Therese Shea
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With their round bodies and colorful backs, ladybugs are popular little beetles. However, we rarely get the chance to see them up close, until now! This vivid book allows readers to learn about ladybugs' intriguing body parts and interesting life cycle. They'll learn fun facts, like how ladybugs help farmers by putting their big appetites to use. Striking macro photographs will draw in bug lovers, while the accessible text explains important elementary...
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Animals have a lot in common with people: they eat, sleep, and have babies. That's sometimes where the similarities end! Rabbits, for example, eat their own poop so they can digest even more nutrients than they did the first time around. Readers might find this and other facts gross, but they'll also love to repeat them! Full-color photographs and diagrams complement a fun design full of surprising and interesting information about animal bodies and...
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Lupita Nyong'o, born in Mexico and raised in Kenya, became a bonafide star with the 2013 movie 12 Years a Slave, for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Since then, she has shown depth and range in a variety of other movies, including Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Black Panther. Beyond film, Nyong'o is greatly admired as an advocate for women's rights as well as animal conservation. This gifted actor's path to stardom is told through...
64) 20 datos curiosos sobre la Constitución de Estados Unidos (20 Fun Facts About the U.S. Constitution)
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The U.S. Constitution is the oldest, shortest, one-document constitution in the world, but this ground-breaking document is much more than that. It proved to be the driving force behind the fight for independence all over the world. Readers are sure to be surprised and entertained by the numerous fun facts featured in this book. The text is accompanied by helpful graphic organizers, historic images, maps, and photographs of the Constitution itself....
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There are around thirty-five separate species of pine trees found throughout North America. Readers will explore how a pine tree grows from a seed in a pinecone into a tall tree that is, used for many different things. People use pine trees for paper and even for food. Detailed photographs show these mighty plants at each stage of their life cycle.
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Learning to recite the alphabet is an important step to reading. This beneficial book builds on that crucial step, asking readers to locate letters of the alphabet among a variety of colorful images that begin with those letters. They'll review their knowledge of what different letters look like and how they differ from other letters while honing their reading fluency with simple sentences. Emerging readers will love the appealing pictures and find...
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Coloradans have always been trailblazers. It is no wonder that so many enterprising, innovative, and revolutionary thinkers have originated from or spent much of their lives in the Centennial State. This book celebrates Colorado's most famous scientists, engineers, and technological pioneers from the Nobel prize winning chemist Thomas Cech and the barrier-breaking physician Justina Ford to the man who transformed the mining industry, John George Leyner....
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Understanding place value is the key to comprehending large numbers and to learning strategies to easily add and subtract such numbers. Readers will practice place value skills presented by the monsters called ogres. Delightful illustrations and intriguing folklore fact boxes accompany the achievable text. Readers will answer math problems throughout this motivating volume, allowing them to assess their understanding of the critical concepts.
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Math is all about data. It's essential to understand the questions it can answer for you and how to gather it. Readers will be especially interested to learn what a dragon does with data in the entertaining pages of this unique book. The narrative engagingly instructs on building math skills while sharing details about the mythology of these dreaded beasts. Stellar illustrations capture the imagination. Readers will be able to assess their understanding...
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There are around thirty-five separate species of pine trees found throughout North America. People use pine trees for paper and even for food. The English with Latin-American Spanish translation explores how a pine tree grows from a seed in a pinecone into a tall tree that is used for many different things. Detailed photographs show these mighty plants at each stage of their life cycle.
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Thousands of years ago, farmers had to plant even the tiniest seeds by hand. Luckily, inventors eventually created modern farming machines that can plant seeds in just a fraction of the time it once took. Future farmers and lovers of big machines will enjoy finding out how these devices work through accessible text, fun fact boxes, and beautiful color photographs that complement key concepts. A clever concluding activity further connects young readers...
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Learning to measure using different units as well as different measuring tools is essential for budding mathematicians and scientists. Vital measurement concepts are introduced in this vibrant volume featuring the elusive Loch Ness monster. Yes, "Nessie" has come to the surface to guide readers in learning tips and tricks to become measurement experts. Amusement and education collide on these bright pages, which provide loads of math information,...
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Soft-shelled turtles, flying snakes, spitting cobras, and horned lizards. What do these reptiles have in common? They have some really strange adaptations! This title explores some of the strangest reptile species in the world, teaching readers how their unique adaptations have helped them survive. Readers will delight in this high-interest take on important science concepts such as reptile behavior, habitats, life cycles, and more. The manageable...
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Everyone loves a good dare! This beguiling book dares brave readers to discover all they can about the most dangerous animals on Earth, including intimidating inland taipan snakes, petrifying poison dart frogs, and the bloodcurdling box jellyfish. They'll find out why these creatures have evolved such a deadly adaptation and just how lethal they can be. Essential science concepts such as habitats and predator versus prey relationships are seamlessly...
76) Famous Texans
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Stephen Austin, Barbara Jordan, and George W. Bush-what do these notable people have in common? They're all famous Texans, and just a few of the exciting people covered in this book. Age-appropriate text teaches readers about Texas's most important movers and shakers, while historical and contemporary images reinforce the book's key concepts. Readers will enjoy learning about the qualities that make these Texans great. Colorful graphic organizers,...
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In an increasingly digital world, many young people struggle to read analog clocks, but these goblins have arrived just in time. This amusing yet educational book, full of amazing illustrations of these mischievous creatures, introduces many time-reading skills to riveted readers. They'll learn folklore about goblins and discover that clocks are a great way to learn other elementary math concepts.
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From modest functional wood houses to sprawling high-tech commercial buildings, life has changed, even over a couple of decades. This book compares daily life development through the years. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.
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Bobcats look like big housecats, as readers will see in the up-close photographs provided in this book. But these hunters won't curl up on your lap! They're much more interested in hiding in trees or behind bushes watching for their next unsuspecting meal. Readers will learn much more about these furry nocturnal animals and the special ways they have adapted to living in the wild.
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With all the dangers to Earth today, saving the planet is on many people's minds. Engineers and inventors are at the forefront of technologies to combat pollution, reduce waste, and fight climate change. This fascinating and accessible look at exciting green technologies touches on critical STEM concepts relating to our lives today. Solar panels, alternative fuels, and plant-based plastics are a few of the practical applications of science that may...