Jean Brown Wagoner

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

America's First Lady

Martha Washington was a wife, mother, and the first First Lady of the United States, but what was she like as a child?

In this narrative biography, you'll learn all about Martha Washington's childhood, from her birth on June 2, 1731, to her time growing up on her parents' Virginia plantation, to marriage George Washington in 1759. Discover what Martha did for fun--and how her confidence and ability to host large social events prepared her to help her husband lead a new nation.

Martha Washington

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Howard Gardner

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

The Theory of Multiple Intelligences

A revolutionary challenge to the widely held notion that intelligence is a single general capacity possessed by every individual to a greater or lesser extent.

Frames of Mind

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Buddy Levy

Hernan Cortes, King Montezuma, and the Last Stand of the Aztecs

In 1519, Hernâan Cortâes arrived on the shores of Mexico with a roughshod crew of adventurers and the intent to expand the Spanish empire. Along the way, this brash and roguish conquistador schemed to convert the native inhabitants to Catholicism and carry off a fortune in gold. In Tenochtitlâan, the City of Dreams, Cortâes met his Aztec counterpart, Montezuma: king, divinity, ruler of a complex and sophisticated civilization with fifteen million people, and commander of the most powerful military machine in the Americas. Yet in less than two years, Cortâes defeated the entire Aztec nation in one of the most astonishing military campaigns ever waged. Sometimes outnumbered thousands-to-one, Cortâes repeatedly beat seemingly impossible odds. Journalist Levy meticulously researches the mix of cunning, courage, brutality, superstition, and finally disease that enabled Cortâes and his men to survive.--From publisher description.

Conquistador

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Joy Hakim

Science

Einstien Adds a New Dimension

A SMITHSONIAN BOOKThe third and final installment of a spectacular new series by Joy Hakim, author of the bestselling A History of US, who has been called the J.K. Rowling of nonfiction.

Einstein Adds a New Dimension explores the universe as Einstein saw it and delves into the mind-bending theories of physics in the twentieth and twenty-first century from the theory of Relativity to Chaos theory and String theory. Einstein was haunted by the question: "What would the world look like if I could sit on a beam of light?" Hakim explains how he tried to answer that question and developed a new kind of physics that pointed the way to the recent theories of particle physics and quantum mechanics. She shows how scientific thoughts today are often written in the language of mathematics, such as E=mc2, and explains clearly what that means. She tells us why relativity and quantum theory are perhaps the most important ideas of modern science, maybe of all time. She shows how scientists came to believe that nothing can go faster than the speed of light and nothing can be smaller than Planck's constant. She explores atomic theory, electrons and protons, and Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. She writes about Nils Bohr, the science and scientists as Los Alamos, and follows the development of the atomic bomb. She examines the Big Bang theory, Hubble's telescope, and dark matter.

The Story of Science

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Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Newton at the Center

A SMITHSONIAN BOOKThe second installment of a spectacular new series by Joy Hakim, author of the bestselling A History of US, who has been called the J.K. Rowling of nonfiction.



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Kathleen M. Reilly

Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself provides an engaging guide to the natural world and encourages children ages 9 and up to get their hands dirty and actively connect with the environment. It then introduces key environmental issueswind and solar power, pollution, endangered species, global warming, and recyclingand posits potential solutions. Trivia, fun facts, and 25 captivating hands-on projects investigate ecology basics, such as the food chain, oxygen, and animal habitats, as well as ways to lessen the strain on Earth's resources by reducing human consumption and waste. With Planet Earth kids will learn how to respect and protect our unique planet.

25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself

Planet Earth: 25 Environmental Projects You Can Build Yourself provides an engaging guide to the natural world and encourages children ages 9 and up to get their hands dirty and actively connect with the environment. It then introduces key environmental issues--wind and solar power, pollution, endangered species, global warming, and recycling--and posits potential solutions. Trivia, fun facts, and 25 captivating hands-on projects investigate ecology basics, such as the food chain, oxygen, and animal habitats, as well as ways to lessen the strain on Earth's resources by reducing human consumption and waste. WithPlanet Earth kids will learn how to respect and protect our unique planet.

Planet Earth

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Melanie Wilson

Textbook & Teacher Manual 
Grammar Galaxy Protostar is a complete language arts curriculum for readers at a 4th-grade level or those who have mastered the concepts in Grammar Galaxy Protostar. Short, comical stories teach concepts in a memorable way. Students discover the havoc that ensues when the evil Gremlin tampers with the English language. Metaphors are sworn to tell the truth for jury duty on planet Sentence and become reality. Hackers Prefix and Suffix confuse the galaxy's vocabulary. Everyone is using double negatives when the Buddy System on planet Vocabulary goes into effect. The royal English children invite students to become fellow grammar guardians in order to save the galaxy from crises like these. Students or teachers read one of the mysteries. Vocabulary words are defined in the text. Discussion questions follow each lesson to check for understanding. Grammar Galaxy Yellow Star, the third in a series of language arts texts for fourth to sixth graders, teaches: *literary concepts *vocabulary *spelling *grammar *composition and *speaking Grammar Galaxy Yellow Star is a great choice for homeschoolers, teachers, and parents: *Whose student can read and write at about a fourth-grade level *Who want their student to have excellent reading, writing, and speaking skills *Who want their student to spend less time doing seatwork and more time reading and writing for fun The workbook, the Grammar Galaxy Yellow Star Mission Manual (a separate purchase), enables guardians to complete important, enjoyable missions to reinforce the concepts. Homeschooling mother, Elizabeth, writes: You really did it. You truly made grammar fun. I didn't think it was possible but you obviously deserve some kind of medal! THANK YOU!

Reading & Language Arts

Yellow Star: Adventures in Language Arts

Grammar Galaxy Protostar is a complete language arts curriculum for readers at a 4th-grade level or those who have mastered the concepts in Grammar Galaxy Protostar. Short, comical stories teach concepts in a memorable way. Students discover the havoc that ensues when the evil Gremlin tampers with the English language. Metaphors are sworn to tell the truth for jury duty on planet Sentence and become reality. Hackers Prefix and Suffix confuse the galaxy's vocabulary. Everyone is using double negatives when the Buddy System on planet Vocabulary goes into effect. The royal English children invite students to become fellow grammar guardians in order to save the galaxy from crises like these. Students or teachers read one of the mysteries. Vocabulary words are defined in the text. Discussion questions follow each lesson to check for understanding. Grammar Galaxy Yellow Star, the third in a series of language arts texts for fourth to sixth graders, teaches: *literary concepts *vocabulary *spelling *grammar *composition and *speaking Grammar Galaxy Yellow Star is a great choice for homeschoolers, teachers, and parents: *Whose student can read and write at about a fourth-grade level *Who want their student to have excellent reading, writing, and speaking skills *Who want their student to spend less time doing seatwork and more time reading and writing for fun The workbook, the Grammar Galaxy Yellow Star Mission Manual (a separate purchase), enables guardians to complete important, enjoyable missions to reinforce the concepts. Homeschooling mother, Elizabeth, writes: You really did it. You truly made grammar fun. I didn't think it was possible but you obviously deserve some kind of medal! THANK YOU!

Grammar Galaxy

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David Lambert

An updated title provides information on earth's origin, the shaping of the continents, the forming of rocks, erosion, earth's geological history, and the impact of the oceans and rivers.

The Field Guide to Geology

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Alfred Lansing

Experience “one of the best adventure books ever written” (Wall Street Journal) in this New York Times bestseller: the harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole.

In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a day's sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Thus began the legendary ordeal of Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. When their ship was finally crushed between two ice floes, they attempted a near-impossible journey over 850 miles of the South Atlantic's heaviest seas to the closest outpost of civilization.

In Endurance, the definitive account of Ernest Shackleton's fateful trip, Alfred Lansing brilliantly narrates the harrowing and miraculous voyage that has defined heroism for the modern age.

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Shackleton's Incredible Voyage

This harrowing tale of British explorer Ernest Shackleton's 1914 attempt to reach the South Pole, one of the greatest adventure stories of the modern age. In August 1914, polar explorer Ernest Shackleton boarded the Endurance and set sail for Antarctica, where he planned to cross the last uncharted continent on foot. In January 1915, after battling its way through a thousand miles of pack ice and only a day's sail short of its destination, the Endurance became locked in an island of ice. Thus began the legendary ordeal of Shackleton and his crew of twenty-seven men. For ten months the ice-moored Endurance drifted northwest before it was finally crushed between two ice floes. With no options left, Shackleton and a skeleton crew attempted a near-impossible journey over 850 miles of the South Atlantic's heaviest seas to the closest outpost of civilization. Their survival, and the survival of the men they left behind, depended on their small lifeboat successfully finding the island of South Georgia--a tiny dot of land in a vast and hostile ocean. In Endurance, the definitive account of Ernest Shackleton's fateful trip, Alfred Lansing brilliantly narrates the harrowing and miraculous voyage that has defined heroism for the modern age.

Endurance

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Ginjer Clarke

From anglerfish to zebras, discover 500 awesome animal facts for kids ages 9 to 12.

From frogs to foxes, scorpions and sharks,The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids has it all! This animal encyclopedia includes 500 amazing facts about animals that offer hours of engaging learning every boy and girl will love. Alongside full-color pictures on every page, find weird and wonderful details about Magnificent Mammals, Creepy Crawlies, Amazing Amphibians, Feathered Friends, and more. Great as a bedtime read or during the day, this standout among animal books for kids is ideal for any boy or girl who is wild about animals!

Go beyond other animal books for kids with fantastic facts like:

Today's golden hamsters are all descendants of a single hamster family that lived in Syria around 1930.
Ant mimicking spiders pretend to be ants by raising two of their eight legs to look like ant antennae allowing them to eat the ants.
A glass lizard looks like a snake, but it is actually a lizard with an extra-long tail―and no legs.
When you're looking for a kid's book for ages 9-12, this is the perfect choice to learn about animals―and have a whole bunch of fun!

500 Wild Facts!

From anglerfish to zebras--500 awesome animal facts for kids ages 9 to 12

Frogs and foxes, scorpions and sharks--The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids has it all! This animal encyclopedia includes 500 amazing animal facts that offer hours of engaging learning. Alongside full-color pictures on every page, you'll find weird and wonderful details about Magnificent Mammals, Creepy Crawlies, Amazing Amphibians, Feathered Friends, and more. This standout among animal books for kids is ideal for any boy or girl who is wild about animals!

Learn fantastic facts like:

 * Today's golden hamsters are all descendants of a single hamster family that lived in Syria around 1930.
 * Ant-eating ant mimicking spiders pretend to be ants by raising two of their eight legs so they look like ant antennae.
 * A glass lizard looks like a snake, but it is actually a lizard with an extra-long tail--and no legs.

When you're looking for kids books ages 9-12, this is the perfect choice to learn about animals--and have a whole bunch of fun!

The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids

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Bethanie Hestermann

Josh Hestermann


From anemones to zooplankton―500 awesome ocean facts for kids ages 8 to 12

Do you know a kid who's captivated by what goes on beneath the ocean's surface? This sea animal book for kids is packed with hundreds of incredible facts for hours of underwater exploration. Pages of full-color pictures feature life in and around the sea including fish, dolphins, and shipwrecks!

Dive deeper than other ocean books for kids with ocean trivia such as:

Sea cucumbers can eject some of their organs to defend themselves and then regrow them within a few weeks.
The Challenger Deep is the deepest place on Earth, almost 7 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean.
Blue whales are the largest animals that have ever lived―their tongue weighs as much as an entire elephant!
Kids will light up as they discover fascinating fishes and deep-sea giants with the best in ocean books for kids.

500 Incredible Facts!

From anemones to zooplankton—500 awesome ocean facts for kids ages 8 to 12 Do you know a kid who's captivated by what goes on beneath the ocean's surface? This amazing entry into ocean books for kids is packed with hundreds of incredible facts for hours of underwater exploration. Pages of full-color pictures feature life in and around the sea including fish, dolphins, and shipwrecks! Dive deeper than other ocean books for kids with ocean trivia such as: Sea cucumbers can eject some of their organs to defend themselves and then regrow them within a few weeks. The Challenger Deep is the deepest place on Earth, almost 7 miles below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. Blue whales are the largest animals that have ever lived—their tongue weighs as much as an entire elephant! Kids will light up as they discover fascinating fishes and deep-sea giants with the best in ocean books for kids.

The Fascinating Ocean Book for Kids

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Energy is a valuable resource that comes in many different forms. This book will help kids learn about the history and science of the world’s sources of energy, from nonrenewable fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas to renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power. Sidebars and fun trivia break up the text, making it easily accessible and engaging, while hands-on projects encourage active learning. Activities range from constructing a battery to recreating an oil spill to explore how difficult cleanup can be.

25 Projects Investigate Why We Need Power and How We Get It

Energy

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Nikhil Abraham

See all the things coding can accomplish
The demand for people with coding know-how exceeds the number of people who understand the languages that power technology. Coding All-in-One For Dummies gives you an ideal place to start when you're ready to add this valuable asset to your professional repertoire. Whether you need to learn how coding works to build a web page or an application or see how coding drives the data revolution, this resource introduces the languages and processes you'll need to know.

Peek inside to quickly learn the basics of simple web languages, then move on to start thinking like a professional coder and using languages that power big applications. Take a look inside for the steps to get started with updating a website, creating the next great mobile app, or exploring the world of data science. Whether you're looking for a complete beginner's guide or a trusted resource for when you encounter problems with coding, there's something for you!

Create code for the web
Get the tools to create a mobile app
Discover languages that power data science
See the future of coding with machine learning tools
With the demand for skilled coders at an all-time high, Coding All-in-One For Dummies is here to propel coding newbies to the ranks of professional programmers.

See all the things coding can accomplish The demand for people with coding know-how exceeds the number of people who understand the languages that power technology. Coding All-in-One For Dummies gives you an ideal place to start when you're ready to add this valuable asset to your professional repertoire. Whether you need to learn how coding works to build a web page or an application or see how coding drives the data revolution, this resource introduces the languages and processes you'll need to know. Peek inside to quickly learn the basics of simple web languages, then move on to start thinking like a professional coder and using languages that power big applications. Take a look inside for the steps to get started with updating a website, creating the next great mobile app, or exploring the world of data science. Whether you're looking for a complete beginner's guide or a trusted resource for when you encounter problems with coding, there's something for you! Create code for the web Get the tools to create a mobile app Discover languages that power data science See the future of coding with machine learning tools With the demand for skilled coders at an all-time high, Coding All-in-One For Dummies is here to propel coding newbies to the ranks of professional programmers.

Coding All-In-One for Dummies

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Judy Hindley

Anne Civardi

James Graham-Campbell

Heather Amery

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Visit Medieval Times, the Viking Age, the Roman World and Ancient Egypt

Discover what life was really like in this action-packed adventure through history. Visit a castle during the Crusades, meet a ferocious band of Viking raiders, explore Rome when the Roman empire was at its height and take a trip down the Nile at a time when pharaohs ruled Egypt. Informative and amusing, this fully illustrated book contains four updated Usborne classics: Knights & Castles, Viking Raiders, Rome & Romans, Pharaohs & Pyramids.

Jill Klein

@jills_books

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Planet Earth

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Grammar Galaxy

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The Field Guide to Geology

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Endurance

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The Fascinating Animal Book for Kids

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The Fascinating Ocean Book for Kids

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