Have you ever wondered what exactly goes on inside 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? Sure, the president of the United States works and resides there, but do you know who helps keep this historic house running? It's no simple task,...
Juvenile nonfiction
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Author:Brower, Kate AndersenSummary: - Author:Kagume, KristaSummary:
Super Explorers take you for a wild ride into the jungle. You will explore the canopy and the wildlife that live there and also the floor of the jungle, dark and mysterious!
- Author:Rooney, FrancesSummary:
A thirst for adventure, a deep desire to push themselves beyond their comfort zones, and an innate curiosity about the world and its peoples drive the biographies of the ten women explorers profiled here. As explorers they bring skills...
- Author:Watson, GaladrielSummary:
These people did what?!
Join author Galadriel Watson as she takes us on a journey of discovery—a tour of the human body’s amazing abilities, featuring masters of muscle, speed demons, brain bosses, and more! Extreme Abilities is... - Author:Dixon, JoanSummary:
Despite it's characterization in the rest of the world as a land of bush and blizzards, Canada is a country of geographical and climatic variations. It experiences just about every type of extreme weather possible - tornadoes,...
- Author:Mogil, H. MichaelSummary:
Recent decades have brought record temperatures, devastating storms, and killer waves, which have in turn spurred widespread curiosity about how such weather systems develop. Organized by weather event—including hurricanes, winter...
- Author:Eamer, ClaireSummary:
Ripley's Believe It or Not meets National Geographic in this book about some of the grossest yet most fascinating ways animals have adapted to survive. Survival of the Grossest explores how some of the most effective -- and often truly...
- Author:Wuthrich, Belle, Kyi, Tanya LloydSummary:
Who is watching you… and why? Written for middle-grade and older readers, Eyes and Spies looks at the way information and data about us is collected and used by individuals, governments, companies, and organizations. Each chapter covers...
- Author:Kirsh, Sharon, Kirsh, FlorenceSummary:
Presents biographical sketches highlighting the contributions of women to the field of medicine.
- Author:Sheinkin, SteveSummary:
As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima,...
- Author:Ruurs, MargrietSummary:
This colorful cross section of families introduces readers to fourteen real children from around the world and the people they love the most, from Sanne in the Netherlands, who has two moms; to Gilad, whose parents and siblings live on...
- Author:Bergeron, Emilie, Villeneuve, CorineSummary:
Family Portrait is a engaging story that shows different kinds of families, living in various circumstances. Even if they are all different, they have one thing in common: LOVE! This story is offered with narration, and will appeal to...
- Author:Blaevoet, EmmanuelSummary:
This two-volume book contains tactile images of twenty of the world's most iconic buildings.
- Author:Pankhurst, KateSummary:
'Significantly more engaging and inspiring than the rival Rebel Girls' GUARDIAN 'It's hard to imagine any group of primary-aged children who wouldn't be inspired' BOOKSELLER 'An absolute must-have for...
- Author:Bergeron, Emilie, Villeneuve, CorineSummary:
Farm Animals is a funny classic that introduces the various animals that live on a farm. The attractive pictures and the realistic cries will no doubt get the attention of the young kids and will entertain the older ones! Ready for a...
- Author:Hendriks, PhilipSummary:
Tractors, balers, combines...all of these machines hold incredible fascination for all children. This book gives the skinny on all the possible farm machinery and how they help the farmers do their work.
- Author:Thomas, PeggySummary:
Besides being a general and the first president of the United States, George Washington was also a farmer. His efforts to create a self-sufficient farm at Mount Vernon, Virginia, mirrored his struggle to form a new nation. Excerpts from...
- Author:Singh, Simran JeetSummary:
The inspiring true story of Fauja Singh, who broke world records to become the first one hundred-year-old to run a marathon, shares valuable lessons on the source of his grit, determination to overcome obstacles, and commitment to...
- Author:Wagstaffe, JohannaSummary:
Earthquakes are a terrifying yet fascinating force of nature. Seismologist Johanna Wagstaffe takes you through her own journey of understanding the earth beneath our feet. Along the way you’ll learn the science behind what makes the...
- Author:Tonatiuh, DuncanSummary:
When the other gods grow tired in their attempt to create humankind, only one does not give up: the Feathered Serpent. He embarks on a dangerous journey full of fearsome foes and harsh elements, facing each trial with wisdom, bravery,...
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