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Life in the desert is challenging for many species. Lack of water and extreme temperatures make it hard to survive. Despite this, people have survived and thrived in the desert for thousands of years. This book describes deserts around the world and...

Journey north to the cold tundra and discover how animals and plants in the Arctic survive in an interconnected food web in this illustrated narrative nonfiction. How do animals and plants survive in the coldest ecosystem on earth? Easy--it's not always...

Take an illustrated narrative nonfiction journey to South America and discover how animals and plants in the Amazon Rainforest survive in an interconnected food web. Hot and humid, the Amazon is home to a diverse range of animals and plants. Toucans,...

Take an illustrated narrative nonfiction journey to a North American prairie and discover how animals and plants in a grassland survive in an interconnected food web. The wide-open prairie is home to many grass-grazing herbivores, including the prairie...

Why does everyone want to go to Mars and not Venus? Spark early readers' natural curiosity about planets with this inquiry-based nonfiction approach to Venus. Venus is sometimes called Earth's twin planet - its evil twin. Did you know Venus is so hot...

How did Uranus get its silly name, anyway? Spark early readers' natural curiosity about planets with this inquiry-based nonfiction approach to Uranus. Poor Uranus - always the butt of jokes. Did you know that gas in its atmosphere makes the planet smell...

What's with those huge rings? Spark early readers' natural curiosity about planets with this inquiry-based nonfiction approach to Saturn. Everyone loves Saturn's amazing rings. But did you know the planet has a storm at its north pole shaped like a giant...

How'd this planet get so blue? Spark early readers' natural curiosity about planets with this inquiry-based nonfiction approach to Neptune. Neptune is the farthest planet from the sun. But did you know it has the fastest winds in the solar system? Or...

How hot is this tiny planet? Spark early readers' natural curiosity about planets with this inquiry-based nonfiction approach to Mercury. You know Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. But did you know it's only a little bigger than Earth's Moon? Or...

This book for elementary readers outlines key dates throughout this change maker's life. Engaging photographs and a timeline depict each step in paving the way for others, from Sally Ride's early ambition with tennis through her first two space missions...

Illuminate the minds of young readers as they explore the science behind electrical energy. Through visuals and age-appropriate language, readers develop an understanding of how electrical energy is created and why it is important to their daily lives...

Illuminate the minds of young readers as they explore the science behind electrical energy. Through visuals and age-appropriate language, readers develop an understanding of how electrical energy is created and why it is important to their daily lives...

This lower-elementary title lays the foundation for readers to understand the form of energy that holds together the atoms in all molecules: chemical energy. After presenting the basics of energy, including how energy systems work and how energy changes...

In 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth. Now, more than a half-century later, huge advances have been achieved in spaceflight. Humans have walked on the moon, lived in orbit around Earth on space stations, and are...

In 1961, Russian cosmonaut Yury Gagarin became the first person to orbit Earth. Now, more than a half-century later, huge advances have been achieved in spaceflight. Humans have walked on the moon, lived in orbit around Earth on space stations, and are...

Since ancient times, people have envisioned the possibility of space travel. Spaceflight finally became a reality after many centuries of scientific study on two fronts: astronomy and flight. Theories about the solar system were proposed, tested, and...

Since ancient times, people have envisioned the possibility of space travel. Spaceflight finally became a reality after many centuries of scientific study on two fronts: astronomy and flight. Theories about the solar system were proposed, tested, and...

For millennia, humanity has looked to the stars with wonder and longing. The dream of taking flight and exploring the solar system was realized in the 1950s, when the first satellites and manned orbital missions were launched. Humans continue to send...

For millennia, humanity has looked to the stars with wonder and longing. The dream of taking flight and exploring the solar system was realized in the 1950s, when the first satellites and manned orbital missions were launched. Humans continue to send...

In Telescope, readers will learn about what a telescope does to help scientists explore space. Text written in simple sentences that help develop word recognition and improve reading skills.