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With the help of the New Spain government and the local Ohlone Indians, the Mission Santa Clara de Asís was founded in 1777. The tools that they received from the government were supplemental to the physical labor that the Indian provided. The content provided in this book, aligned to California state standards, will provide students with a greater insight into the story of Santa Clara de Asís and California's mission system. Readers will also be introduced to themes of economics, distribution, and time. This book is filled with excellent primary source materials and visuals, including illustrations, paintings, and maps.

Nuestra Señora de la Soledad was founded in 1791 by a friar named Fermin Francisco de Lasuén. It was the thirteenth mission to be founded. Life at Soledad was challenging for everyone. The area around Soledad was hot and dry in the summer and very cold in the winter. In the early 1800's an aqueduct was built to regularize the water supply, helping crops to grow, making life for both the friars and the Indians more manageable and less grueling. The content provided in this book, aligned to California state standards, will provide students with a greater insight into the story of Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad and California's mission system. This book is filled with excellent primary source materials and visuals, including illustrations, paintings, and maps.

Simple machines make all of our lives easier on a daily basis. In this informative book, young readers will be introduced to many uses of the lever, pulley, inclined plane, wheel and axle, screw, and wedge.

The search for treasure has been going on for centuries. Readers will dive into the world of treasure hunting, discovering facts about sacred tombs, the gold rush, and shipwrecks. Easy-to-understand text and colorful photographs explore treasures as simple as a gold coin and as intricate as an Egyptian burial mask.

Also known as the giant green iguana, this lizard starts out small but can grow to be more than 6 feet long! It also has between 80 and 120 teeth at a time, and grows a new tooth every time an old one wears out. Despite their size and sharp teeth, green iguanas would rather run away than get into a fight. This is an exciting look into the life of an amazing lizard!

One of the world's few poisonous lizards, the Gila monster is named for Arizona's Gila River. Once the lizard's venom has dripped from its grooved teeth into prey, death is imminent. Though a Gila bite is rarely deadly to a human, the bite is very painful. The Gila is the largest lizard native to the United States.

Without sand, silt, and mud, the rock cycle would not be able to function. This book helps students understand how even the smallest things, like sand, silt, and mud, are essential for Earths survival. Students will follow the formation of sand, silt, and mud, and learn why they are important to the environment and in creating other rocks.