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Robin Johnson
"There are many kinds of paper, from newsprint to cardboard to tissues. Trees to Paper takes a look at what paper is and how it is made from trees. Useful…
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"We use plastic items every day, but often don't examine what plastics are and how they got to us. Oil to Plastics helps young readers understand how a natural resource…
"This dynamic book follows the fluffy fiber known as cotton, from plant to final product - clothing. Close-up images illustrate how cotton is grown, harvested, and processed for sale"--
"Rocks and Minerals to Aluminum helps young readers understand what a metal is, where it is found, and how humans process aluminum to make things used in everyday life"--
Katara Johnson
Take an adventure with Katara and her cat, Sprinkles on an adventure to protect her father's garden from possible threats. Katara and Sprinkles fend off the garden from various rodents…
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This unique manual of internal methods, inspired by the skills of Yang the Invincible, reveals key elements in finding and training a Tai Chi body. The author presents core components…
A brief biography of the American singer Kate Perry.
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, Robin Johnson
Takes readers along the mighty Mississippi.
Doctors, nurses, and hospital cleaners, as well as workers providing home care and long-term care have continued to give us often lifesaving care during COVID-19. This book shows how health…
Jimmy Swaggart, Creflo Dollar, Kenneth Hagin, Marilyn Hickey, Robert Schuller, T.D. Jakes, Oral Roberts, Paul Crouch . all have it wrong; read Mei Sermo to see why.
We see city workers every day. They deliver the mail, collect garbage, clean public places, and teach at school. This book shows how the COVID-19 pandemic made everyone realize just…
Many of us have been able to stay home to keep safe in the COVID-19 pandemic. This book shows how this would not be possible without food workers continuing to…
This book shows how people have stepped up to volunteer to do necessary work, often without pay, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Volunteers do shopping for seniors and care for the…
Engineers don’t give up when they fail to solve a problem. Discover why learning from mistakes helps guide engineers to find the best solution –
"The hoatzin is not hard to identify; not only does it have a blue face and red eyes-it smells bad! Professor Oddfeather offers bite-sized facts on the hoatzin's habitat in…
Engineers know that there is always more than one possible solution to a problem! This interesting title explains how engineers test and compare different solutions to determine which solution is…
This book introduces the concept of sound waves in a relatable, child-centered way. Readers will discover that matter must vibrate to make sound and that sound can make matter vibrate…
From sunlit surface water that teems with life to the deepest, darkest depths filled with some of Earths most unusual creatures, oceans are home to a wide array of life…
Lush, moist, and teeming with life, rain forests are one of Earths biome wonders. Peel back the corners of the rain forest to discover what lives within one of the…
Robin Johnson,Robin Johnson
Describes the journey taken by Emperor penguins to their annual breeding grounds and the difficulties presented by having their young in the harshest conditions on the planet. This title is…
This title inspires a solid understanding of the concept of temperature. Readers also discover how a thermometer is used to measure temperature using units called degrees.
From gentle showers to heavy downpours and snow flurries to hail, this book helps readers learn the basic concepts of the water cycle, the features of different kinds of precipitation…
Temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is. Temperature affects our lives - from the clothes we wear to the activities we do. This title also helps…
Weather changes from day to day and season to season. But what exactly is weather and how is it created? This book helps readers to discover the answers to these…
Helps you to discover how wind forms, its affect on people, plants, and animals, and the tools scientists use to measure wind direction and speed. This book teaches readers how…
As the 50th anniversary of the 1963 march for Civil Rights in Washington, D.C. approaches, this timely book looks at its organization, the key players, and why it is still…
On January 24, 1848 a man named James W. Marshall found gold at Sutter’s Mill in Coloma, California. This compelling title explains how Marshalls discovery sparked gold fever and lured…
This engaging title begins with a recount of the events of October 29, 1929, better known as Black Thursday, to mark the dawn of the Great Depression era. Readers will…
A noun is a word that names a person, animal, place, thing, or idea photographs and creative text help the Word Wizard introduce readers to different forms and functions of…
In this bewitching title, the Word Wizard gives readers a potion that helps them understand concepts such as verb tense, shades of meaning, and how using strong action verbs can…
We use adjectives to describe and compare the things in our world. In this spellbinding book, the Word Wizard reveals the secrets of the magical world of adjectives, including synonyms…
The Word Wizard explains that adverbs answer the How? When? and Why? questions in our world. Clearly written text and photographs cast their spell on readers so they understand how…
This amazing book describes the surprise air raid by Japan on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, that shocked the United States into joining the war in Europe. This gripping account describes events…
In 1692, hysteria led the Puritan townsfolk of Salem, Massachusetts, to accuse friends and neighbors of witchcraft. This book tells the unbelievable, yet true, story of how innocent people were…
This engaging book explains how scientists use models to help them understand systems in the natural world. Readers learn about different kinds of models and discover the similarities and differences…
Designed to bolster reading comprehension and enhance writing skills, this imaginative title helps children identify and decipher the meaning of similes. Accessible text and engaging examples support a solid understanding…
This appealing title helps children identify and understand the meaning of metaphors. Examples familiar to children are used to help them learn how to decode this often tricky figurative language…
Attributing human qualities or characteristics to an object or idea is a form of figurative language called personification. This creative resource provides readers with strategies to recognize and decode this…
