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Scientific inquiry provides a major foundation for advances in medicine, computer sciences, and dozens of other fields and disciplines. Newcomers to the sciences must not only be familiar with the scientific method, but also master the phrases and jargon common to scientists worldwide. This book serves...

IRENE GUT WAS just 17 in 1939, when the Germans and Russians devoured her native Poland. Just a girl, really. But a girl who saw evil and chose to defy it. “No matter how many Holocaust stories one has read, this one is a must, for its impact is so powerful.”—School Library Journal, Starred A...

This informative book explores the collecting and analyzing data step of the scientific method. Readers will learn precisely what data is and how to understand it in simple, straightforward language. With concrete examples of discoveries made by real-life scientists, this book makes a case for how...

What do zebras and ostriches have in common with clownfish and sea anemones? They're both examples of interdependent relationships! Students will learn about helpful partnerships in the animal kingdom as they multiply their way through fractions. By integrating math and literacy skills, this math...

Lost in a fantasy world, Nikki has only logic and science to help her find her way home. Logic to the Rescue is designed to teach kids critical thinking. A combination of fiction and non-fiction, it weaves examples of logical fallacies into a fictional sword-and-sorcery fantasy. Simple examples...

Aniimal Town se encantado en mostrar que te algunas de sus cosas favoritas, mientras que la enseñanza acerca de los colores. Plátano amarillo, vestido turquesa, anaranjado pescado, y zapatos grises. Tú también aprendes sobre de las formas. Una caja está en una forma...

Set the record straight on the Ice Age. Stone Age, Bronze Age, Iron Age ... The rise of civilizations and ancient technology occurred rapidly. Find out the real reasons people lived in caves, moved frequently, or collected in a single location.

« Dis Mammouth, pourquoi t’as une trompe ? Et pourquoi tes oreilles sont si petites ? Et pourquoi on t’appelle mammouth laineux ? Et pourquoi et pourquoi et pourquoi !? » Ouvre ce livre, petit enfant, Mammouth a les réponses à toutes tes questions !

Keena Ford is so excited to go on a field trip to the United States Capitol with her second-grade class! At school, she is running for a spot on the student council, and on the field trip she's going to meet a real live U.S. representative. The only trouble is, mean Tiffany Harris keeps teasing Keena...

A fifteen-year-old boy is walking through a swirling fog on his way to school when a voice calls out, "Come here. We need to talk." Out of the mist emerges an old man with a white beard. He is a fantastic figure, as wizardly as Merlin, as wise as Socrates, as peaceful as Buddha. Whoever he is, the...

A boy, a science project and an answer to a critical problem.During monsoon season in Bangladesh, Iqbal’s mother must cook the family’s meals indoors, over an open fire, even though the smoke makes her and the family sick. So when Iqbal hears that his school’s science fair has the theme of sustainability,...

"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail The United States presides over the most far-flung...

Benedict Arnold always carried things too far. As a boy he did crazy things like climbing atop a burning roof and picking a fight with the town constable. As a soldier, he was even more reckless. He was obsessed with being the leader and the hero in every battle, and he never wanted to surrender....

A kindergartener invites her mom to class and discovers there are some things kids are better at than parents. This book makes a perfect gift for readers who are about to start or have recently started school.