Apples are a tasty food, but do you know where they come from and how they end up on supermarket shelves? Follow the story of an apple from the first pink buds on an apple tree, through the… More →

Developed using the science of reading, students will practice decoding words while taking an adventure! Each engaging story features words of different lengths that share the same sound and… More →

What makes BMX an extreme sport? Whether you're racing or performing jumps, flips, and tricks on a bike, BMX takes a lot of skill--and nerve. Learn all about BMX on the track, at the BMX… More →

Do you have a need for speed? If you do, you'll want to read all about these Winter Olympic sliding sports. In this book, you'll learn how bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton competitors speed down More →

The role of bodyguard or "close protection officer" is highly misunderstood. In action films, threats are obvious: ski-mask wearing gunmen fire at the client from a speeding black Suburban… More →

What qualities does it take to walk up to an unexploded bomb or mine and coolly and calmly examine it? To slowly and painstakingly, remove the cover and attempt to defuse it. To be completely More →

Will and Chase are assigned to Bunk Five. Their counselor is a creepy skeleton named Bones, and their cabin is filled with his pet attack bats. With a little help from their friend Nelly,… More →

A gold rush or the arrival of a railroad could turn a sleepy village into a boomtown overnight! Authentic photographs feature the townspeople of Boomtowns of the West and the often difficult… More →

On the island of Java, in the shadow of two volcanoes, stands the ancient Buddhist temple Borobudur. Built to honor an ancient religion and way of life, this stepped pyramid is the largest… More →

Children of any age, size, or strength can enjoy an afternoon of bowling. Kids will be bowled over by the sport's great subtlety and technique. Bowling in Action uses bright photos and… More →