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Over 125 years ago our beloved Statue of Liberty made its way to New York Harbor. This Step 2 non-fiction reader uses illustrations and all-new photographs to tell the story of how Lady Liberty was sculpted, transported from France, unveiled, and made into an American icon. Level 2 Reader. 32 pages. Ages 4-6 Learn More

Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman is an easy-to-read, page-turning account of Harriet Tubman’s life. It takes you from her childhood in slavery to her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad to her later work as a suffragette and as a spy in the Civil War. This remarkable true story brings to life one of America’s greatest female role models.

Part of: Step Into Reading: Level 4

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In winter, spring, summer, and fall, Frog and Toad are always together. From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun the whole year round! Part of the I Can Read Books series. Level 2 is for readers who still need help. Softcover 64 pages. Learn More

Peterson Field Guide to Butterflies. A guide to the butterflies beginners are most likely to see throughout North America, featuring: an introduction to butterfly watching with tips for beginning field guide users; lifelike illustrations for up close detail; the Peterson Identification System which include pointers that show exactly what to look for to tell one species from another; vibrant color photographs of butterflies in their natural habitats; easy to read text with a clear description of each caterpillar, where and when to find it, and what it feeds on and a bold, straightforward design that helps beginners succeed. Softcover 48 pages. Learn More

Peterson Field Guide to Caterpillars. A guide to the caterpillars beginners are most likely to see throughout North America, featuring: an introduction to discovering caterpillars, with tips for beginning field guide users; lifelike illustrations for up close detail; the Peterson Identification System which include pointers that show exactly what to look for to tell one species from another; vibrant color photographs of caterpillars in their natural habitats and illustrations of adult butterflies and moths; easy to read text with a clear description of each caterpillar, where and when to find it, and what it feeds on and a bold, straightforward design that helps beginners succeed. Softcover 48 pages. Learn More

Peterson Field Guide to Backyard Birds. A guide to the backyard birds beginners are most likely to see throughout North America, featuring: the Peterson Identification System which uses lifelike illustrations and provides the best method for birdwatching; vibrant color photographs of birds in their natural habitats; easy to use design that helps beginners succeed. Softcover. 48 pages. Learn More

Peterson Field Guide to Birds of Prey. A guide to the birds of prey you are most likely to see throughout North America, featuring: the Peterson Identification System which uses lifelike illustrations and provides the best method for bird identification; vibrant color photographs of birds in their natural habitats; easy to use design that helps beginners succeed. Softcover. 48 pages. Learn More

The unshakable love of Juliet Capulet and Romeo Montagues defies the feud that divides their families. Romeo and Juliet fall in love at a masquerade party. However, Juliet has been engaged to Paris, a nobleman. With the help of Franciscan Friar Lawrence, Juliet and Romeo are secretly married. A fight and duel break out among cousins of the feuding families involving Romeo. Romeo escapes. Juliet fakes her death using poison with the help of Friar Lawrence. But, Romeo believes it and swallows poison himself at her gravesite. Juliet awakens and kills herself when she sees Romeo has dead. The families’ agree to recon ciliate after the loss of their children.

This softcover Oxford book contains some illustrations and photos to enhance the reading of this play. Background and other helpful information is given.

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The Focus On Elementary Textbooks (3rd Edition) cover a single-subject area for any one of the 5 core disciplines (chemistry, biology, physics, geology, and astronomy). There are 12 chapters in each textbook. Chapters are kept short to help students master content efficiently. Ideal as an introductory textbook. Subjects and grade levels are purchased separately.

Elementary Biology gives kids an introduction to the essential elements in biology. Learning real terms and concepts, Elementary Biology students start to put their questions into a useful framework for understanding science.

Students learn about

•cells
•photosynthesis
•plant growth
•protozoa
•butterflies
•frogs. Each chapter also comes with an accompanying laboratory experiment. This is where kids get to really learn real science. The Elementary Biology experiments help kids learn the first step of the scientific method – making good observations.

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ABOUT TITANIC

Set sail and discover what happened when the “unsinkable” ship hit an iceberg with this picture-packed guide to the Titanic disaster.

Introduce kids ages 9-12 years to the story of Titanic’s fateful maiden voyage from Southampton, United Kingdom, to New York City. 

Inside the pages of this children’s educational book about the Titanic, you’ll experience the tragic tale of the world’s most famous ship. It includes:

   • New images, including photography and updated diagrams.
   • Up-to-date information by expert consultants.
   • Amazing facts, infographics, statistics and timelines that explain the disaster as it happened.
   • Includes brand new eyewitness accounts from experts in the field.

Bring the historical significance of the Titanic to a new, younger audience. Eyewitness Titanic helps you dive even deeper to uncover the fascinating secrets of the Titanic. Learn what life was like for people on board, read personal accounts and survival stories from the epic rescue mission, and see the Titanic’s treasures that lay undiscovered for years. 

Packed with incredible statistics and facts about Titanic and written in easy-to-grasp text, this history book for children will transport young readers back to the year 1912. Full-color photographs and illustrations show the Titanic’s

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This Dover coloring book contains detailed illustrations for students to read about and color. Color photos of each specimen given. All ages. Learn More

Explore the most fascinating world of all. With "The Heart", award-winning author Seymour Simon takes readers on a journey as wonderful as any voyage to the stars. In stunning photos that will amaze you with their beauty, you can see a river of blood that carries nutrients and oxygen through 60,000 miles of capillaries to every cell in the body. Full color Learn More

Seymour Simon shows children the importance of fire in nature, what can happen when fire gets out of control, and the ways in which wildfires help to restore and rejuvenate the planet. Breathtaking photos highlight this surprising look at fire's part in maintaining the balance of nature. Ages 5+ Learn More

In the trademark Simon style, carefully selected color photos, drawings, and a clear and informative text tell the story of Earth's mountains: their formation, relative sizes, ecology, and influence on weather....Simon may have done more than any other living author to help us understand and appreciate the beauty of our planet and our universe. Learn More

Part of the Seymour Simon science series. This book explores the wonders of the sun, from the constant nuclear explosions at its core to the sea of boiling gases that forms the surface. In this crisp clear book illustrated with over twenty startling, full color photographs it presents a fascinating introduction to the star that is the center of our Solar System and essential to life on planet Earth. Softcover. Recommended for ages 5 and up. Learn More

Adolf Hitler—der Fuehrer—rose from a childhood of obscurity to wield more power than probably any person in history. His control over his subjects was so complete that he literally shaped every aspect of their lives—the slightest defiance of his authority meant torture and death. Marrin carefully traces the forces that framed Hitler's fanaticism; readers will learn of his hardhearted and abusive father and his doting and indulgent mother who continually schooled Adolf in his superiority over other children. When he is twice rejected at a prestigious art school in Vienna, Hitler's delusional thoughts of himself seek a scapegoat for his seething anger. This was the genesis of Hitler's raging anti-Semitism that would play out in the deaths of over six million. Hitler's path to power included a heroic career as an infantryman in World War I where he earned six medals for bravery, including the Iron Cross. But Germany's surrender plunged him into a dark depression. In this state he began to believe he was called by God to "right Germany's wrongs, rebuild her armies, and punish the traitors." The rest is history, and Marrin brings the tragedy of Hitler's dark reign to the young adult reader in a manner that is honest, forthright and sobering. Illustrated with maps and photographs. 249 pgs Learn More

Marrin relates the gripping story of how the Yanks "came over" to aid the European Allies and turn the tide in the first Great War. How the United States mobilized industry, trained doughboy soldiers, and promoted the war at home makes for fascinating reading in one of the few books on this topic for young adults. The human cost of the war is poignantly related in tales of the action at Chateau Thierry and Belleau Woods, in the air with the daring men of the Army Air Corps, and with the Lost Battalion at the Battle of Meuse-Argonne. From the sinking of the Lusitania to Armistice Day, Marrin tells the heartrending and inspiring story of the "war to end all wars." Illustrated with maps and photographs. 249 pgs Learn More

When Joseph Djugashvili was born the son of a poor shoemaker, few suspected he would rise to become one of the twentieth century's most ruthless and powerful dictators. Enamored as a young man with the revolutionary politics of Lenin, he joined the underground Marxist Party and began his pursuit of power by leading strikes and demonstrations. Six times he was exiled to Siberia for his illicit activities, escaping many times despite below freezing temperatures and on one occasion an attack by a pack of wolves. His instinctive ability to command authority and divide the opposition through lies and deceit set him on a path he would follow to become Russia's most absolute dictator. He was never reticent to shed innocent blood in the pursuit of his own ends, and he carefully orchestrated demonstrations that brought about massacres that he then used to his own revolutionary ends. His vision was far reaching, and while his initial purpose was to establish a Soviet socialist state his larger goal was world domination. Ultimately responsible for the deaths of over 30 million—13 million alone in the Ukrainian famine he caused—Stalin's life is a sober and heartbreaking account of the reign of terror suffered by countless millions at the hands of one man. Illustrated with photographs. 242 pgs Learn More

Fought in a small Asian country unfamiliar to most Americans at the time, the Vietnam War became a cause that divided the nation and defined a counter-culture. The first televised war, newscasters became a force creating the greatest anti-war movement in history, while American boys suffered and died in jungles and rice paddies against guerilla soldiers they rarely saw face to face. As Marrin does so well, he brings an objective look at the complex issues that brought America into this war, that compelled her to stay there, and that prevented her from pursuing a definitive conclusion. Beginning with a history of Vietnam from ancient times, readers will understand the cultural, religious, and geo-political forces that made Vietnam a desirable territory conquered again and again by rival nations. They will learn how America's initial efforts to support anti-communist forces led to greater and greater involvement eventually spanning the administrations of Eisenhower, Kennedy, LBJ, and Nixon. Through photographs, perceptive epigraphs and first-person accounts, Marrin puts a human face on a multifaceted war. As Everett Alvarez, the longest-held POW in Vietnam, says of this book, "One of the book's strong points is that it portrays the war the way the men who fought remember it." 277 pgs Learn More

The brain is the control center for everything from memories to movement, eyesight to emotions. This incredible computer processes messages from billions of microscopic cells called neurons, which link up to form nerves. Covering every inch of the body, nerves can carry messages from your fingertip to your brain and back at speeds of up to four hundred feet per second. With stunning full-color photographs and a fascinating text, award-winning author Seymour Simon continues his fantastic journey through the human body. Describes the various parts of the brain and the nervous system and how they function to enable us to think, feel, move, and remember. Learn More

With a clear, accessible format, Edgar Degas: Paintings that Dance by Maryann Cocca-Leffler, presents factual information about the artist in the style of a school report, interjecting the narrative with the voice of a child writer. Full-color photos and reproductions of the paintings illustrate the text. Part of the Smart About Art Series. Other titles available. Ages 5 and up. Learn More

From mane to tail, discover all there is to know about horses and ponies in Ultimate Sticker Book: Horses and Ponies. With information on all breeds, from horses in stables to wild ponies roaming free, this sticker book is packed with amazing photographs, cool facts, and fun activities, and includes more than 250 reusable stickers. Kids can create their own scene, complete a picture jigsaw puzzle, read about mucking out, test their knowledge of tack with a fun sticker quiz, and much more. Ultimate Sticker Book: Horses and Ponies is perfect for young horse lovers and equestrians, and is sure to keep them busy for hours. 32 pages. Ages 5-7 Learn More

Animal Sticker Book. Learn about animals with this fun and informative sticker book This sticker book, from the best selling Ultimate Sticker Book Series has over 60 easy-to-peel, reusable photographic stickers; plus an informative booklet to put them in. From DK. Learn More

Be an eyewitness to the American struggle for independence. Discover how a few brave patriots battled a great empire, plus see the muskets and cannons of the armies, learn how soldiers were drilled, and find out why Yorktown was not the of the Revolution. Each revised Eyewitness book retains the stunning artwork and photography from the groundbreaking original series, but the text has been reduced and reworked to speak more clearly to younger readers. Still on every colorful page: Vibrant annotated photographs and the integrated text-and-pictures approach that makes Eyewitness a perennial favorite of parents, teachers, and school-age kids. Paperback.. 72 pages. Ages. 8-12. From DK Eyewitness Learn More