Thomas Edison

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

Probablemente hayas oído hablar de leones y tigres. Quizás los hayas visto en el zoológico. ¿Pero has oído hablar del leopardo nublado? Este tímido miembro de la familia de los gatos es una especie en peligro de extinción. Su timidez hace que estudiarlos sea un desafío para los cuidadores del zoológico y los científicos. Descubra por qué son tan especiales y por qué necesitan nuestra ayuda. Creado en colaboración con la Institución Smithsonian, este Texto Informativo del Smithsonian desarrolla las habilidades de lectura de los estudiantes mientras despierta su curiosidad sobre...

Our closest solar system is about 10 light years away. It has two main types of planets. Some are rocky and small, like planet Earth, while others are huge balls of gas, like Jupiter. Learn about how astronomers once thought our solar system was the one and only, to how they have now discovered hundreds of stars with planets orbiting them, which means there could be billions of solar systems in outer space! Just maybe, these alien worlds could host life, like our own amazing planet. This book allows students to use observations of the Sun, moon, and stars to describe patterns that can be...

Exploración espacial is one book in the Spanish-language Gran Atlas de la Ciencia series that covers today's most popular science topics, from digital TV to microchips to touchscreens and beyond. Perennial subjects in earth science, life science, and physical science are all explored in detail. Amazing graphics--more than 1,000 per title--combined with concise summaries help students understand complex subjects. Correlated to the science curriculum in grades 5-9, each title also contains a glossary with full definitions for vocabulary.

Discusses the things money can buy, what forms money can come in, including cash, check, and credit, and what a budget is.