5KN: Traditional Nonfiction

¿Cómo se hacen los crayones? La cera transparente se derrite en una fábrica. Una vez derretida, se le agrega color, se la vierte en moldes con la forma de crayones, se la deja enfriar y se la Read More →

Welcome to the wonderful world of dentistry! Did you know that dentists use all sorts of special tools to help keep our teeth healthy and strong? In this book, we'll take a closer look at… Read More →

Snakes, lizards, rabbits, mice, mountain lions, and hawks are some of the many animals that make up a desert food web. But do you know how desert animals depend on cactuses, grasses, and… Read More →

If you're looking for an extreme habitat, look no further than the desert. Don't be fooled by its beauty though, this book's at-a-glance fact files and survival tips will show you just how… Read More →

Are you really into cooking? Playing football? Doing fun and fancy crafts? You can design a website around whatever it is you love most! Learn how to set up a website of your very own in just Read More →

The United Nations supports a compelling solution to world hunger: eat insects! Explore the vast world of unexpected foods that may help solve the global hunger crisis. Weeds, wild plants,… Read More →

For the world's extreme sportspeople, taking on Earth's most legendary land sports is the ultimate challenge—and the ultimate high. In this adrenaline-packed race through the world of… Read More →

From your cell phone signal to your search history, digital clues can help investigators solve crimes. Readers will learn the ins and outs of digital forensics in this fascinating high/low title. Read More →

Computers and the internet forever changed how we communicate messages and other information. They also created new challenges for how we keep that communication private. That is where… Read More →

Consonants can team up to do many things. Some blend their sounds together. Some make new sounds. These consonant blends and digraphs can be used to build simple words we use everyday. Let's… Read More →

Take a peek beneath the canopy of prehistoric forests to discover the world of dinosaurs. Spread-by-spread battles pit species against one another in scientifically accurate battles, while… Read More →

The windswept prairie was once a dramatic landscape where dinosaurs roamed. Spread-by-spread match-ups pit dinosaur species against each other in scientifically accurate battles. Fact files… Read More →

Explore the unique world of dinosaurs in coastal habitats. Spread-by-spread match-ups pit different dinosaur species against one another in battles that are scientifically accurate. Fact… Read More →

Discover a habitat filled with steaming swamps and crawling with dinosaurs fighting to survive. Spread-by-spread match-ups pit species against one another in scientifically accurate battles,… Read More →

Dirt bikes are built to ride on bumpy ground and jump over sandy hills. Engaging photographs and carefully leveled text take readers along for a ride on these awesome motorcycles. Read More →

The British army swelled in size at the beginning of World War I. But many of these new recruits suffered from malnutrition and lacked the physical strength to serve on the front line.… Read More →

A fire breaks out in a factory, killing almost 150 people. A nuclear reactor melts down, leaving almost 39,000 square miles of land poisoned by radiation. The German airship Hindenburg falls… Read More →

Bionics uses mechanical and electronic technology to solve biological problems. How does it help people who have lost limbs walk again? How does it return hearing or vision to the deaf or… Read More →

Cryobiologists study how cold affects living things. This research has many amazing uses, but what do icy temperatures have to do with organ transplants? And how can researchers use a freezer Read More →

Every year, doctors and medical researchers make incredible breakthroughs in human medicine. Did you know some are finding ways to build organs in laboratories? Or that others are studying… Read More →