand Lettering is the ultimate hand-lettering workshop for young creatives! For those who are total hand-lettering beginners or think they have "bad handwriting," this book is still… Read More →

Let's Draw Cartoon Characters provides a comprehensive, colorful, and creative guide for young artists-in-training to creating a wide range of cartoon characters. Learn the basics of… Read More →

You can draw chibi characters with the easy, step-by-step art projects, tips, and techniques featured in Let's Draw Manga Chibi Characters. Then design your own characters once you are… Read More →

Trees and other plants are essential for our world! They help make the air we breathe, fight climate change, are food and homes for wild animals, are food for us humans, and simply make the… Read More →

Learn to create an animated flip book from start to finish! Let's Make Animated Flip Books shows you everything you need to know to make a flip book of your own, from tools and materials,… Read More →

Is planet Earth flat? Is California an island? Can you mix other metals to make gold? At one time, science supported wild notions like these! But later studies proved these ideas were… Read More →

Stories in the news about natural disasters and climate change can be scary. That's why it's so important for kids to be able to discuss this topic, that's affecting us all, and understand… Read More →

A humorous chapter book set in the future – first in Lou Treleaven's Penpals on Pluto series. I asked Mrs. Hall if I could swap pen pals, but she said there weren't any boys left. I said I… Read More →

• A young girl receives injections of chemotherapy to kill the cancerous white blood cells in her body. • An eleven-year-old boy undergoes a transplant of stem cells to help his body make… Read More →

Do you know what a lever is? How can a lever help you? Through simple experiments and clear explanations, understand how this simple machine functions and how it can make the work that you do easier. Read More →

You may know that Liam Hemsworth stars as good-looking tough guy Gale Hawthorne in The Hunger Games films. But did you know that Liam: • once dressed as a table tennis player for Halloween,… Read More →

"Give me liberty, or give me death!" A passionate speaker, Patrick Henry mesmerized and motivated audiences with his powerful words. Henry believed that Britain had stolen America's freedom,… Read More →

We think this much is true . . . Once upon a time, before time even existed, all matter in the universe was concentrated on a single point a fraction of the size of an atom. And then? And… Read More →

What's the difference between a bull and a steer? How are calves born? Adam Smith could tell you. He lives on a beef cattle farm and describes in vivid detail what makes working and playing… Read More →