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Ancient Greece was known for its sophisticated culture and great thinkers in the fields of philosophy, science, and math. The life and culture of this amazing ancient society will leap…
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What was it like to live in Ancient Rome? What made the society so successful and what led, ultimately, to its downfall? Fact-filled yet engaging text and full-color photographs will…
Everyone knows Europeans did not discover the Americas, despite what Christopher Columbus may have believed. People had been living there for thousands of years before the first Europeans landed on…
Informative text coupled with clear diagrams and colorful imagery help readers understand the processes of growth and aging in the human body –Provided by publisher.
Diagrams and full-color photos and illustrations, paired with accessible and informative text, showcase how the heart works and what its job is in the human body –Provided by publisher.
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Explore the world of taste and digestion in this volume that follows food through the digestive system –Provided by publisher.
Take a tour of the human eye in this engrossing volume. Colorful images and diagrams invite the reader to take a deeper look at the workings of the human eye…
Readers will be thrilled to learn more about the microscopic world of microbes and their impact on the human body –Provided by publisher.
Readers will find out how the brain works, the many different jobs it does, and more in this photo-illustrated and engaging text –Provided by publisher.
As one of the five elements of weather, air pressure is the driving force behind shifting weather patterns. Readers discover how high and low pressure areas work and the ways…
With climate change seeming to become an increasingly undeniable reality, we find ourselves facing more extreme weather than ever before. This title take a look at some examples of extreme…
This title provides readers with a solid understanding of what a hurricane is and how it forms. It also provides information about how meteorologists track storms and the instruments they…
This title introduces readers to the jet stream and examines how it impacts the formation of winds and weather. Diagrams and full-color photos draw in even the most reluctant readers…
The mysterious lights of the aurora borealis are a thing of legend. Some people live where they can see this phenomenon nearly every night, while others of us can only…
From the anatomy of a tornado to the weather conditions that invite them to form, this title has everything a person wants to know about tornados. There is discussion of…
From soil-preserving crop rotation methods and innovative beauty products to the filaments that made electric light bulbs possible and laser probes that correct cataracts, African American inventors and scientists have…
From the top of Everest to the deepest recesses of previously unexplored caves, from the heart of the sea to the far reaches of space, African American explorers and adventurers…
Imagine a world in which gospel, the blues, jazz, rhythm and blues, and rock ‘n’ roll didn’t exist. These indigenous American musical forms are the product of, and a moving…
Despite inequality of access to education, relentless discrimination, and a starkly segregated society, African American artists and writers have made landmark contributions to American art and literature. Works like A…
Through centuries of suffering, slavery, inequality, discrimination, segregation, and racist violence, African Americans have endured, resisted, fought, and, increasingly over time, won many battles. These victories were propelled by a…
Though often fighting for a country that did not recognize their rights or even their humanity, African Americans have fought courageously in every American war. Even though they often knew…
Many people know Abraham Lincoln as the president who helped end slavery, but there is much more to know about the man that many call the Great Emancipator. This captivating…
Joanne Randolph
As this books points out, Science is all about getting to know the world around us. This book helps familiarize readers with their world by encouraging them to notice features…
While liquids have size and solids have both size and shape, gases have neither! This book introduces young readers to this very important, though often invisible, form of matter. It…
Discusses the properties of the liquid state of matter.
Whether it comes from the Sun, a fire, or an electric light bulb, light is one of the most essential elements of our world. This book makes readers aware of…
So many things in the world around us are dependent on electricity. Electricity in My World explains the importance of these invisible currents in our daily lives and alerts readers…