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This action-packed, fun, fact-filled overview will take a high-interest approach to martial arts. Readers will get an introduction to famous martial artists, necessary equipment and gear, and various competitions within the genre. Famous movies and TV shows will also be highlighted where appropriate.
Anne Frank and Martin Luther King Jr. were born the same year a world apart. Both faced ugly prejudices and violence, which both answered with words of love and faith in humanity. This is the story of their parallel journeys to find hope in darkness and to follow their dreams.
This series explores the weird, the marvelous, and the unexplained, featuring an abundance of maps, photographs, and illustrations that help introduce readers to lost treasures, mysterious monuments, notorious pirates, and strange encounters. A fascinating mix of history, myth, and speculation.
Discover the world of technology in this comprehensive encyclopedic series full of surprising facts and stunning photographs. Highly visual entries capture the most influential pieces of technology from our past alongside the latest innovations that are taking us into the future. From technology that is making us healthier to things that keep us on the move and provide us with endless entertainment, explore true marvels of technology.
Follow teens who set out to solve a mysterious event in their town of Mason Falls. From strange online profiles to a baseball team's sudden success to a missing boy, these reality-based mysteries are packed with action and surprising twists. The stories end with clear resolutions that will satisfy reluctant readers while keeping them excited to read the other books in the set.
Oliver Diplexito, the sheltered son of a British industrialist, discovers his family's butler leads a double life. The butler, Mr. Scant, is also known as The Ruminating Claw, a notorious thief. And unbeknownst to the British public, each of the Claw's thefts is actually a strike against villains of the Edwardian era. Scant enlists Oliver in his vigilante crusade, and Oliver begins to bumble his way through the darkest corners of the global criminal underground.
Readers are introduced to the action-packed and fascinating world of martial arts. Each book provides a history of the discipline as well as any necessary equipment, warm-up exercises to prevent injury, and details on the different styles and categories. Detailed step-by-step instructions and accompanying photographs help readers learn the positions and fundamental techniques followed by a demonstration of basic attacks and counterattacks. As each book progresses, the attacks become more and mor
When Laura--a.k.a. Masterpiece Robot--heads into the backyard with her little sister Molly--a.k.a. Sidekick--her active imagination places them instead on patrol around the perimeter of a dystopian city, guarding against super villains. Then older sister Amber--a.k.a. Valerie Knick-Knack--throws handfuls of fallen leaves at them, unknowingly initiating a battle for the ages. The transitions back and forth from suburbia to dystopia in this story within a story are deftly rendered with contrasting
In the animal kingdom, survival is the name of the game-and not everything is as it seems. A number of animals rely on particularly clever tricks to fool predators or prey. A baby bird mimics a poisonous caterpillar. A moth escapes bats by making sounds that interfere with the bats' echolocation. A tiny rain forest spider builds a spider "puppet" out of bits of dead leaves, insect parts, and other items. Find out more about some of nature's most bizarre and bloodthirsty con artists and meet thes
From wood to plastic to glass, this series will keep readers learning about the materials that make up the products we use every day. Each book tells a story of how each material is found or created, the different processing techniques, and how the end products are manufactured. With side bars explaining how to reuse or recycle different products, readers will have a better understanding of ways to limit harmful effects on the environment.