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Young children are natural problem solvers and always looking for answers, especially when it involves animals. The Guess What series provides young curious readers with striking visual clues and simply written hints. Using the photos and text, readers rely on visual literacy skills, reading, and reasoning as they solve the animal mystery. Clearly written facts give readers a deeper understanding of each animal.

In late 2019, health officials noticed a new disease spreading in Wuhan, China. They named it COVID-19. Within a few months, it became a pandemic that dramatically changed life for nearly everyone on Earth. Millions of people became sick, and hundreds of thousands died. Leaders ordered whole countries to stay home to slow the disease’s spread. Companies closed or went out of business. Meanwhile, health-care workers on the front lines saved lives and raced to find treatments. In the Core Library Guide to COVID-19, readers will learn about the disease, how it spread across the globe, and the ways it has changed society.

At some point in their lives, most teens will think about some or all of these: getting a job, applying for a loan, using a credit card, going to college, investing, and maybe even starting a business. Negotiating these events and making good decisions requires basic knowledge, which in turn can be used to build good financial habits. The Guide to Financial Responsibility series provides essential knowledge in all of these areas along with how to apply this knowledge toward building good, lifelong habits. All books in the series include first-hand accounts, glossaries of key terms, and useful resources for more information.

Teens are fascinated by the possibility that something interestingCsomething unprovable and mysteriousCmight lie beyond the world we know. This series explores all aspects of the spirit world. All books include personal accounts (both historic and contemporary) of those who have encountered ghosts as well as those who seek them out for study or for personal connection. The views of believers and skeptics are discussed.

The myths of the ancient Greeks remain potent and popular aspects of modern culture. Novels, comic books, movies, television shows, and video games continue to perpetuate the colourful exploits of gods such as Zeus and Athena; heroes like Hercules and Perseus; and monsters like Medusa and the one-eyed Cyclopes. This easy-to-read guide identifies all the major characters in those timeless, endlessly entertaining tales.

A Guide to Storytelling introduces readers to different types of stories from around the world, such as myths or folktales. Each title uses well-known stories as examples to illustrate the structure, language, and themes of a type of story while helping the reader discover how to write one of their own.

Our homes, businesses, and other buildings would not exist without the expert craftsmanship of dedicated trade workers. In this book, readers will learn what skills and training it takes to work in different trade fields. They will find out what these workers do each day, what kind of education is required, and much more.

Investigate the mysterious and creepy with these thrilling and informative books. Explore the origins, locations, and mythologies of Area 51, cryptids, ghosts, and more. With easy text and thrilling pictures, these books will have young readers digging deeper for answers! Aligned to Common Core standards & correlated to state standards.

Rufus has always dreamed of getting a dog, but his dad has a few objections. They whine. They gnaw. They bark. They scratch. They beg. They drool. When Rufus's mom suggests a guinea pig for a pet, Rufus thinks she must be kidding. Everybody knows guinea pigs are boring! But Rufus has never met guinea pigs like the ones his mom has in mind. In this hilariously entertaining series, guinea pigs act like other animals, proving that they might actually be the best kind of pet a kid could have after all!

A light-hearted, punny mystery series for very young readers. Sasspants is a guinea pig with a penchant for puzzles. She lives in a pet shop in which the animals are smarter than the shopkeeper, who mistakes hamsters for koalas, chinchillas for camels, and hermit crabs for tractors. When the “g” falls off the sign on Sass’s cage, Hamisher the koala - that is, hamster - is positive she’s a Private Eye. And when there are no mysteries to be solved, Hamisher is happy to create some!