According to the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC), UTIs are the second most common type of infection in the body. Almost 5 percent of women get a UTI at some po
How can you create the illusion of movement in a drawing? What are simple action poses young artists can draw on their own? Readers discover the answers to these questions and many more about the worl
Police officers are some of our communities’ most important people. These men and women put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe and protect the people living in them. Readers learn ab
Explains the mathematics, physics, and other science behind the game of soccer, from the types of force involved in moving the ball to the characteristics of the sound produced by a vuvuzela.
Describes some of the ways in which people use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at an airport, including baggage checking, security, flight information, and preparing for flight, taki
Wizards, monsters, and dragons are common sights in the pages of fantasy manga. Readers will be able to draw these fantasy creatures and many more by following clear instructions designed for young ar
Detailed 3D anatomical images of the cardiovascular system, and the heart in particular, make it easy to visualize the workings of this important biological system. Readers will learn about the differ
Everyone knows that the brain is responsible for our smarts and the spinal cord holds us up, but students may be surprised to learn how much more these powerhouses are responsible for. Together they c
Presents information about the legal rights of youth and those being held in juvenile detention centers, including the common terminology, typical crimes, and the levels of the system.
Off-road vehicles add an extreme element to driving, and readers will see why through this text’s in-depth look at the technology and engineering behind some very extreme machines. Readers will learn
Describes the life and accomplishments of the professional soccer player, from his early career and his performance on the Argentinian national team to his accolades and influence on the sport.
Tells the life and accomplishments of the high school basketball player, called "The Chosen One" by Sports Illustrated, who went on to become Rookie of the Year during his first NBA season.
This book captures the excitement and hardship of settlers heading to the Wild West on wagon trains. Readers will delight in learning about the caravans of wagons that made their way through unsettled
Describes some of the ways in which people use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at baseball games, including the geometry of the field, ball-handling skills, radar guns, bats and batt
Describes some of the ways in which people use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics at restaurants and in food service, including transporting and growing food, cooking, ordering meals, a
Analyzing text is one of the greatest skills a young reader can develop. This book helps readers gain an understanding of what it means to read a text for information, recognize point of view, and sea
Charts and graphs help students illustrate their point in research papers, presentations, and other class projects. This book teaches readers how to read, understand, and create charts and graphs. It
Slavery is a sensitive topic in American history. This book provides resources and lesson plans for a week-long unit covering slavery, the Underground Railroad, and the abolition movement built around
Artist Lorenzo Pace uses his grandmother’s quilts in a powerful, personal, and artistic presentation of Harriet Tubman’s heroic participation in the Underground Railroad. The Pace family artifacts a
This book provides broad support for using games in middle and high school science classes including Earth science/living environment, biology, chemistry, and physics. The lesson plans and resources s
This narrative nonfiction title provides a point of view and descriptions about a season and one of the fun activities kids love to do in the snow. Strong photo-text correlation reinforces the action.
This STEAM-based text provides a procedural narrative to young readers. Photo illustrations show the creative process of an art project. Readers see collaboration between a teacher and a student.
In this book, elementary-school students get out into the fields to pick strawberries. They learn the stages of growth of strawberries, from seedling until the fruit is ripe and can be picked.
This narrative nonfiction text gives emerging readers basic life science information about a boy’s pet hamster. The illustrations and tightly correlated text help to build vocabulary.
Rabbits make great pets, and this strong narrative nonfiction text gives many examples of why this is the case. This title can stimulate discussion about animal behavior and the responsibilities of ow
This narrative nonfiction title provides kids with an opportunity to see a cat’s behavior throughout an entire day. A friend demonstrates her sense of responsibility while gaining basic life science i
A bird’s habitat is shown here to provide insight into the step-by-step nest-building process used by the bird to make a home for her young. Strong links between photo illustrations and text help buil
This descriptive title shows a carpenter at work, using wood to make a table. Kids can see the process from tree to finished woodwork and the sequence of steps.
The sequential text structure of this title shows the intersection between art and physical science. It provides evidence of the process by which raw material is utilized to make art.
This cause-and-effect nonfiction title gives emergent readers facts about the weather and how and why rain falls. The water cycle is described in a sequential structure.
This descriptive nonfiction title combines science and art to show specific materials chosen to make an art project. Classifying these materials provides good practice in the scientific process.
Real-life situations and relatable narratives introduce students to the principles of multiplication and division, an essential part of third-grade math. Age-appropriate language encourages learning,
