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Kristen Rajczak
It’s hard to fathom what it would be like crossing 1,100 miles (1,770 km) of Alaskan wilderness on a dogsled. The frigid conditions alone would make many adventurers think twice…
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Readers will discover the history and origins of cocoa while they explore a diverse, useful culinary ingredient. Recipes included.
Reaching the summit of Earth’s highest peak, Mount Everest, is a feat that most will never realize. However, readers will feel like they’re gasping for air alongside the extreme athletes…
The frozen tundra is a much more manageable place with the help of sled dogs. This book takes readers on a journey to see the many types of dogs used…
A dogs great sense of smell can be very helpful. It can even help find missing people. This colorful and engaging book presents the incredible efforts that rescue dogs make…
Using simple text and pictures, this book examines what comets are, and how we have learned about them.
When lightning strikes, it’s never quiet–that’s because lighting causes thunder. Fun facts capture readers’ attention as they take in this scientific detail. Readers learn how lightning forms as well as…
People have been observing the northern lights for thousands of years. The ancient peoples thought the lights could mean the coming of war; scientists today know the lights are natural…
Readers learn how rainbows form both through prisms and in the sky.
Readers are introduced to the fascinating process of how meteors form in engaging and age-appropriate language. Fun facts inform readers while keeping them fully engaged. Detailed photographs enhance science content…
Readers set out on a cross-country adventure with emigrants on a wagon train in this book–but they shouldn’t expect an ordinary journey. Including the many pairs of shoes that the…
Though just 200 words, the Mayflower Compact had a profound impact on the lives of a small group of settlers and the colony they would establish. This historic document kept…
Readers will be introduced to the most common ways commas and colons are used in writing.
Readers will learn the characteristics of a complete sentence, including the punctuation marks that end them and how to find a main clause.
An introduction to conjunctions–words that join parts of sentences–such as and, or, and but.
An introduction to sequential words that show chronological–or time–order, such as first, then, and lastly.
An introduction to subjects of sentences, and the verbs that explain what those subjects are doing.
Readers will learn the many kinds of transitions and how to use them in a piece of writing.
Readers will investigate how climate and heritage shaped each colony in the new America and the important, funny, and strange things colonists did there.
Horror movies are filmed in Highgate Cemetery in London, England. The oldest headstones at the Old Jewish Cemetery in Prague, Czech Republic, are from the 1400s. In Cairo’s City of…
Kristen Rajczak Nelson,Kristen Rajczak
Learn about the many different types of grasses.
Learn about the life cycle of the tulip.
There are many ancient pyramids in Egypt, but there is only one Great Pyramid. Completed around 2550 BC, it is the largest pyramid of the ancient world.
Learn about Meteorology is a science that deals with the always changing, always fascinating atmosphere of Earth. Meteorologists don’t just deal with rain, wind, and snow; they’re also on the…
There are many ancient pyramids in Egypt, but there is only one Great Pyramid. Completed around 2550 BC, it is the largest pyramid of the ancient world. Although it was…
Kristen Rajczak Nelson
All amphibians spend part of their life on land and part in the water. What part and for how long varies between species. In this engaging and colorful text, readers…
Lin-Manuel Miranda is one of the most accomplished entertainers working today. From his Broadway hit Hamilton to Oscar-nominated songs from Moana, Miranda is fast becoming a household name. This volume…
From those at the Rockefeller Center to ones that might perch at the top of a home Christmas tree, angels are a common symbol of the Christmas season. This symbol’s…
Historically, a carol is a song or dance of praise or joy. They used to be performed during all four seasons. Today, most young readers know the carols many people…
Even before Christmas celebrations began, evergreen trees were used as part of winter festivals and celebrations. Today, many people still bring a real fir tree into their home at Christmastime…
Many Christmas symbols are very old and date to before there even was a Christmas! Elves, however, were likely introduced to the mythology of Santa Claus in the 1820s with…
Containing photographs and historical illustrations of Santa and his reindeer, this volume explains how these beasts came to be a symbol of the Christmas season.
How does Santa make it around the world delivering presents in one night? Where did that notion even come from? The stories about Santa Claus are many and spark the…
