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: Scream down the Dare-Devil Coaster and whirl around in the Twin Spin cars! Join in the carnival fun as 11 friends divide up to fit on the 2-to-a-seat roller coaster and the 4-to-a-cup teacups ride. Making new friends and practicing predivision skills have never been so exciting!

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

Synopsis: "Did you know that advancements in robotics could soon make superpowered suits a reality? Or that some people have a rare gene that gives them superstrong bones? Hold on to your cape - you're about to become an expert on the high-flying science behind superpowers!"--Back cover.

Synopsis: Gary Paulsen knows a lot about hot air ballooning, and he shares the information in witty high style. Illustrated with glorious color photographs taken by an internatioanlly known balloonist, Full of Hot Air is as informative and exhilarating as it is amusing.

Synopsis: In Lenses! Take a Closer Look, you will learn how our eyes work and how lenses improve our vision. You can even follow instructions to make your own periscope or kaleidoscope.

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.

Synopsis: Apples/centerHave you ever eaten part of a flower? You have if you have eaten an apple! Find out how an apple grows from bud to flower to fruit--ready for you to pick!CENTER Apples Have you ever eaten a part of a flower? You have if you have eaten an apple! Find out how an apple grows from bud to flower to fruit--ready for you to pick!

Synopsis: "Learn all about the world's most amazing skyscrapers - from the first, to the tallest, to how they're built, and everything in between - in this new National Geographic Kids Reader. The Level 3 text provides accessible, yet wide-ranging, information for fluent readers"--

Synopsis: PHOBIAPEDIA is an encyclopedia of all the things we fear the most, from more common fears like spiders (Arachnophobia), heights (Acrophobia), and confined spaces (Claustrophobia) to the strange and unusual like dust (Koniophobia) and the color yellow (Xanthophobia). From their fascinating names to their fearsome effects, PHOBIAPEDIA explores all aspects of the things that make us shiver and scream. You'll learn what makes us fear them and why…

Synopsis: Natural and man-made disasters are becoming more commonplace in children's lives, and this touching free-verse picture book provides a straightforward account of Hurricane Katrina. In alternating voices, four friends describe their lives before, during, and after the storm and how, even though the world can change in a heartbeat, people define the character of their community and offer one another comfort and hope even in the darkest hours.…

Synopsis: An introduction to weather and climate, discussing world climates, seasons, violent weather, weather pollution, and the elements of changing weather. Includes instructions for making a weather station.

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Synopsis: This book tells that just like other creatures on earth, minions were evolved from ancient times. For hundreds of millions years, they served a variety of ""villains"", but their masters were pushed to the blind alley time and time again by accident. Minions who lost their masters were extremely sad and desperate.