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"Singapore is a wealthy island city-state located in Southeast Asia that sits at the southern end of the Strait of Malacca. Ships from around the world use this passage. Read…
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Singapore is a wealthy island city-state in Southeast Asia. It sits at the southern end of the Strait of Malacca, which connects the Indian Ocean with the South China Sea…
Located in central Europe, Austria is a country known for its scenic mountains, crystal lakes, and winding Danube River. Once a great empire, Austria was for centuries one of the…
Morocco, officially named the Kingdom of Morocco, is located in the northwest corner of the continent of Africa. Most of the nation’s population is descended from the ancient Berber people…
The small country of Panama links North and South America. Each year, thousands of ships pass between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans through a human-created waterway called the Panama Canal…
Readers will learn about gigantic machines that can carve tunnels through solid stone, as well as the machines that help build and tear down the structures that make our cities…
Readers learn about the first plane with a jet engine and the first big cargo carrier that moved people and supplies around the world. Includes drawing instructions.
Readers learn all about the rockets, shuttles, and space stations that sent people into space, and the amazing machines that help explore the far reaches of our solar system. Includes…
What do you want to be when you grow up? Can you imagine collecting whale snot for a living? How about cleaning human skulls, cleaning porta-potties, or smelling people’s armpits…
The hauntings at Amityville have long captured people’s imaginations. There have been books, articles, websites, and movies dedicated to retelling the story of the brutal murders that happened in the…
Many people claim to have heard drums or seen ghostly battles being fought on the major battlefields of the Civil War. The Civil War was charged with emotion, with neighbors…
Apple has been responsible for many of the world’s most recent technological innovations. Its products have done much to influence modern culture and transform society. Learn more in Apple, a…
Each title in the Lightbox Literature Studies series features ccomprehensive teacher resources, such as rubrics and activity-oriented teacher notes, to help guide lesson plans. Historical documents and first-hand accounts provide…
Each title in the Lightbox Literature Studies series features comprehensive teacher resources, such as rubrics and activity-oriented teacher notes, to help guide lesson plans. Historical documents and first-hand accounts provide…
Water is a renewable resource, meaning that it is something that will not run out. About 25 percent of the world’s electricity is made using water. Learn more in An…
People are only able to use about 1 percent of Earth’s water. More than 1 billion people do not have access to clean water. Learn more in Water Consumption and…
Researchers at Harvard University and Northeastern University in Massachusetts have invented robotic bees that might one day pollinate fields of crops. The RoboBees use sensors and cameras instead of antennae…
Researchers at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in Tennessee, invented a new device called LABRADOR. It uses smell to help find dead bodies. Discover this and many other exciting technological…
The National Aeronautic and Space Administration has been cooperating with universities, private companies, and other international institutions to develop a new telescope. The telescope will include a 21.3-foot (6.5-meter) mirror…
The liquid-hydrogen-powered aircraft called Phantom Eye flew for the first time in 2012 at Edwards Air Force Base in California. It was designed for military use but its hydrogen-fuel-based propulsion…
Engineers at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, Mississippi, invented a ballistic wallpaper to catch bits of flying rubble and shrapnel. The wallpaper can help to…
Examines events leading up to the American Revolution, including the French and Indian War, the Stamp Act, the Intolerable Acts, the Boston Massacre, and the Boston Tea Party. Primary source…
Explores the outcomes of the American Revolution, including how the independent states formed governments based on the very principles for which they had fought. The book also examines the legacy…
Examines the political, social, and economic factors and events leading to arguably the important event in the history of the United States - the American Revolution. This book represent different…
Explores the outcomes of the American Revolution, including how the independent states formed governments based on the very principles for which they had fought. This book examines the legacy of…
A motocross race has all the excitement of the World Series and Super Bowl fused into one. This book looks at how the sport evolved in the USA and why…
A motocross rider is only as good as his machine. This book looks at the motorcycles and tracks that make up motocross, from its early years onwards.
Suitable for children of ages 8 to 14 years, this book takes a look at the motorcycles and tracks that make up motocross, from its early years to today.
When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, he set in motion a series of events that changed the course of American history.
With malice toward none; and charity for all - Those were the words of reconciliation that Abraham Lincoln preached as he tried to reunite a nation at the end of…
When Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, he set in motion a series of events that changed the course of American history. Since then, African Americans have worked tirelessly to…
Presents the words of reconciliation that Abraham Lincoln preached as he tried to reunite a nation at the end of the American Civil War.
Steamships, locomotives, and the airplane - these machines revolutionised the world. This title describes how these and other machines changed history.
Learn about the insects that live on, and sometimes inside, human beings.
Photographs and easy-to-follow text introduce young readers to the relationship between mathematics and architecture; and details how architects use mathematics in their plans for skyscrapers, bridges, and other structures.
This exciting series allows readers to examine technological revolutions that have helped shape our world’s history
