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The Armed Forces of the United States are dedicated to the defense and aid of the United States and allies around the world. In this series, readers can explore five of the branches that protect the nation. levelled text, engaging photos, and special features teach readers about the duties carried out during peacetime and times of war, the special missions the branches have completed, and more. A final facts spread highlights important details about each armed forces branch.
An uplifting picture book with a read-aloud refrain that revels in carefree days outside with friends, making adventure from nothing, and coming home happy to feed the chickens. Raccoon finishes his book and is ready for his own adventureÑhe wants thrills, excitement and to conquer the sea! In this heartwarming follow-up to A Perfect Wonderful Day with Friends, Waechter shows how life is better when you bring along your friends and take what the day brings.
Artificial intelligence is the buzz term of our time, but will this amazing technology be our ultimate ally or our ultimate foe? This exciting series invites readers to explore how AI is changing our world and then join the debate about whether this transformative technology will be our greatest friend or our deadliest foe. Packed with high-tech information about the role of AI in all aspects of our lives and filled with debate-style features that explore the benefits and dangers of the technology, this topical series will inform and engage every reader.
Rapid advances in artificial intelligence or AI are changing everyday life in the United States and around the world. Artificial Intelligence: Promise and Peril examines how the technology began and how it is affecting home life, medical care, business activity, and military strategies. It also includes experts' assessment of AI's future, including its possible benefits and dangers.
All kinds of heavy machines are hard at work on the construction site! This series for emergent readers is a must-have for heavy machine lovers. levelled text and vibrant images allow readers to learn what construction machines are used for and what their main parts do. Special features summarize the main text and reinforce reading comprehension. Photo labels provide visual support for new words. Let's get building with this fun series!
This graphic non-fiction series presents true sports stories of grit, leadership, and resistance. Dynamic visuals highlight impactful events on and off the field, as legendary athletes inspire social change.
Éminent médecin militaire pendant la Première Guerre mondiale, John McCrae a dû travailler sans relâche dans certaines des zones de combat les plus difficiles au chevet des blessés qui affluaient des lignes de front. La bande dessinée Au champ d’honneur retrace sa vie extraordinaire et raconte comment lui et le coquelicot rouge sont devenus des symboles permanents du souvenir.
Storytelling is an ancient and powerful human tradition. It ties us to cultural memory and the experiences of those who came before us, linking one generation to the next. Oral tradition is of keen importance to Black heritage and is honored here in this classic work by poet and Harlem Renaissance leader Langston Hughes. Vivid illustrations by contemporary artist Gary Kelley pair with Hughes's 1926 poem in picture-book form to invite young learners to curl up and listen as Aunt Sue recounts her many shadow-crossed stories of slavery and a life hard lived.
At the end of a warm, dark night in the rainforest, dawn starts to break. Soon, animals will rise to greet the day. But not everyone is waking up. Some animals haven't even been to bed yet! Small brown bats have been busy all night, swooping and looping through the starry skies. Now it is time for them to settle in among the trees. But one baby bat wants to stay up and play. How will her mother convince her it's time to close her eyes and go to sleep? Lyrical text and soft, soothing illustrations show little readers that from bath time to lullabies, getting ready for bed looks very similar for bat babies and human babies alike.
The words were dangerous. For as long as people have been expressing their opinions in writing, there have been those in positions of power who have succeeded in censoring those thoughts. In this timely and provocative parable, a book is first subjected to redaction, then removal from a library. What becomes of a banned book? Is it really just landfill fodder in the end? Readers must decide for themselves.