Discover the beauty and wonder of trees in this stunningly illustrated collection of poetry and stories celebrating trees and what they mean to the world around us .
A splendid account of the Supreme Court's rulings on race in the first half of the twentieth century, From Jim Crow To Civil Rights earned rave reviews and won the Bancroft Prize for History in 2005.
In this book from the critically acclaimed, multimillion-copy best-selling Little People, BIG DREAMS series, discover the life of Alexander von Humboldt, the botanist and adventurer.
August 18, 2020, marked the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibited states and the US government from denying citizens the right to vote on the basis of sex.
Book Features:*16 pages, 8 inches x 8 inches * Ages 4-7, PreK-Grade 2, Guided Reading Level A, Lexile BR40L* Easy-to-read pages with full-color photos * Includes a reading comprehension activity* Photo glossary and high frequency word list included Celebrating Uniqueness: I Am Unique, part of the Kid Citizen series, helps emerging preschool-2nd grade readers develop basic literacy skills while learning important social concepts in a fun and engaging way.
The sounds of an anaconda slithering along the steamy jungle floor in search of prey; a lion's breath rippling through the dry savannah grass as it crouches, waiting to spring; the frantic thrashing of a seal pup's tail as it recoils from the vicious attack of a tiger shark-these are part of the natural drama of the animal world and daily events when deadly predators come face to face with their prey.
From recent sex abuse scandals in the Roman Catholic Church, to arguments about faith schools and religious indoctrination, this volume considers the interconnection between the actual lives of children and the position of children as placeholders for the future.
This biography of a movement and the teen activists behind it delves into the quest for gun safety legislation in light of the tragic shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida.
This set includes books 13-18 in the Sugar Creek Gang Series: The Indian Cemetery, The Treasure Hunt, The Thousand Dollar Fish, The Haunted House, Lost in the Blizzard, and On the Mexican Border.
