5KN: Traditional Nonfiction

2333 records found. Displaying 1129 - 1152.

It's Halloween!

From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!

Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about why and how we… Read More →

  • Lexile: 430
  • ATOS: 1.4
  • Dewey: 394.2646
  • Copyright: 2017

It's Hanukkah!

From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!

Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the traditions… Read More →

  • Lexile: 360
  • ATOS: 1.5
  • Dewey: 296.4/35
  • Copyright: 2017

It's New Year's Day!

From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!

Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. When is New Year's Day? What are resolutions? And how do people celebrate? Full-color photographs,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 410
  • ATOS: 1.6
  • Dewey: 394.2614
  • Copyright: 2017

It's Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr!

From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!

Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the holiday… Read More →

  • Lexile: 420
  • ATOS: 2.0
  • Dewey: 297.3/62
  • Copyright: 2017

It's St. Patrick's Day!

From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!

Happy St. Patrick's Day! In the United States, people wear green and hold parades to celebrate all things Irish. Readers will learn about St. Patrick's Day traditions and the reasons for the… Read More →

  • Lexile: 450
  • ATOS: 1.7
  • Dewey: 394.262
  • Copyright: 2017

It's Thanksgiving!

From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!

Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. Carefully leveled text and fresh, vibrant photos engage young readers in learning about the traditions… Read More →

  • Lexile: 430
  • ATOS: 1.5
  • Dewey: 394.2649
  • Copyright: 2017

It's Valentine's Day!

From the Series Bumba Books ® — It's a Holiday!

Do you like holidays? Learn all about how and why people celebrate different holidays. Do you give valentines to your friends or family? Learn about the holiday of love and find out how… Read More →

  • Lexile: 410
  • ATOS: 1.5
  • Dewey: 394.2618
  • Copyright: 2017
Fall 2023

Jackals: Nature's Cleanup Crew

From the Series Animal Scavengers in Action

Jackals will eat almost anything. On the African savanna, they will even steal food from much bigger animals, like lions. Learn more about the lives of jackals. Read More →

  • Lexile: 1010
  • Dewey: 599.77/2
  • Copyright: 2024
Spring 2024

James Webb Space Telescope: A Peek into the First Galaxies

From the Series Space Explorer Guidebooks (Alternator Books ®)

The James Webb Space Telescope is giving us glimpses into the vast reaches of space. Orbiting the sun, the powerful telescope can view galaxies that are thirteen billion light years from… Read More →

  • Dewey: 522/.2919
  • Copyright: 2024

Jane Goodall: A Life of Loyalty

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Biographies

How did Jane Goodall became an expert on chimpanzees? What surprising things did she learn about wild chimpanzees in Africa?How does Jane help to protect chimpanzees?Read this book to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 510
  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: 590.92
  • Copyright: 2008

Japanese American Internment Camps

From the Series Heroes of World War II (Alternator Books ® )

During World War II, the United States was battling Japan. In 1942 the president of the United States signed an executive order, forcing more than one hundred thousand Japanese Americans to… Read More →

  • Lexile: 910
  • ATOS: 5.5
  • Dewey: 940.53/1773089956
  • Copyright: 2018
Spring 2024

Japanese Spider Crabs: Nature's Biggest Arthropod

From the Series Lightning Bolt Books ® — Nature's Most Massive Animals

Do you know what the world's largest arthropod is? It's the Japanese spider crab! They have ten legs and live in deep waters. Explore the lives of these crabs and learn about how they grow,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 570
  • Dewey: 595.3/86
  • Copyright: 2024

Jellyfish: A First Look

From the Series Read about Ocean Animals (Read for a Better World ™)

What do you know about jellyfish? Beginning readers will get their feet wet with these literacy-building introductions to ocean animals. In addition to curricular information,… Read More →

  • Lexile: 310
  • Dewey: 593.5/3
  • Copyright: 2023
Fall 2023

Jim Crow (Jim Crow): La segregación y el legado de la esclavitud (Segregation and the Legacy of Slavery)

From the Series La esclavitud en Estados Unidos y la lucha por la libertad (American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom) (Read Woke ™ Books en español)

Incluso después de que la esclavitud se convirtiera en ilegal, el legado de la esclavitud se perpetuó en las injusticias creadas por las leyes de Jim Crow. Aprende más sobre estas leyes… Read More →

  • Dewey: 342.7308/73
  • Copyright: 2024

Jim Crow: Segregation and the Legacy of Slavery

From the Series American Slavery and the Fight for Freedom (Read Woke ™ Books)

Even after the institution of slavery became illegal, the legacy of slavery continued through injustices created by the Jim Crow laws. Learn more about these discriminatory laws that have… Read More →

  • Lexile: 990
  • Dewey: 342.7308/73
  • Copyright: 2022

Jimmy Carter: A Life of Friendship

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Biographies

How did Jimmy Carter help people? What jobs did he have before he became president? How did Jimmy show friendship toward others? Read this book to discover the answers! Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • ATOS: 3.2
  • Dewey: 973.926092
  • Copyright: 2008
Fall 2023

Jobs: A Look at Then and Now

From the Series Read about the Past (Read for a Better World ™)

How we get to work, how we find work, and how we do our work has changed a lot. With engaging photographs and text, readers will learn about how different jobs used to be. Read More →

  • Lexile: 420
  • Dewey: 650.14
  • Copyright: 2024
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Journey through the Seasons — Hardcover Set

From the Series Journey through the Seasons

An awesome guide to each of the four seasons, with emphasis on its effects on the natural world. Join cute and funny animals as they appear throughout brightly illustrated scenes and take a… Read More →

  • Copyright: 2022
  • Hardcover
  • List Price: $111.96
  • Temporarily out of stock
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Jumping Kangaroos

From the Series Pull Ahead Books — Animals

Did you know that some kangaroos live in high, rocky places, and spend most of their time in trees? However, most kangaroos live in the wide, open plains of Australia. They have powerful legs Read More →

  • ATOS: 2.2
  • Dewey: 599.2'223
  • Copyright: 2005

Jumping Spiders: An Augmented Reality Experience

From the Series Creepy Crawlers in Action: Augmented Reality

A jumping spider soars and sinks its fangs into prey. The spider injects venom, paralyzing its target. Learn about the jumping spider life cycle with incredible augmented reality experiences… Read More →

  • Lexile: 800
  • ATOS: 4.7
  • Dewey: 595.4/4
  • Copyright: 2021

Juneteenth

From the Series On My Own Holidays

June 19th, 1865, began as another hot day in Texas. Enslaved African Americans worked in fields, in barns, and in the homes of the white people who owned them. Then a message arrived.… Read More →

  • ATOS: 4.5
  • Dewey: 394.263
  • Copyright: 2006

Juneteenth: A First Look

From the Series Read about Holidays (Read for a Better World ™)

Juneteenth is about being free. Young learners will explore this cultural and historic holiday through engaging text and photos. Read More →

  • Lexile: 410
  • ATOS: 1.5
  • Dewey: 394.263
  • Copyright: 2023

Karate: A First Look

From the Series Read about Sports (Read for a Better World ™)

Karate can make you stronger. Young readers will have fun learning what karate is and how to participate. Read More →

  • Lexile: 290
  • Dewey: 796.815/309
  • Copyright: 2023

Keep Trying with Abby: A Book about Persistence

From the Series Sesame Street ® Character Guides

Being persistent means not giving up! Abby and the gang from Sesame Street help kids learn that they can solve problems and make mistakes as long as they keep trying. About the Sesame Street… Read More →

  • Lexile: 500
  • Dewey: 158.1
  • Copyright: 2021