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Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries — Hardcover Set
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Join award-winning science author Sandra Markle as she sheds light on some of the most fascinating scientific investigations in the animal kingdom. Solve real-life science mysteries alongside Read More →
The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs: A Scientific Mystery
From the Series Sandra Markle's Science Discoveries
Panamanian golden frogs aren't just cute, little, and yellow. They're also the national symbol of Panama. But they started to disappear about fifteen years ago. What's killing them? Could it… Read More →
Oh, The Places He Went: A Story about Dr. Seuss
From the Series Creative Minds Biographies
Dr. Seuss is known as the creator of some of the most beloved children's books of all time. Journey to the fantastic world he created in this appealing story about the author/illustrator… Read More →
Kobe Bryant, 2nd Edition
From the Series Amazing Athletes
When Kobe Bryant went straight from high school to join the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1996, he was the youngest player in the league. That same year,… Read More →
Shaun White, 2nd Edition
From the Series Amazing Athletes
On snowboarder Shaun White's first run on the halfpipe at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada, he set the high score and secured the gold medal. On his second run, which people Read More →
Sonia Sotomayor: First Hispanic U.S. Supreme Court Justice
From the Series Gateway Biographies
When President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court of the United States, the country celebrated. Not only would the Supreme Court welcome its third woman justice but… Read More →
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal
Coretta Scott King Author Award Read about the fascinating life of Bass Reeves, who escaped slavery to become the first African American Deputy US Marshal west of the Mississippi. Sitting… Read More →
Danger at the Breaker
From the Series On My Own History
Eight-year-old Andrew is starting his first day of work in a coal mine. With bloody knuckles and an aching back, Andrew quickly learns that life in the mines is dirty, dark, and difficult.… Read More →
The Flight of the Union
From the Series On My Own History
In 1847 the people of Niagara Falls, New York and their neighbors in Canada wanted to build a bridge across the river that separated them. The first step was to get a line from one side to… Read More →
Survival in the Snow
From the Series On My Own History
Seventeen-year-old Moses was ready for an adventure. In 1844, he joined a wagon train traveling from Iowa to California. But as winter approached, the wagon train ran into trouble. Oxen… Read More →
The Day of the Black Blizzard
From the Series On My Own History
Ten-year-old Orry Jenkins is sick and tired of the dust. The year is 1935 and Kansas hasn’t gotten enough rain in years. Instead of rainstorms, they get dust storms. One day, Orry and his… Read More →
The Night of the Hurricane's Fury
From the Series On My Own History
It’s the summer of 1900, and 10-year-old Robert Pettibone is bored. His parents have sent him to stay with his Aunt Maudie in Galveston, Texas. She doesn’t let him do anything by himself.… Read More →
The Night the Chimneys Fell
From the Series On My Own History
Something isn’t right in New Madrid, Missouri. Nine-year-old Marie sees hundreds of birds flying across the sky like a black cloud. The animals in the barn are restless. Then, early in the… Read More →
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Finalist One of the Best Books of the Year: Chicago Public Library, School Library Journal, Science Books & Films Bright white teeth.… Read More →
Many Ways to Be a Soldier
From the Series On My Own History
More than anything, Rem Goldin wants to fight the British in the American Revolution. His father and the other men of Sites Point, New Jersey, have all left town to join the fighting. But… Read More →
Prisoner for Liberty
From the Series On My Own History
James Forten knew how important freedom was. He was a free African American born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. When the American Revolution started in 1776, James was too young to help fight 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 →
Shipwreck Search: Discovery of the H. L. Hunley
From the Series On My Own Science
What a discovery! Deep under the Atlantic Ocean, divers found a shipwreck like no other. It was the H. L. Hunley, a submarine that had sunk during the Civil War! A team of scientists from… Read More →
Washington Is Burning
From the Series On My Own History
Fifteen-year-old Paul Jennings looked out the window of the President's House. America was at war with Britain, and British soldiers were marching toward Washington. Terrified people were… Read More →
Butternut Hollow Pond
In the course of a full day at Butternut Hollow Pond, readers will meet water striders, snapping turtles, herons, woodchucks, and other animals that live in the pond. Readers will learn how… Read More →
Robert Smalls Sails to Freedom
From the Series On My Own History
Quickly and quietly, Robert Smalls headed the ship out of the Charleston Harbor. Across the wide river was the Northern Army and freedom for slaves like him. On Robert’s side of the river was Read More →
Great White Sharks
From the Series Animal Predators
Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, great white sharks use intellect, camouflage, and a strong sense of smell, hearing, and sight to track and kill their prey. Watch… Read More →
Owls
From the Series Animal Predators
Some of the fiercest and most skilled hunters in the world, owls use stealth, power, and a strong sense of hearing and sight to stalk and kill their prey. Watch these cunning animals as they Read More →
Volcanoes Inside and Out
From the Series On My Own Science
Why does a volcano erupt? How many different kinds of volcanoes are there? Once believed to be the work of a fire god named Vulcan, volcanoes have long fascinated people. Looking at three… Read More →