Synopsis: Children are fascinated by the world around them, and why is a favourite word. This series takes as its starting point this natural desire to understand the world, and then feeds it with text and illustrations designed both to entertain and to inform. This book focuses on various methods of transport, and each spread contains one, two or three questions which investigate a specific theme or topic. Alongside are additional snippets of relevant…

Synopsis: A simple presentation of information about cotton, including its composition, properties, and some of its uses.

Synopsis: Why do you need to rest your body? Why do need more rest if you are ill? What happens if you don't get enough rest? This book looks at how to keep our bodies healthy by taking breaks when we are tired, by relaxing after work and play, and by getting enough

Synopsis: A visit to... helps primary learners understand what it's like to be a child in another land. Young readers will travel to famous sites, join in traditional celebrations, and visit children's classrooms. Books feature: -- readable text including fact files, -- maps, photos, and illustrations, and-- lists of some basic words in each language.

Synopsis: Describes what metal is and where we get it, and shows how to process, use, and recycle it.

Synopsis: In this simple, clear introduction to materials and their properties, readers will explore where the material comes from (natural and human-made versions), how the material is made, and how it is made into other things. The composition of the material, its uses both in everyday life and in high-tech applications, and recycling are also explored.

Synopsis: Describes what plastic is and where we get it, and shows how to process, use, and recycle it.

Synopsis: An adventurous young manatee we have named Manford. Though his story is fiction, it is based on true facts and events recorded in files of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. Most children know that manatees could never fly, but Manford actually did. His adventure started when his urge to explore new places led him on an exciting and dangerous journey that almost cost him his life.Manatees always spend their winters in the warm waters of Florida…

Synopsis: A visit to... helps primary learners understand what it's like to be a child in another land. Young readers will travel to famous sites, join in traditional celebrations, and visit children's classrooms. Books feature: -- readable text including fact files, -- maps, photos, and illustrations, and-- lists of some basic words in each language.

Synopsis: Single copy of Animals of Denali. Adventure with the wild animals and people of the Denali National Park in Alaska through the changing seasons.

Synopsis: Single copy of Winning Properties (Pioneer). Discover how the properties of matter affect a baseball bat.

Synopsis: Single copy of The Sun (Pioneer). Learn about how our sun is unique in the sky and gives us the light that makes life on Earth possible.

Synopsis: Single copy of Web Wizards (Pathfinder). Discover the incredible world of spiders. Explore the special features and behaviors of spiders and learn about their life cycle.

Synopsis: Single copy of The Fantastic Forest (Pathfinder). Find out why forests and their animals are so important to life on our planet and how people can help forests.

Synopsis: Single copy of Say Cheese! (Pathfinder). Learn about the physical and chemical processes responsible for changing liquid milk into solid cheese.

Synopsis: Single copy of Wind At Work (Pioneer). When the sun warms air up, the air becomes lighter, so it rises. The rising air leaves a gap, and cold air moves in to fill that gap, thus making wind.

Synopsis: "A nuanced piece of history told simply and well." — Kirkus ReviewsDiscover the story behind the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes of war reporter Alfred Waud in this compelling graphic novel -- written and illustrated by National Book Award-longlisted creator Ellen T. Crenshaw.Presenting Who HQ Graphic Novels: an exciting new addition to the #1 New York Times Best-Selling Who Was? series!See the Battle of Gettysburg through the eyes Alfred…

Synopsis: Do you know why goats have rectangular eyes? Or why horses sleep standing up? Or if llamas are ticklish? After reading this book you will!From the creators of the popular podcast But Why comes a new illustrated nonfiction series for kids answering all their most curious questions! With lots of sidebars, illustrations, and real questions from real kids, this animal-packed page-turner will keep young readers engaged!

Synopsis: Love animals? Make your passion your profession with this comprehensive guide that reveals a whole host of careers that work hands-on with animals of all shapes, sizes, and species in the tenth book in the Be What You Want series.Do you remember what career you dreamed of having when you were a kid? Right up there along with firefighter, doctor, and astronaut, you’ll find veterinarian as one of the top kid’s dream jobs. This usually stems from…

Synopsis: For use in schools and libraries only. Looks through the eyes of the fictional marshal of an imaginary town called Dustville to show what life was like on the Great Plains just after the Civil War.