Synopsis: Dig into this photo-packed Penguin-Smithsonian book about fossils—and find out what was going on in our world.Aren't you curious about what Earth was like long ago? What creatures lived before us? What happened to the dinosaurs?Curious about Fossils explains why and where fossils form and looks at the colorful lives and important discoveries of some of the great early fossil hunters and collectors, including Mary Anning who unearthed the first…

Synopsis: Where the animal lives, what it eats, when it sleeps, how it raises its young and much more.— Over 30 vivid, full color photos and illustration.— Sidebar Fun Facts, an index and a list of Internet Sites.

Synopsis: Pictures and easy-to-read text introduce the life of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Synopsis: A delightful collection of postcards and photographs that young Stringbean sent home while on his cross-country trip to see the Pacific Ocean with his older brother.

Synopsis: This guide to each state's official state bird, flower, and insect, along with other fun facts, is indispensable for the upper-elementary grades. Including biographical sketches of famous Americans, inventions, resources, and records, this book is unique because of its inclusion of endangered species and personal approach to the subject matter.According to Booklist, this title "should be popular with browsers as well as with students beginning…

Synopsis: This pairing of fiction and non-fiction literature features a story about animals playing in a school band that travel to five U.S. cities and a photographic book of fact about five large cities of the world.

Synopsis: A biography of the Shoshoni Indian woman who played an important role in guiding the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Northwest Territory of the United States in 1805-1806.

Synopsis: A fascinating and beautiful journey through the rainforest canopy that's perfect for budding environmentalists. In this picture book illustrated with stunning photographs, journey along with Dr. Meg Lowman through the rainforest. Dr. Lowman is a scientist who, with the help of slings, suspended walkways, and mountain-climbing equipment, has managed to ascend into one of our planet's least accessible and most fascinating ecosystems. "Fresh in…

Synopsis: Come for a visit in Bear Country with this classic First Time Book® from Stan and Jan Berenstain. Sister is going to a slumber party at Lizzie’s house, but when no parents are there and some unexpected visitors show up, things get a bit out of hand. What will Sister do? This beloved story is a perfect way to teach children about privileges and personal responsibility.

Synopsis: NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author Greg Tang takes on the times tables, teaching kids innovative ways to multiply numbers and derive answers WITHOUT memorization.Four is very fast to do when you multiply by 2.Here's a little good advice --please just always double twice!BEST OF TIMES gives kids an intuitive understanding of multiplication, encouraging them to arrive at answers on their own rather than memorizing the times tables. A child who can…

Synopsis: This new fun-filled book takes math skills to the next level, teaching estimation, simple graphing, multiplication, factoring, problem-solving, division, and simple fractions--all using M&Ms. Full color.

Synopsis: Math is often a difficult subject for young readers. However, the Hello Math Reader series makes learning about math fun. In this latest title, a mismatched pair--Even Steven and Odd Todd--through their differing number preferences, teach basic number concepts in a way that both children and their parents will enjoy. Full color.

Synopsis: Lisa's dog, Penny, becomes the object of her homework assignment in a colorful mathematical concept book about measuring and the use of different measuring units. Reprint.

Synopsis: Mr. and Mrs. Comfort are having a family reunion! Mr. Comfort starts cooking up his famous spaghetti and meatballs, while Mrs. Comfort carefully arranges eight tables and thirty-two chairs so that everyone will have a seat. The tables look lovely, the food is ready, and here come the guests--with their own seating plans! This delightful Marilyn Burns Brainy Day Book uses wit and humor to draw children into thinking about area and perimeter.

Synopsis: It's Kangaroo's birthday, but no one will play with him--not the emu, the platypuses, the koalas, or even the dingos. They all have too many things to do. They're using multiplication to figure out just how many things they have to do to plan a big surprise for Kangaroo.

Synopsis: Describes the wide variety of human remains, the use and abuse of them, what they reveal about life in the past, and contemporary attitudes toward the dead.

Synopsis: Provides information on both human and animal skeletons and their bones.

Synopsis: This overview of skeletons explains to young readers how many bones the human skeleton has, what bones are made of, how they grow, how they can be strengthened, and how they work together with muscles. Full-color illustrations.

Synopsis: This book lets young readers see how their skeleton fits together and how their muscles make it move, how exercise and training improve their muscles, and how they grow and how broken bones mend. - Usborne Understanding Your Series.