Patricia J Murphy

How will a young student remember the directions of North, East, South, and West? They'll remember to Never Eat Soggy Waffles. This highly entertaining and clever book teaches readers how to create their own mnemonic devices, which will help them to remember difficult but essential facts. Examples include ways to remember the order of the planets and the names of our oceans. Colorful illustrations support the text. This book is highly recommended...

All medicines are drugs-chemicals that change the way the body works. Some drugs help people, but when not taken properly they can be harmful. Illegal drugs are always harmful because they can hurt and kill people. Discover all types of drugs, good and bad, in this simple guide.

Describes types of medicine, such as prescription and over the counter, and their proper use. Also provides an introduction to the dangers of tobacco and alcohol, and the illegal use of drugs. This book helps kids distinguish between the use and abuse of drugs and introduces the effects of alcohol and tobacco. The book also offers examples of how to avoid harmful drugs.

Math is fun and easy with this delightful text, which teaches elementary students the basics of subtraction through appealing images of puppies and kittens. This book supports the Common Core Mathematical Standards Basic by helping students develop strategies for solving equations within 20, such as counting back or using the relationship between addition and subtraction to understand fact families and double facts. Number lines, fact boxes, and activities...

"Bugs and Us is a...reader all about different insects and how they help us--from pollinating plants to helping to create medicines, and protecting crops to eating poo!" --publisher's website

Introduces the geography, food, and culture of Denmark, including information about the capital Copenhagen and author Hans Christian Andersen.

Explores the sense of taste and the body parts used to produce it as well as its relationship to smell.

Describes the geography, people, social life and customs, education, basic facts, animals, and sports of the East African country of Tanzania. Includes a list of words in Kiswahili and instructions for playing the game of bao.

Explores the sense of touch made possible by the body's largest organ, the skin.

Briefly explains the work of botanists, scientists who study different kinds of plants and how they work.