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A fascinating journey around the world of extinct animals, combining cartoons with naturalist drawings, and mythology with science.
Can something small matter at all? Of course it can! In this book for young readers (who know a thing or two about being small), you can take a super close look at details too little to be seen with the human eye. Powerful shots from scanning electron microscopes show shark skin, bird feathers, the hairs on a honeybee's eye, and so much more, proving that tiny details can make a BIG difference.
Leona Tate, Gail Etienne, and Tessie Prevost didn't set out to make history. But when these three Black first graders stepped into the all-white McDonogh No. 19 Public School in New Orleans on November 14, 1960, that's exactly what they did. They integrated their school just ten minutes before Ruby Bridges walked into her school, also in New Orleans. Like Ruby, the trio faced crowds of protestors fighting against public school desegregation efforts and relied on US Marshals to keep them safe. Th
Four friends and their sidekicks create a SMART (Sidekicks, Maya, Arthur, Rita, Tobias) adventuring team. Working together, each of the kids uses their unique skillsCfrom creative thinking to wilderness survivalCto solve the mystery presented in each story. Readers can solve the puzzles along with the characters while learning map skills that support geography standards. Humorous dialogue will engage readers. Includes an answer key.
The Smart Choices series gives readers an age-appropriate look at the causes and consequences of choices they make every day at school, at home, and beyond. Each title includes activities encouraging students to LOOK, THINK, MAKE A GUESS, ASK QUESTIONS, and CREATE. Colourful photos embrace diversity and backmatter encourages further learning on the topic.
Everyone knows that stuffed elephants always smell like all places they've been, the laundry hamper, the sandbox, the foot of the bed. But when Fletcher smells his elephant this morning, he just can't place its scent, so he heads off to ask his family if they might know what Elephant smells like. And the answer is sweeter than you might imagine. With simple and expressive illustrations, this book captures just how feircely children love their stuffed companions.
The monastery of St. Ambrose is situated on the Irish island of Moracrrick.?Here, monks old and young live quiet lives spent in prayer and service. ?One day the Abbot decides that Brother Bede, their finest illuminator of manuscripts,?will illustrate the Christmas story.?It will be magnificent, praised throughout the world (as will St. Ambrose).???Unfortunately, young Brother Cuthbert has been chosen to assist Brother Bede?in this project. Cuthbert is impatient, lacks discipline, and even worse.
This charming nonfiction picture book shows how a variety of familiar, kid-friendly animals prepare for-and survive-winter in northern climates.
What makes snakes so fascinating—and scary? Read about snakes in detail, from how they find food and reproduce to how they are adapted to their environments. Compare the behaviour of poisonous snakes with non-poisonous ones, and be informed in case you ever meet one in the wild!