Skip to main content

Shopping Cart

You're getting the VIP treatment!

Item(s) unavailable for purchase
Please review your cart. You can remove the unavailable item(s) now or we'll automatically remove it at Checkout.
itemsitem
itemsitem

Recommended For You

Loading...
  • Vikings

    by Therese Shea ...
    Series series Warriors Around the World
    The wild, plundering lives of the Vikings have been fodder for stories and myths for centuries. The terror and destruction they allegedly caused has filled books, movie screens and more. But there is more to this rich culture than these tales often portray. This book illuminates the facts about the rich Viking culture, revealing their lives beyond warfare, such as their art, craft, and trade. ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mongol Warriors

    by Therese Shea ...
    Series series Warriors Around the World
    Much myth has been made in subsequent centuries over the nomadic Mongols, who, under the unified leadership of the khan, established a massive empire spanning the Asian continent in the 13th century. This title follows the life of Genghis Khan, from humble beginnings through his rise to power and, ultimately, the transfer of his authority to mighty successors such as Kublai Khan. The reader will ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Solving Real World Problems with Mechanical Engineering

    Series series Let's Find Out! Engineering
    Planes, trains, and automobiles—these are just some of the many achievements of mechanical engineering. This volume will show readers that they do not have to know complex equations to appreciate the impact the field has had on the world. Accessible text introduces young readers to the machines and engines that power the devices, vehicles, and appliances they encounter on a daily basis. Boxes ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Land and Climate of Latin America

    by Therese Shea ...
    Series series Exploring Latin America
    The modern period of history is often considered to have begun with the Renaissance, one of the rare periods of genius in the world’s history. This volume traces the Renaissance from its beginnings in Italy in the fourteenth century to its spread across the rest of Europe in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Along with the rediscovery of ancient Greek and Roman writing, the Renaissance ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anthropologists at Work

    by Therese Shea ...
    Series series Scientists at Work
    Anthropologists, scientists who study humans and their ways of life, are continually finding and interpreting artifacts left by our earliest ancestors. They have helped us understand our origins as well as the intriguing cultures that developed as humans spread across Earth. This volume is a concise introduction to this diverse and fascinating field. Readers will learn of the various branches of ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Are Crustaceans?

    by Therese Shea ...
    Series series Let's Find Out! Marine Life
    The crustacean subphylum can be broken down into decapods, amphipods, copepods, and other types. This title offers readers from grades one through four comparisons between the needs and roles of different crustaceans, which will allow readers to understand the subphylum’s importance. Readers will recognize and expand their knowledge about familiar species like the lobster and the shrimp, while ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Geysers and Hot Springs

    by Therese Shea ...
    Series series Nature's Mysteries
    Water that lurks beneath the Earth’s surface is usually far easier to ignore than the water that covers it—until that water bursts forth above ground as geysers and hot springs. This engaging volume explains to young readers where this water comes from and its relationship to volcanic activity underground. They will also learn where on Earth these spectacular eruptions are found, how geothermal ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • All About Bicycles

    by Therese Shea ...
    Series series Let's Find Out! Transportation
    Children learn to ride them early in life. Weekend warriors use them for exercise. People even ride them to and from work. The bicycle is a source of entertainment, but it is also an invaluable means of transportation. Today, there are about two times more bicycles than cars worldwide. This fun and engaging resource discusses the development of the bicycle, its use throughout its two-hundred-year ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • What Are Community Rules and Laws?

    by Therese Shea ...
    Series series Let's Find Out! Communities
    Laws are a part of every community and government. This thought-provoking volume provides an accessible guide to these rules for readers who haven’t been involved in civic engagement or aren’t aware of how the law functions. Readers will learn about both the history of laws and legislatures as well as modern civil and criminal laws. Interest-provoking sidebars enhance the text, adding to essential ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Investigating UFOs and Aliens

    Series series Understanding the Paranormal
    Given the vastness of the universe, it is not difficult to imagine the possibility of life—even intelligent life—beyond Earth. Yet whether any extraterrestrial beings have ever made contact with us and if any evidence of this contact exists, remains widely debated. Evaluating tales of alien encounters and UFO sightings with a critical eye, this absorbing volume considers the possibility of ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Saving the Endangered American Bald Eagle

    Series series Conservation of Endangered Species
    Even as the national bird of the United States, the bald eagle has not always been universally beloved. Hunting, poisoning by DDT, and other human activity reduced bald eagle numbers from many thousands to fewer than 1,000 by the 1960s. Young readers are introduced to this incredible bird and the story of its recovery after it reached the brink of extinction. They will learn what actions were ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • How Do I Use an Atlas?

    Series series Research Tools You Can Use
    Cell phones and GPS gadgets abound, but there is no substitute for learning the tried and true method of using an atlas. In this concise volume, readers learn how atlases came to exist and how they have evolved over the years. Exercises and fact boxes throughout the book engage readers in hands-on activities to familiarize them with using an atlas and its features. This instructive volume supports ... Read more

    $23.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus