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Would you like to travel to ancient Rome? What about visiting Manhattan before there were any skyscrapers? This fun series takes readers on a journey through different eras in the history of some of the worldÎs biggest cities. Narrative text shares historical facts while colourful illustrations show off buildings and people from the time period. Thought-provoking questions, bonus facts, and a timeline add even more to make this series a real trip!
From pigeons perching in parks to squirrels scurrying across streets, cities are full of critters! In this fun series, beginning readers will learn how common urban animals find food, make homes, and get along with humans in their downtown homes. Features list the species commonly found in cities, highlight favourite foods, and call out places they use for homes. Young students will love this fact-filled introduction to the cosmopolitan creatures found just down the block!
How do student loans work? What do sanctions do? Where does federal spending go, and who decides on the budget? Author and established journalist Jeff Fleischer digs into these and other relevant civics topics to explain the history behind different processes and programs, what they look like today, and why itÎs important to understand them. Through engaging, well-researched text and related sidebars, this book will help readers understand and join many ongoing political conversations in the US, from spending to citizenship to international relations and more.
This series introduces young readers to places they might visit with their class. Simple sentences are paired with vibrant images to expand the reader's knowledge of words related to the destination.
Societies around the globe have produced an astounding array of captivating myths that continue to fascinate and entertain members of each new generation. Among the best-known of these stories are those that tell how Earth and humans came to be; how the gods fought destructive wars in the heavens; and how stalwart human heroes fought dragons, one-eyed giants, demons, and other monstrous creatures. Classic tales from Greece, Rome, Scandinavia, Egypt, China, India, Central America, and elsewhere are colourfully retold in this volume.
Using concrete examples, relevant facts, and expert commentary, books in this series explore the consequences of climate change. The series examines what changes are taking place (along with where, how, and why); what these changes mean for people, wildlife, and the planet overall; and efforts to address these issues.
Damaging storms, melting ice sheets, rising sea levelsÑthe world is experiencing the results of serious climate change. But what is happening exactly? Bring Earth science to life with this curricular high-interest, low-reading level series. An engaging exploration of climate change keeps struggling readers interested while carefully levelled text paired with a dyslexic-friendly font and design make learning easy
The impacts of climate change are becoming more and more visible, transforming people's lives and the environments around them. The Climate Crisis series explores the causes and effects of climate change in an accessible graphic nonfiction format. Through these titles, young readers will learn more about key concepts and major developments within this world-changing topic.
Two natural philosophers--now known as scientists--used similar tools but saw the world very differently. Antoine van Leeuwenhoek looked close-up at drops of water, while Galileo Galilei looked far out into the universe. What they discovered shook the foundations of human understanding and led to innovations in both microscopes and telescopes. This engagingly graphic treatment of their story will captivate curious minds and inspire future scientists to keep asking questions. After all, we never know what we may find!
Something strange is going on in Max, Liz, and Chen's school and the teachers are all pretending everything is fine. When these three friends decide to investigate, they find themselves members of a secret school club, making friends in unlikely places, and realizing it's up to them to save the day. The Code Breakers series brings an action-packed adventure to decodable text. As readers advance through the series, the phonics skills increase in complexity, providing foundational skills practice with a page-turning mystery perfect for upper elementary students.