One of the first Europeans to settle South America, the story of Spanish explorer Vasco Nunez de Balboa is detailed in this fascinating book. Topics include Balboa's voyages, his interactions More →

Since the dawn of the Space Age in 1957, space probes have discovered exotic space environments, giant ice volcanoes, planet-wide dust storms, as well as more mysteries such as impossibly… More →

Space exploration has come a long way since the days when early astronomers thought they could see canals that had been built on Mars through their simple telescopes. Today's scientists have… More →

This innovative series provides readers with essential information about the body's most vital organ - the brain. Each title examines the brain using a different lens, or perspective, to give More →

This fascinating book describes what scientists discovered about the Moon from the Apollo missions that came after the successful landing in 1969, until the last mission in 1972. A discussion More →

Matter is everything all around us. Learn about types of matter and practice reading words with the sound of long e spelled ee, ea, y, ie, ey, and e-consonant-e. These books use the… More →

Our solar system is a huge and interesting place. Learn what makes it special and practice reading words that have a long vowel sound spelled with the vowel-consonant-e pattern. These books… More →

Landmarks are unique natural or human-made structures that help us identify where in the world we are. This fascinating series features the landmarks--mountains and waterfalls, ancient… More →

This captivating title looks at extinction--from the dinosaurs, 65 million years ago, to the possible extinction of species in our world today. More →

BMX bikes have been around for a long time, but found a whole new outlet when skateboarding became popular. In addition to motocross racing, BMX riders are tearing it up on pipe ramps and in… More →