A young girl wants to be the very last one in the neighborhood to turn out her light for bedtime. But that means staying up--and keeping track--as all the lights in the big apartment house across the street go out.
Learn about how Pocahontas helped early Americans survive! Filled with suspense and historical details, here's a very young biography of the Powhatan Indian princess who played a vital role in early Colonial and Native American relations.
What made the mysterious tracks in Oscars yard? Oscar insists its a bear, but his friends disagree. When they track down the culprit, everyone is in for a big surprise!
This classic Step Into Reading science title is brimming with facts about tornadoes and hurricanes. Now updated with all-new illustrations and photographs throughout. Full color.
Teddy Kramer was "always" last so his friends called him "Slowpoke". When his mother enters him in a race, he resolves to become the fastest kid in town! Readers are introduced to simple concepts regarding elapsed time. Full-color illustrations.
After Jake and Leo move into their grandfather's old house, they receive a mysterious postcard about treasure maps in the attic. Following the clues on the maps, Jake and Leo discover their neighborhood and find a real treasure right in their own backyard. This title emphasizes the concept of coordinate graphing. Full-color illustrations.
Best-selling simplifier of science Lucille Recht Penner unearths the truth about the water bug which sucks its victims' blood like a vampire, the assassin bug which turns its prey to mush with a special poison, and other barbaric bugs. This vividly illustrated collection of sensational but true bug facts is sure to set young readers' skin crawling!
Hoping to be the last person awake, a young girl keeps count as one person after another turns out a light in the apartment building across from hers. Full-color illustrations.
Jill uses a map to keep track of the places where her dog Bingo has been burying his bones to save them from being taken by Hulk the cat. This Math Matters( book teaches position word/mapping. Full color.
Over 125 years ago our beloved Statue of Liberty made its way to New York Harbor. This Step 2 non-fiction reader uses illustrations and photographs to tell the story of how Lady Liberty was sculpted, transported from France, unveiled, and made into an American icon.
How the Revolutionary War Began The American colonists were fed up with British law. They refused to buy English goods. They formed a militia of tradesmen and farmers ready to fight at a moment's notice. Most importantly, they joined together. All 13 colonies sent representatives to decide whether they should form a new country. That group wrote the Declaration of Independence, the document that summed up a revolution.
This lively account draws young readers into the Pilgrims' daily life as it explores the food, customs, and manners of these early American settlers. Written in a straightforward and down-to-earth style, the book includes historical line drawings, savory descriptions of food preparations, and quotations from writers of the era.
Eight messy bunkmates try to figure out how to divide themselves into equal teams to clean up their cabin at camp. This funny story, part of the Math Matters( series, teaches the concept of fractions. Full color.