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This thrilling series showcases the dramatic jobs that bring scientists to remote and risky locations. Each book highlights a different type of research, explaining the dangers it involves, the discoveries it has led to, and the specialized skills it...

This thrilling series showcases the dramatic jobs that bring scientists to remote and risky locations. Each book highlights a different type of research, explaining the dangers it involves, the discoveries it has led to, and the specialized skills it...

Early warning systems can be the difference between life and death. This fascinating series explores the cutting-edge technologies that scientists are using to predict natural disasters and keep communities safe. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read...

From stage to screen, celebrities dazzle audiences with their talent. This engaging series showcases the lives and work of six famous stars in the spotlight. Each book highlights a major actor or musician, explaining their early life, rise to fame, and...

Humans have always had to share the world with other animals, and they haven’t always gotten along. This exciting series highlights six dramatic clashes between people and animals, exploring the problems animals cause and what people are trying to...

Earth is home to all kinds of astonishing creatures. This series uses short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and colorful photos to showcase some of the animal kingdom’s weirdest looks, wildest behaviors, and most impressive adaptations. Each book...

From stage to screen, celebrities dazzle audiences with their talent. This engaging series showcases the lives and work of six famous stars in the spotlight. Each book highlights a major actor or musician, explaining their early life, rise to fame, and...

Humans have always had to share the world with other animals, and they haven’t always gotten along. This exciting series highlights six dramatic clashes between people and animals, exploring the problems animals cause and what people are trying to...

Earth is home to all kinds of astonishing creatures. This series uses short paragraphs of easy-to-read text and colorful photos to showcase some of the animal kingdom’s weirdest looks, wildest behaviors, and most impressive adaptations. Each book...

From New Yorker writer Michael Luo comes a masterful narrative history of the Chinese in America that traces the sorrowful theme of exclusion and documents their more than century-long struggle to belong. A TIME MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK...

The Little Blossom Stories decodable series uses compelling fiction with an authentic narrative arc to build key reading skills. Each book includes sequenced sound/spelling patterns, a repetition of sight words, and comprehensive word lists to support...

This book describes how SWAT teams use their specialized skills to search dangerous places and arrest criminals. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. This book is part of the Apex...

This book describes how stunt performers build the strength, skills, and stamina to do amazing physical feats that most people could only dream of. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible...

This book describes how police officers put their lives on the line to respond to emergencies and investigate crimes. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. This book is part of the Apex...

This book describes how firefighters brave thick smoke, blistering heat, and other dangers to save people from fires and other disasters. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. This book...

This book describes how fighter pilots train to swoop, shoot, and soar at incredible heights and speeds. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. This book is part of the Apex Honors...

This book describes how ER doctors act quickly to save people during medical emergencies. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. This book is part of the Apex Honors imprint, which has a...

This book offers a fascinating look at the tools and technologies that scientists use to predict wildfires and keep communities safe. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. The book also...

This book offers a fascinating look at the tools and technologies that scientists use to predict tsunamis and keep communities safe. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. The book also...

This book offers a fascinating look at the tools and technologies that scientists use to predict tornadoes and keep communities safe. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. The book also...

This book offers a fascinating look at the tools and technologies that scientists use to predict hurricanes and keep communities safe. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. The book...

This book offers a fascinating look at the tools and technologies that scientists use to predict floods and keep communities safe. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. The book also...

This book offers a fascinating look at the tools and technologies that scientists use to predict blizzards and keep communities safe. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. The book also...

Cat in the Learn About Animals series uses a phonics curriculum based approach to get children comfortable with reading. This decodable book introduces short a sounds and uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition to build...

Pig in the Learn About Animals series uses a phonics curriculum based approach to get children comfortable with reading. This decodable book introduces short i and short u sounds and uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition...

Dog in the Learn About Animals series uses a phonics curriculum based approach to get children comfortable with reading. This decodable book introduces short u and short o sounds and uses a combination of sight words and short-vowel words in repetition...

Budding Blossom Stories provide the first steps of independent reading, serving as a bridge between phonological awareness instruction and decoding written English, with a focus on initial sounds and high-utility, high-frequency words. This title in...

Budding Blossom Stories provide the first steps of independent reading, serving as a bridge between phonological awareness instruction and decoding written English, with a focus on initial sounds and high-utility, high-frequency words. This title in...

In this Little Blossom Stories book, Joe looks everywhere for his missing tablet. He gets a surprise when he finally finds it. Uses decodable text and a repetition of sight words to increase readability. Focuses on the phonics skill of decoding the...

In this Little Blossom story, Don and Pat are trying to play ball. But their dog, Pen, keeps stealing the ball! Uses decodable text and a repetition of sight words to increase readability. Focuses on the phonics skill of decoding consonant digraphs...

In this Little Blossom story, Jan and Jim follow a mysterious map. But where will it lead them? Uses decodable text and a repetition of sight words to increase readability. Focuses on the phonics skill of decoding consonant digraphs. Original...

Look up and observe the moon and stars in this decodable science book for beginning readers. A combination of domain-specific sight words and sequenced phonics skills builds confidence in content area reading. Bold, colorful photographs align directly...

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...

Questions and answers about UFOs encourage inquiry-based learning for curious early elementary readers. Topics include appearance, famous sightings, and investigations. A Stay Curious! feature models research skills and doubles as a mini media literacy...

This book describes how explosives technicians risk their lives to save others by finding and disarming bombs. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. This book is part of the Apex Honors...

This book describes how crisis negotiators work to free hostages and convince people in crisis not to harm others. Short paragraphs provide easy-to-read text, while vivid photographs make the book engaging and accessible. This book is part of the Apex...