Which plane weighed less than its pilot? How many passengers can the Airbus A380 carry? Discover everything you need to know about flight in this extraordinary fact book. Flip through 100 fascinating facts covering everything from the earliest balloon flights to the age of the supersonic jet fighter, then test your knowledge with fun quizzes. Each page is packed with activities, projects an…
What is America? It is fifty states from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific Ocean and beyond. It is a flag of stars and stripes. It is farmers, miners, factory workers, bakers, and bankers. It is Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon, swamps and desert. It is the stories of all of us, told together.
Flora loves Bear just the way he is . . . so what will she do when he emerges all clean from the washing machine? Flora loves her Bear dearly, but her mom says it’s time for him to go in the wash. Beautifully imagined scenes show Bear, in the wash, remembering how much fun they had getting grubby in the first place. When Bear is clean, he’s just not the same, so Flora sets out to have so…
Find out more about everyday life in ancient Rome and what it meant to live in this fascinating city at the height of its empire. Every aspect of this great civilization is explored, from the bloodthirsty gladiators and the terrifying chariot races, to a day in the life of the wealthy, to how the powerful senators controlled their city and expanded its empire.
Vintage Travel Guide just as the country opened its doors to the world at large. Land of the ascending dragon
Get ready for an exciting fairy adventure with the no. 1 bestselling series for girls aged 5 and up. The Music Fairies desperately need Rachel's and Kirsty's help! Jack Frost and his naughty goblins have stolen the fairies' Magical Musical Instruments to help him win a national talent competition. If he wins, he'll reveal Fairyland to the human world - and put all of the Fairies in danger! …
Watch out, Junie B., there's a new kid on the block! It's Freddy Thresher, a 1st grader who knows it's a jungle out there. Here's the third in a new series by an elementary teacher who's seen it all. Freddy Thresher has a problem: a really, really, big problem. His teacher wants the class to do reports on nocturnal animals, and everybody but Freddy has a really cool animal to study. How will F…
No mystery is too great for super-sleuth Cam Jansen and her amazing photographic memory! Mysteries follow super-sleuth Cam Jansen everywhere she goes...even to the community hobby show. Cam and Eric are checking out a sports memorabilia booth when a baseball autographed by Babe Ruth disappears. Can Cam catch the thief and recover the Babe's ball? The Cam Jansen books are perfect for you…