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All the core curriculum math topics in one super simple book - an accessible and indispensable guide for students, parents, and educatorsCovering topics from probability to statistics, algebra to geometry, this study guide is what every young, budding...

Introducing an off-beat guide to math from award-winning author and illustrator David Macaulay.Math is all around you…if you look closely enough! From computer games to bridges, shopping malls to game shows, mathematics truly is everywhere. David...

Secret meetings. Spying around the world. That's just the beginning of what members of the CIA do. Bring your struggling and reluctant readers on a high-interest search for facts about one of the U.S. government's most secret organizations. With...

Breaking secret codes. Listening in on enemy meetings. That's just the beginning of what members of the NSA do. Bring your struggling and reluctant readers on a high-interest search for facts about one of the U.S. government's most secret organizations...

Controlling crowds. Protecting the president. That's just the beginning of what members of the Secret Service do. Bring your struggling and reluctant readers on a high-interest search for facts about one of the U.S. government's most important protective...

Protecting buildings. Investigating terrioristic threats. That's just the beginning of what members of the Federal Protective Service do. Bring your struggling and reluctant readers on a high-interest search for facts about one of the U.S. government's...

Secret investigations. Tracking down criminals. That's just the beginning of what members of the FBI do. Bring your struggling and reluctant readers on a high-interest search for facts about one of the U.S. government's most secret organizations. With...

Drug busts. Arresting criminals. That's just the beginning of what members of the U.S. Marshals do. Bring your struggling and reluctant readers on a high-interest search for facts about one of the U.S. government's most important protective organizations...

Meet the meerkat! Learn about how this adorable mammal lives and hides in burrows. Elementary-aged readers will discover how meerkats stay safe from predators. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these...

Meet the meerkat! Learn about how this adorable mammal lives and hides in burrows. Elementary-aged readers will discover how meerkats stay safe from predators. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these...

Meet the frog! Learn about how this amphibian catches its food with its tongue. Elementary-aged readers will discover how tadpoles grow into frogs. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating...

Meet the frog! Learn about how this amphibian catches its food with its tongue. Elementary-aged readers will discover how tadpoles grow into frogs. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating...

Meet the walrus! Learn about how this sea mammal migrates to stay near ice. Elementary-aged readers will discover walrus's giant tusks. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating animals. An...

Meet the walrus! Learn about how this sea mammal migrates to stay near ice. Elementary-aged readers will discover walrus's giant tusks. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating animals. An...

Meet the llama! Learn about how this friendly mammal was tamed many years ago. Elementary-aged readers will discover that llamas sometimes wrestle with their necks. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of...

Meet the llama! Learn about how this friendly mammal was tamed many years ago. Elementary-aged readers will discover that llamas sometimes wrestle with their necks. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of...

Meet the iguana! Learn about how this reptile can drop out of trees without getting hurt. Elementary-aged readers will discover some iguanas can change colors with the weather. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and...

Meet the prairie dog! Learn about how this rodent communicates with different barks. Elementary-aged readers will discover prairie dog towns. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating little...

Meet the prairie dog! Learn about how this rodent communicates with different barks. Elementary-aged readers will discover prairie dog towns. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating little...

Meet the raccoon! Learn about how this masked mammal searches for food. Elementary-aged readers will discover how raccoons solve difficult puzzles. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating...

Meet the raccoon! Learn about how this masked mammal searches for food. Elementary-aged readers will discover how raccoons solve difficult puzzles. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of these fascinating...

Meet the manatee! Learn about how this underwater mammal comes to the surface to breathe. Elementary-aged readers will discover how manatees use their whiskers to search for food. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and...

Meet the lemur! Learn about how this primate lives on Madagascar. Elementary-aged readers will discover lemurs of all sizes, from the tiny mouse lemur to the much bigger Indri. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and...

Meet the falcon! Learn about how this bird of prey hunts with its sharp beak and talons. Elementary-aged readers will discover many kinds of falcons, from the speedy peregrine falcon to the huge gyrfalcon. Full color images and clear explanations...

Meet the crab! Learn about how this ocean animal uses its claws to dig holes and catch prey. Elementary-aged readers will discover all kinds of crabs, including the giant Japanese spider crab. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the...

Meet the crab! Learn about how this ocean animal uses its claws to dig holes and catch prey. Elementary-aged readers will discover all kinds of crabs, including the giant Japanese spider crab. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the...

Meet the seahorse! Learn about how this ocean animal eats tiny zooplankton. Elementary-aged readers will discover how seahorses use camouflage to hide from predators. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of...

Meet the seahorse! Learn about how this ocean animal eats tiny zooplankton. Elementary-aged readers will discover how seahorses use camouflage to hide from predators. Full color images and clear explanations highlight the habitat, diet, and lifestyle of...

Meet the bighorn sheep! Learn about how this horned mammal thrives in the mountains and deserts of North America. Elementary-aged readers will discover how bighorn sheep stay safe from predators by climbing onto narrow ledges. Full color images and clear...

Meet the antelope! Learn about how this horned mammal lives in forests or on the savanna. Elementary-aged readers will discover antelopes of all shapes and sizes, ranging from the tiny royal antelope to the huge giant eland. Full color images and clear...