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From the smallest flower to the tallest tree, plants are all around us. With so many plants in the world, there's so much to discover about them. What makes plants so important to humans and animals? What is the purpose of a flower? How does a plant make seeds? What's inside a tree's trunk?World of Plants answers these questions and many, many more! It also provides fun activities such as growing bean plants and sprouting radish seeds.

This beautifully illustrated book introduces young students to the fascinating subject of human anatomy. Punctuated with interesting tidbits, this book introduces the main body systems and their parts and functions, using simple, non-technical language. Students learn about cells and how they make up tissues, which make up organs, which make up systems.¿

Do you know which foods give your body energy? Build bones? Build muscle? Help with digestion? How about what foods might not be the best for your body? This simple book answers these questions with basic information on nutrition, what foods provide what nutrients, and what effects these can have on a growing body. The book takes care to make it clear that not all nutritionists agree, and there is much to learn on this interesting topic. ...

Written as a tool for students ages 12-14. Derivations for 11, 450 commonly used words. A brief history of the English language, common symbols and terms found in dictionary derivations, a glossary of terms.

This book covers the basic skills involved in writing general essays in a simple and friendly way. Topics include the importance of interest and having a message, the parts of an essay, supporting details, outlines, revising and more.The accompanying learning guide takes students through the book while supplying the opportunity to practice what they are learning. This course assumes a student has basic knowledge of sentences and paragraphs, as...

This is a comprehensive glossary of terms describing the history, culture and customs of 19th century America as represented in Rifles for Watie by Harold Keith. There are over 200 entries including English words, slang, idiomatic and figurative expressions, historical terms and more that can't commonly be found in a middle school dictionary. Included in the introduction is a brief essay on the language and times of General Watie to assist rea...

Want to become a first-class authority on grammar?Probably not.How about a specialist in punctuation rules?Not likely.What most of us want is to be able to write well, to communicate effectively in writing. What we need is a handy reference that will help us know whether we need a comma here or a semi-colon there. Punctuation is simply the use of symbols to control the flow of writing and ensure it's clear. Grammar is simply how we put words t...

This glossary of roughly 180 terms includes art terms and translations of many Italian words and phrases used in The Agony and the Ecstasy by Irving Stone. A list of characters both in order of appearance, and alphabetical by common name, is provided to assist in keeping track of the many people Michelangelo encountered in his long life. An introductory essay, covering calendars, the cultural setting (art, science, religion), and a broader loo...

This is a comprehensive glossary with over 300 entries to aid readers of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. It provides information and definitions for terms (or even actual things) that were familiar to readers during Dickens' time but are no longer used or known. Simply written derivations are provided for most words. To accommodate the different editions of David Copperfield, words are listed alphabetically by chapter, with an alphabetic...

This comprehensive glossary covers the history, geography and foreign languages as represented in The Long Walk by Slavomir Rawicz. There are over 240 entries including English and Russian words, slang, political and historical terms, and geographical terms that can't commonly be found in a dictionary at this level. To accommodate the different editions of The Long Walk, words are listed by chapter in the order they appear in the book with an ...

How do you help other students learn? With this book, you can learn how to help your friends and classmates get the most from the things they are studying. Whether they are studying math, English, geography or science, you can help them make sure they really understand and can use everything they are learning. The Checkouts Book makes it easy! Read it. Use it. And help others learn! The accompanying learning guide takes the student step-by-ste...

A simple, easy-to-read introduction to Hubbard's educational philosophy, including the role affinity, reality and communication play in understanding, basic educational principles, comments on teaching reading and research, and more.

A collection of essays introducing the most important principles an educator should know for success with children, including topics such as self-determinism, control, discipline, contribution, games and more.

A short, simple explanation of figurative language geared to ages 9-12 that will help set him or her up for tackling higher-level (and more imaginative) writing. Essential information and lots of practice examples are provided so students who don't yet have it can really "get the hang" of reading language that is figurative in nature. Best done by students who have completed at least half of fifth grade reading. Using the accompanying learning...

This book covers basic parts of speech, sentence structure, paragraph organization and how to revise and proofread one's work.With the accompanying workbook and Learning Guide the student have the opportunity to develop writing skills and be asked to create, revise and proofread several pieces of their own writing.

This book explains the importance and usefulness of writing out math carefully and completely. With the accompanying Learning Guide, student will learn and practice simple guidelines for writing out and checking math work, ensuring it is correct.

Math Essentials 9: Customary Measurements is the ninth of 13 books to help you find and fills the gaps that hinder algebra studies. This book teaches you to do customary measurements of length, weight and liquid volume and to convert from one customary unit to another. Designed for students who have already studied math up to algebra, Math Essentials finds and fills the gaps that hinder algebra studies.The program assumes a student has mastere...

Math Essentials 8: Metric Measurement is the first of 13 books to help you find and fills the gaps that hinder algebra studies. This book teaches you to do metric measurements of length, weight and liquid volume and to convert from one metric unit to another. Designed for students who have already studied math up to algebra, Math Essentials finds and fills the gaps that hinder algebra studies. The program assumes a student has mastered basic a...

Beginning microscopes are often used as toys, but a good quality student microscope has many applications in science and technology. This books covers the parts of a light (optical) microscope with multiple objective lenses, and coarse and fine tuning knobs, with instructions for illumination, focusing and maintenance. It presents techniques for preparing several types of slides, with and without stain, and an introduction to freshwater micros...

This book provides easy-to-read information on these basic solid geometric shapes: cubes, cylinders, spheres, square pyramids and cones. The book includes activities such as finding the shapes in the environment, drawing the shapes and making clay models. With the accompanying learning guide, children are able to move step by step through the book and activities independently, building their own models using using paper patterns provided with ...