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What drives the economy of Texas? How has the economy changed throughout history? Through engaging text, supportive maps, and vivid photographs, this book answers these questions and more. The text examines the major industries of Texas and how they have...

Thurgood Marshall: Supreme Court Justice is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.6 and Literacy.L.3.2c. Thurgood Marshall made history by becoming the first African American Supreme Court justice...

What Is Energy? is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.1 and Literacy.L.3.1b. Readers learn about where energy comes from and how it is used in this book, which includes full-page color...

The Class Terrarium is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.7 and Literacy.L.3.4b. Readers learn how plants live and grow and about their role in ecosystems in this book about a class terrarium,...

What Lives in a Marsh? is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.6 and Literacy.L.3.4a. A diverse array of plants and animals make their home in a marsh, and readers will learn about some of the...

The Science of Light and Color is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.4 and Literacy.L.3.1b. Readers will gain an understanding of the science behind light, color, and perception through...

The Life Cycle of a Tree is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.3 and Literacy.L.3.2f. Readers learn about the phases in a tree's life and the science of how trees grow with full-page color...

Thurgood Marshall: Civil Rights Leader is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.5 and Literacy.L.3.2a. Thurgood Marshall was a civil rights hero and inspiration to people everywhere. His...

What Makes the Sun So Hot? is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.1 and Literacy.L.3.5c. Everyone knows that the sun is a big, fiery star, but readers will finally learn why it is so hot in this...

Working in a School Store is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.2 and Literacy.L.3.2e. Readers learn about business by seeing what it is like to work at the school store, with color photographs...

Therese's Terrarium is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.5 and Literacy.L.3.4c. Therese has a terrarium, which teaches her all about the water cycle and ecosystems. Readers will join in on her...

Wings, Shells, and Fur: Surviving in the Wild is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.3 and Literacy.L.3.2g. Readers learn about how certain animals use wings, shells, and fur to survive in the...

The Fearless Honey Badger is aligned to the Common Core State Standards for English/Language Arts, addressing Literacy.RI.3.9 and Literacy.L.3.1a. Full-page color photographs and narrative nonfiction text introduce readers to the life of a honey badger...

The OLD TOAD is the first book in a series of children's picture books called "Halloween Haunts" by Mary Ruth Hughes and illustrated by DiAne H. Gillespie. Music CD for this book can be sampled at www.WillowVistaBooks.com and can be purchased separately...

Tall Tales for Short People will make you laugh, dream, and time-travel. This collection of short stories is for kids ages four to eleven. Older kids can read some stories, such as Jungle Music and Little Dragonfly, to their younger siblings. The eleven...

Nathan is excited about losing his first tooth. When he is visited by the tooth fairy that night, he is given a coin to ride a special train that travels through the forest. On his journey he meets many exciting new friends with whom he shares his...

Step into the block area of a Pre-K / Kindergarten classroom, through the eyes and imagination of a child. When I Build With Blocks, transports an everyday classroom into various imaginative scenes - from outer space to the ocean. Any young child, who...

'The Boy with Golden Eyes - book two - The Prophetic Journey' opens a new chapter in Rupert's his epic quest to regain his kingdom's throne, wrested from his ancestors by vicious usurpers. Through forced to flee his native land with his tiny band of...

A chilling vision of life in a post-nuclear age, this historical sci-fi novel shows the power of youth to change society. Libby and Kem live in the Trinity BioDome where they are educated with software that directly stimulates the CHIP implant in...

We all need to fly out and learn about the world. In To Fly Out, author J. S. Riamliw's debut book, Idle Bird likes to sleep late instead of getting up and flying out with his family to find food. But when his mother, brother, and sister are caught in a...