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Explains how electricity works and provides experiments for increased understanding of the different aspects of the subject.

Presents the history of the Civil War submarine the H.L. Hunley, including the construction, mysterious sinking, recovery, and restoration.

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In a unique melding of science and poetry, a collection of haiku extols the wonder of trees?and explores the vital roles they play on our living planet. perched on a branch, the crow's nest amid green sailsa place for daydreams From the giant tree ferns of the forests primeval to the hardy sycamores of today's urban forests, experience the essence of trees through poems that engage with every season and stage of the life cycle, from seed to ph...

A historic mine fire traps hundreds of men underground in a gripping work of narrative nonfiction meticulously researched and told by a master of the genre. It is November 13, 1909, and the coal miners of Cherry, Illinois, head to work with lunch pails in hand, just like any other day. By seven a.m., 484 of these men are underground, starting jobs that range from taking care of the mules that haul coal to operating cages that raise and lower w...

¿Qué son los imanes? ¿Por qué se pueden encontrar imanes dentro de máquinas como televisores, radios y teléfonos? ¿Qué tienen que ver los átomos y las partículas diminutas que los conforman--protones, neutrones y electrones--con el magnetismo? Los imanes proporcionan fuerzas que tienen la capacidad de empujar o atraer otros objetos. Los experimentos fáciles de poner en práctica ayudan a los lectores a analizar los principios centrales del magn...

¿De dónde viene la electricidad? ¿Cómo hace que funcione una computadora o que una bombilla ilumine? La electricidad es una forma de energía que puede usarse de muchas maneras. Este libro comienza con las partículas diminutas que conforman los átomos --electrones, protones y neutrones--, subraya los elementos básicos del funcionamiento de la electricidad y amplía la comprensión mediante una serie de experimentos fáciles de poner en práctica.Wh...

This companion to Earth Verse: Haiku from the Ground Up soars into space with a perfect fusion of poetry and science, accompanied by breathtaking illustrations.one minuscule speckgrows into the universea mind-boggling birthThis stunning meeting of poetic form and luminous artwork transports us out of the bounds of Earth, past a lunar eclipse, beyond the orbiting planets, and into glowing galaxies and twinkling constellations. Sally M. Walker u...

Hits the mark."-KirkusAn engaging middle-grade nonfiction narrative of the American Indian soldiers who bravely fought in the Civil War from Sibert Award-winning author Sally M. Walker.More than 20, 000 American Indians served in the Civil War, yet their stories have often been left out of the history books. In Deadly Aim, Sally M. Walker explores the extraordinary lives of Michigan's Anishinaabe sharpshooters. These brave soldiers served with...

Who could care for a bear? When Harry Colebourn saw a baby bear at a train station, he knew he could care for it. Harry was a veterinarian. But he was also a soldier in training during World War I. Harry named the bear Winnie, short for Winnipeg, his company's home town, and he brought her along to the military camp in England.

How did the colonists of Jamestown and Maryland live and die? Forensic anthropology provides an incredible array of answers. Scientists can look into a grave and determine the skeleton's gender, age at time of death, nationality, and sometimes even economic standing within minutes. Laboratory studies can provide cause of death information. Once these details are known, some skeletons can even be matched with a name via the historical record. S...

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Describes the life and accomplishments of baseball star Jackie Robinson, who became the first African American in twentieth-century major-league baseball.

An engaging middle-grade narrative about the American Indian soldiers who bravely fought in the Civil War

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Hits the mark."-KirkusAn engaging middle-grade nonfiction narrative of the American Indian soldiers who bravely fought in the Civil War from Sibert Award-winning author Sally M. Walker.More than 20, 000 American Indians served in the Civil War, yet their stories have often been left out of the history books. In Deadly Aim, Sally M. Walker explores the extraordinary lives of Michigan's Anishinaabe sharpshooters. These brave soldiers served with...

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Rocks, fossils, earthquakes.Seventeen short syllables?Earth Science haiku!In a stunning combination of haiku and impressionistic (but accurate) art, this one-of-a-kind book encourages readers to think playfully about our planet and its wondrous processes. Sibert Medal-winning author Sally M. Walker covers Earth's many marvels — fossilized skeletons of plants and animals, terrific volcanic eruptions, the never-ending hydrologic cycle — in somet...

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