Synopsis: Correlate this story to your science unit on frogs and habitats.

Synopsis: Come, then, and join the Great Basselope Expenditionary Force as it sets out to discover the secrets of the world's most elusive beast. In a story of adventure and revelations, Opus leads a reluctant crew of Great and Famous Discoverers in pursuit of the final descendants of an ancient, ferocious race. They trek deep into the forest behind their backyards and come face-to-slobbery-fanged-face with a real discovery: things are never exactly as we…

Synopsis: Photographs and simple text show who lives in the sea.

Synopsis: In this true story, Commander Paul Gruninger defies Swiss government orders and helps Jews enter Switzerland. Cover-to-Cover Chapter 2 Book.

Synopsis: In the divided land of Egypt some are masters and the rest are slaves, While the queen and her handmaidens bathe in the water gardens, the Hebrews toil under the hot sun, building a great empire. Pharaoh's sons race their chariots through the city, destroying a month's work in a careless minute. And ruling over them all is Pharaoh, a man of dreadful power. Prince Moses is proud to be Pharaoh's son and Rameses' beloved brother. But soon he will…

Synopsis: Tom and Ricky set out to buy some turtles for a rock garden. The turtles they get have valuable gems hidden in their false shells. Their job is to outwit the smugglers.

Synopsis: The Weather Report (Rosen Real Readers)

Synopsis: This book explores the fascinating science behind weather. Topics include clouds, thunderstorms, and hurricanes.

Synopsis: What is a triangle? A triangle is flat shape with three corners. Triangles have three sides.

Synopsis: 1993 TWiG Books Set F -- What Do Scientists Do? (P) by Marcie Bovetz ***ISBN-10: 0780208897 / ISBN-13: 9780780208896 ***8 Pages 6.5"x5.5"

Synopsis: In this book, a girl tells us what she wears in different weather.

Synopsis: Storms are a fascinating topic and a great way to get young readers interested in science. This series uses simple text and dramatic, full-color photos to take students inside nature's powerful and deadly storms. Each book explains one kind of storm- what it looks like, how it forms, the damage it can do, and how people can protect themselves from danger.

Synopsis: Did you know......that hippo sweat looks like blood?...that a tiger's roar can be heard up to two miles away?...that golden eagles will attack airplanes that fly too close to their nests?Robert Ripley explored more than 190 countries seeking the bizarre. World's Weirdest Critters is packed with wild and wacky animal facts from Ripley's updated collection!Readers test their own critter smarts by taking the Who Am I? quizzes and Ripley's Brain…

Synopsis: When we think of the weather, we think of sunshine or rain. But sometimes the weather is wild!

Synopsis: Breaking the rules Just when fifteen-year-old Bobby Pendragon thinks he understands his purpose as a Traveler -- to protect the territories of Halla from the evil Saint Dane -- he is faced with an impossible choice. The inhabitants of Eelong are in danger of being wiped out by a mysterious plague. The only way Bobby can stop it is to bring the antidote from another territory. Since moving items between territories is forbidden by the Traveler…

Synopsis: H "Avi's plot is engineered for maximum thrills, with twists, turns, and treachery aplenty. . . . A page-turner to delight Avi's fans, it will leave readers hoping for a sequel."-Publishers Weekly (starred review) H " . . . [T]he book is a page-turner from beginning to end . . . [A] meticulously crafted story, full of adventure, mystery, and action." -School Library Journal (starred review) "Historical fiction at its finest."-VOYA

Synopsis: The terrifying details of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake jump off the page!Ten-year-old Leo loves being a newsboy in San Francisco -- not only does he get to make some money to help his family, he's free to explore the amazing, hilly city as it changes and grows with the new century. Horse-drawn carriages share the streets with shiny new automobiles, new businesses and families move in every day from everywhere, and anything seems possible…

Synopsis: Percy Jackson isn’t expecting freshman orientation to be any fun. But when a mysterious mortal acquaintance appears on campus, followed by demon cheerleaders, things quickly move from bad to diabolical. In this latest installment of the blockbuster series, time is running out as war between the Olympians and the evil Titan lord Kronos draws near. Even the safe haven of Camp Half-Blood grows more vulnerable by the minute as Kronos’s army prepares…

Synopsis: Her reign of 63 years and seven months is known as the Victorian Era, a period of industrial, cultural, scientific, and political change that was marked by a great expansion of the British Empire.  But Victoria was raised under close supervision and near isolation until she became Queen of the United Kingdom at the young age of 18. She married her first cousin, Albert, and had nine children who married into families across Europe. By the time…