England may have been the birthplace of Cricket, but today people of all ages play the sport around the globe. With its focus on good sportsmanship and its exciting professional matches, the sport will fascinate students. The book also includes maps, diagrams, and engaging photos.
Historic Peacemakers highlights six Nobel Peace Prize winners: Wangarĩ Muta Maathai, Nelson Mandela, Martin Luther King, Jr., Óscar Romero, Mairead Corrigan, and Betty Williams. It also presents information on peer mediation groups and appeals to readers to find the peacemaker within themselves. Historic photographs support the text.
Explore this fascinating Middle Eastern country with your students as they learn about United Arab Emirates' people, land, history, and significant landmarks.
Children and adults have been playing with remote-controlled planes, boats, cars, trucks, and helicopters for decades. What seemed like magic one hundred years ago has quickly become an important, and entertaining, part of our everyday lives. Fun by Remote Control explains the history, science, and future of remote-controlled vehicles. Students will enjoy detailed photographs supported by a tex…
Greek and Roman mythology is exciting and fascinating for students. The Labors of Hercules tells the story of Hercules and how he overcame many difficult challenges in his life. Students will be engaged with this riveting story and the accompanying detailed illustrations. This book can also be used to teach students how to identify problems and solutions as well as to retell the events of a sto…
High in the Andes Mountains of Peru sits the stone city of Machu Picchu, built by Inca Indians in the fifteenth century. Students will learn about the site's remarkable architecture and agricultural ingenuity, and they will love the photos of this ancient city in its stunning natural setting.
The work of Marie Curie revolutionized scientific understanding of the nature of atoms and opened up new frontiers in medicine. Marie Curie is a detailed account of this remarkable woman's legacy in the face of discrimination and struggle. The book can be used to teach students the elements of a biography.
The Paralympics describes the history and organization of this prestigious sporting event. The book details the different sports included in the competition and provides the inspiring backstories of several athletes from around the world who have shown what is possible with hard work and dedication. This book can also be used to teach students how to determine the main idea and details in a tex…
Celebrated as one of the modern wonders of the world, the Panama Canal forever changed trade and travel in the Americas. The Panama Canal provides students a look at the obstacles and triumph in completing this engineering feat. The book can also be used to teach students how to understand cause-and-effect relationships and the proper use of prepositional phrases.
Explore one of the most amazing burial grounds in history with Valley of the Kings. Engage students with information about the construction of the tombs as well as ancient Egyptian beliefs regarding death and the afterlife.