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Eerie Haunted Houses

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Spooked!

Send shivers up readers' spines with tales of spooky houses and the ghosts rumored to haunt them. Kids will love learning all about ghosts, the people who hunt them, close encounters, and more! Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • Dewey: 133.1/22
  • Copyright: 2021

Legendary Bigfoot

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Spooked!

For decades, people have claimed to have spotted a tall, hairy creature in the woods of the Pacific Northwest. But is Bigfoot just a silly prank? Readers discover the truth about Bigfoot in this book! Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • Dewey: 001.944
  • Copyright: 2021

Mysterious Loch Ness Monster

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Spooked!

Tales of a mythical underwater creature have haunted Scotland's Loch Ness for ages. Is the Loch Ness Monster real? Readers will discover the spine-tingling truth behind one of the world's… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • Dewey: 001.944
  • Copyright: 2021

Let's Explore the Five Senses

From the Series Bumba Books ® — Discover Your Senses

How do we use our five senses? Young readers will explore hearing, smell, sight, touch, and taste in this title featuring carefully leveled text and a tight text-to-photo match. Read More →

  • Lexile: 480
  • Dewey: 612.8
  • Copyright: 2020

Let's Explore the Sense of Smell

From the Series Bumba Books ® — Discover Your Senses

Engaging and accessible text and inviting photos introduce the sense of smell to young readers. Read More →

  • Lexile: 470
  • Dewey: 612.8/6
  • Copyright: 2020

Let's Explore the Sense of Touch

From the Series Bumba Books ® — Discover Your Senses

Text carefully leveled for emergent readers and bright photographs pair up for an inviting introduction to the sense of touch. Read More →

  • Lexile: 420
  • Dewey: 612.8/8
  • Copyright: 2020

How Aircraft Carriers Work

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Military Machines

Explore aircraft carriers in this high-interest look at an exciting military machine. The history of aircraft carriers, their parts, and how they are used in action are covered with leveled… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 359.9/4835
  • Copyright: 2020

How Fighter Jets Work

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Military Machines

Fighter jets zoom through the sky in this informative introduction to military machines. Readers will enjoy carefully leveled text and color photographs as they learn about the history,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 710
  • ATOS: 3.7
  • Dewey: 358.4/383
  • Copyright: 2020

Pembroke Welsh Corgis

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Who's a Good Dog?

Did you know that Pembroke Welsh corgis were bred to herd livestock? Learn more fun facts about the history of this adorable breed, how to care for a corgi, and more. Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: 636.737
  • Copyright: 2019

Investigating the Water Cycle

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Are Earth's Cycles?

Water is essential to life on our planet. Water is constantly moving between Earth's surface, the air, and the ground. But did you know that water cannot be created or destroyed? Or that… Read More →

  • Lexile: 610
  • ATOS: 4.0
  • Dewey: 551.48
  • Copyright: 2016

Parts of a Flower

From the Series First Step Nonfiction — Pollination

The flower is the part of a plant that makes seeds or fruit. Readers will identify the main parts of a flower and learn about the process of pollination. Simple text and supportive photos and Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • ATOS: 2.3
  • Dewey: 581
  • Copyright: 2015

What's Great about Indiana?

From the Series Our Great States

What's so great about Indiana? Find out the top ten sites to see or things to do in the Hoosier State! We'll explore Indiana's fascinating caves, popular parks, exciting museums, and rich… Read More →

  • Lexile: 770
  • ATOS: 4.6
  • Dewey: 977.2
  • Copyright: 2015
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Fire in the Sky

The Hindenberg was on its way! That was all nine-year old Stenny could think about as he pedaled his bike furiously toward the Naval Air Station on a rainy spring evening in 1937. Stenny knew Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 4.2
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 1997

Seeing Sky-Blue Pink

Plenty of things make eight-year-old Maddie nervous: her too-small feet, climbing high places, not always knowing what to say, and especially her new home in the Virginia countryside with… Read More →

  • Lexile: 590
  • ATOS: 3.5
  • Dewey: [Fic]
  • Copyright: 2007

The Lifesaving Adventure of Sam Deal, Shipwreck Rescuer

From the Series History's Kid Heroes

When a ship begins to sink . . . a boy and his pony rise to the occasion. Pea Island, North Carolina, 1896. Sam Deal loves horses, especially his little pony, Ginger. The men at the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 480
  • ATOS: 3.1
  • Dewey: 363.12'3810916348
  • Copyright: 2011

The Rescue Adventure of Stenny Green, Hindenburg Crash Eyewitness

From the Series History's Kid Heroes

On an airfield in New Jersey . . . a boy witnesses disaster. Lakehurst, New Jersey, 1937. Stenny Green loves to build model airships. He’s excited to learn the Hindenburg will land in his… Read More →

  • Lexile: 530
  • ATOS: 2.9
  • Dewey: 741.5'973
  • Copyright: 2011

The Underground Adventure of Arly Dunbar, Cave Explorer

From the Series History's Kid Heroes

Cave City, Kentucky, 1925. Young Arly Dunbar loves exploring caves with his grown-up friend Floyd Collins. When Floyd, exploring by himself, becomes trapped in Sand Cave, the entire town… Read More →

  • Lexile: 510
  • ATOS: 2.6
  • Dewey: 796.52'509769752
  • Copyright: 2012

Endangered and Extinct Amphibians

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Animals in Danger

Hewitt's ghost frogs and arroyo toads are two examples of endangered amphibians. Few of them exist in the wild. Other amphibians have already gone extinct. What hurts these animals? What can… Read More →

  • Lexile: 600
  • ATOS: 3.6
  • Dewey: 597.816'8
  • Copyright: 2014

Tools and Treasures of Ancient China

From the Series Searchlight Books ™ — What Can We Learn from Early Civilizations?

Have you ever worn silk? Eaten Rice? Used a calendar? All these things came from ancient China. More than two thousand years ago, the ancient Chinese invented tools and treasures that still… Read More →

  • Lexile: 580
  • ATOS: 4.3
  • Dewey: 931
  • Copyright: 2014

Big Rigs on the Move

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Vroom-Vroom

It hauls heavy cargo. It travels long distances. This big rig is on the move! What kind of cargo do big rigs carry? And how do big rig drivers talk to one another? Read this book to find out! Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • ATOS: 2.5
  • Dewey: 629.224
  • Copyright: 2011

Mother Teresa

From the Series On My Own Biography

Growing up in Albania, Agnes Bojaxhiu learned from her mother how to care for and give to those who had less than she did. When she was twelve, she heard God's calling and decided to become a Read More →

  • Lexile: 560
  • ATOS: 3.4
  • Dewey: 271'.97
  • Copyright: 2001

George Washington and the Story of the U.S. Constitution

From the Series History Speaks: Picture Books Plus Reader's Theater

Late in the spring of 1787, fifty-five men gathered at the Pennsylvania State House. They came to write a new constitution for the United States. The leader of this Constitutional Convention… Read More →

  • Lexile: 540
  • ATOS: 4.8
  • Dewey: 973.4
  • Copyright: 2011

What Was the Continental Congress?: And Other Questions about the Declaration of Independence

From the Series Six Questions of American History

In September 1774, American colonial leaders gathered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. From New Hampshire to Georgia, colonists were angry about the taxes they were forced to pay to Great… Read More →

  • Lexile: 780
  • ATOS: 5.6
  • Dewey: 973.3'13
  • Copyright: 2011

Why Did English Settlers Come to Virginia?: And Other Questions about the Jamestown Settlement

From the Series Six Questions of American History

In December 1606, three ships carrying 105 men and boys set sail from Dover, England. The ships headed for the eastern shores of North America. There the men planned to establish a new colony Read More →

  • Lexile: 750
  • ATOS: 5.1
  • Dewey: 973.2'1
  • Copyright: 2011