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Glowworms are special kinds of beetles that make their own light. They do this through a cool chemical reaction that takes place in their bodies. Readers learn fascinating facts about these insects through informative text as well as engaging fact boxes. Science concepts such as life cycles are presented in fun ways as readers explore the lives of glowworms and see detailed photographs of these insects. What's the difference between a glowworm and a firefly? The answer is waiting for readers to discover!

From the middle of the ocean to your dinner table, the fish you eat may have taken a long journey. This meal was made possible by one of the most dangerous jobs on the planet. Commercial fishers risk their lives to make a living and provide food for the world's population. This book helps readers gain a better understanding and appreciation for the men and women who battle severe weather and other dangers of the ocean to cast their nets out in the open water. Vivid photographs show young readers the realities of this dangerous, important, and tough job.

The Day of the Dead is a holiday with an incredible history. The celebrations that became this holiday started more than 3,000 years ago. Today, the Day of the Dead is an important celebration for people throughout Latin America, especially in Mexico. Children will love reading about the many traditions of the holiday and learning how Day of the Dead celebrations have changed over time. Vivid images on each spread encourage young readers to make connections with the text. Learning about how deceased loved ones are remembered on this special day will help readers appreciate other cultures as well as their own. It will also help them view the topic of death in a whole new light.

Many people think St. Patrick's Day is all about shamrocks, leprechauns, and green clothing, but there's actually a lot of history behind this popular holiday. This book is packed with fun facts about the origins of St. Patrick's Day. St. Patrick, for example, wasn't even Irish! Readers will learn about past and present traditions surrounding this day of celebration. Today, many cities hold parades, and some local rivers are even dyed green. Each spread features colorful images that encourage readers to make connections with the text. This book will help students appreciate the history of St. Patrick's Day as well as its festivities.

We can thank modern plumbing and sewage systems for the comfort and convenience of having water when and where we want it. Most importantly, we can thank them for indoor toilets. Clean, flowing water is something many of us take for granted until a pipe bursts, a drain clogs, or a storm drain overflows. This book helps readers learn how valuable plumbers and sewage workers are to our daily lives, even though we often don't see the work they do. Full-color photographs show students what goes on behind the scenes in these important jobs essential to modern civilization.

The millipede's name comes from Latin words meaning "thousand feet," and readers will understand why through this volume's colorful photographs and information-rich text. Written to support elementary science curricula, this title uses the life of a millipede to explain important science concepts, such as life cycles, behavior, and ecosystems. Readers will learn about millipedes' habitats and why these bugs live under the ground. Fact boxes, captions, and nonfiction text features complete a learning experience young science students are sure to remember!

Kwanzaa is a seven-day festival that begins on December 26th and is celebrated until the first of January each year. It celebrates African American culture as well as family and community. Families gather to eat delicious foods, exchange gifts, and honor their heritage and traditions. Using age-appropriate language, this book explores Kwanzaa's roots and the social significance of its founding. Colorful images allow readers to visualize the celebration and make connections with the text. Each day of the holiday focuses on one of seven principles that readers will be able to appreciate in their own life, even if their family doesn't celebrate Kwanzaa.

People throughout the world use crude oil products in some form every day: the plastic bottles we drink from, the gasoline that powers our vehicles, and the desks we sit at in school and work. These are all things that make our lives easier. However, we might not have access to them without the hard work put in by oil rig workers. These men and women work on offshore oil rigs away from their friends and families for weeks at a time. Readers will learn about what it takes to become an oil rig worker, the different types of jobs available on an oil rig, and why these jobs are so important to modern society.

This fascinating and educational bilingual title features important historical and geographical information on the self-governing island commonwealth of the United States, including data about the people and culture of Puerto Rico, and maps with keys, rivers, and main cities. Back matter includes state activities and facts, visual hall of famous people, visual glossary, index, resources, Web sites, and word count. Part of The Bilingual Library of the United States of America series, this is an incredible resource for young new readers in Spanish and older English-as-a-Second-Language learners.

An irrigation system is an arrangement of canals and conduits that bring water to crops that need it. Even the earliest civilizations found ways to irrigate their crops with water from nearby rivers. In time, simple canals gave way to more advanced technology, leading to today's massive irrigation systems. In this book, readers will explore essential STEM topics while learning the fascinating history behind irrigation systems, including their different parts, how they are used, and the amazing engineers and scientists who make them possible. The text was designed to reflect social studies and science curricula. Photographs, diagrams, and fact boxes are sure to capture the attention of even reluctant readers.

This book brings readers face-to-face with a wild dog that's straight out of Africa; meet the jackal! Readers will love learning about this big-eared predator and its hunting techniques, as well as its life cycle, anatomy, and habitat. This book covers jackal family systems and behavior, as well as their interactions with humans. Readers will enjoy fact-filled text and amazing color photographs as they get a glimpse of the wild world of jackals.

Sewers might be a gross subject to study, but they also offer the perfect chance to comprehend important STEM skills and topics. Readers are sure to enjoy learning about sewers throughout the centuries--from the systems of the ancient Roman Empire to those in our very own neighborhoods. This volume addresses important scientists, engineers, and inventors who have made the unsavory job of removing waste from our lives a reality. Diagrams and photographs of sewer systems from the ancient world and those of today will help readers grasp the scientific concepts behind them. This book was designed with social studies and science curricula in mind, and focuses on essential curricular topics.

Simple machines are the building blocks of numerous engineering wonders. Developed centuries ago, simple machines are still helping humans redirect and magnify force today. Levers, pulleys, wheels, wings, rotors and more have helped humans span the globe, scale mountains, sail the seas, bridge mighty rivers, and take to the skies. With this volume, readers will learn how different simple machines offer different mechanical advantages, as well as how they can combine to form complex machines capable of more complicated tasks. Step-by-step instructions will help young makers construct three different simple machines that can be used to solve problems and make work easier, just as they were used thousands of years ago.

Harriet Tubman's feats as a heroic conductor on the Underground Railroad led to her biblical nickname--Moses. She led a significant number of enslaved people to freedom and, remarkably, never lost a "passenger." Tubman's service in the Union army as a scout and spy during the Civil War is less known but further evidence of her truly extraordinary character. This captivating volume uses Tubman's own remembrances as well as other primary sources to provide a greater understanding of her life as well as the United States of the 1800s. Historical photographs, fact boxes, and sidebars add valuable information to the main text.

Get ready to dig into excellent experiments with rocks and fossils. Readers will learn about the scientific method through boxes that provoke them to Ask, Test, Observe, and Measure. They'll develop Next Generation Science Standards skills, such as asking testable questions. "What's Next?" sections give readers the chance to further explore these important topics. A "What You'll Need Box" clearly lays out the necessary materials for each experiment. Photographs illustrate key points and helpful hints keep readers on track. Accessible and fun, this interactive book is a perfect tool for any science curriculum.

Many people find certain kinds of pests to be too creepy, unnerving, and sometimes dangerous to deal with themselves. That's when they call in professionals called exterminators. In this fascinating volume, readers will learn about the different creatures exterminators deal with and how they approach removing them from people's homes and businesses. They'll also learn how people prepare for this remarkable career. Striking photographs accompany the carefully researched text, while sidebars provide more information about this sometimes overlooked, but always necessary, career.

Burning fossil fuels has released tremendous amounts of pollutants and carbon dioxide into Earth's atmosphere. This has resulted in devastating effects on our planet, its climate, and its ecosystems. Lawmakers, activists, and innovators around the world are seeking solutions to this dangerous issue by looking for alternatives to fossil fuels. With this informative look at energy solutions, your readers will learn the importance of clean, responsible, and renewable energy. They'll examine emerging power technologies and the possibility of energy alternatives such as nuclear fusion.

Doctors care for people who are sick or hurt. They also keep people healthy through checkups. Some work in hospitals and others work in offices. This book introduces readers to what doctors do as part of their job. Readers will learn where doctors work, what they can do to help, and how they become doctors. Friendly photographs and accessible text allow readers to familiarize themselves with this essential community worker. Readers are sure to gain a deep understanding of who doctors are--and how they can be one someday.

Learn more about some of the most colorful spiders on earth. Readers will discover how crab spiders use camouflage as a weapon through captivating descriptions and terrifying photographs. Learn about their predators and prey, along with their diet and habitats. Take students beyond the realm of black widows and tarantulas into the less-often explored world of the crab spider.

Ticks are not "bugs," or even insects, but are members of the arachnid family. These pests spread illnesses in the animals and people they bite, most famously Lyme disease. This book examines the different types of ticks and how ticks find their hosts. There are also tips on precautions the reader can take to avoid ticks and how to safely remove ticks.

Day of the Dead is a very important holiday in Latin America. It is sometimes incorrectly thought of as a morbid holiday, or a Mexican version of Halloween. While the word dead or muertos is in the name, this holiday is the way that the people of Mexico honor the lives of ancestors, celebrate the joy of life, and connect with their Mexican heritage. Young readers will enjoy the amazing, colorful photographs of the Day of the Dead celebration, and a supportive glossary helps expand their vocabularies along with their cultural awareness.

This seven-book series is a user's guide to locating Earth's continents and the countries of the world. Kids will learn that more than 200 million years ago, all continents began as part of Pangaea, a supercontinent that broke up to form seven continents. They will acquire map-reading skills by learning the directions in which longitude and latitude lines point, where the equator is, and what the prime meridian is. The final chapter in each book features a scientist, related to the continent, with specialties that range from dinosaurs to the study of volcanoes. North America is a continent of many natural wonders. It has the longest coastline of any continent in the world at 190,000 miles, including the island of Greenland and the Caribbean islands. It has two of the world's major mountain ranges: the Appalachians in the east and the Rocky Mountains in the west. North America contains every kind of climate on Earth, from frozen tundra to tropical wetlands. It has sunny beaches and arid deserts. It contains 23 countries, including Canada, the second largest country in area on Earth, the United States, and Mexico.

Who was Christopher Columbus, and why do we honor his achievements today? Columbus' accidental discovery of the Americas is what many mark as the beginning of the Age of Exploration. From the moment the Old World met the New World, the destiny of the Americas would be forever changed. Readers will get the chance to understand who Christopher Columbus was and why his discovery was so important. Had Columbus and his men never arrived in the Americas, the country we live in would be an entirely different place. Colorful photographs and a picture glossary make this book accessible and fun for young learners.

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