"You gotta know the rules to play the game. Ball is life. Take it to the hoop. Soar. What can we imagine for our lives? What if we were the star players, moving and grooving through the game of life? What if we had our own rules of the game to help us get what we want, what we aspire to, what will enrich our lives? Illustrated with photographs by Thai Neave, The Playbook is intended to provide inspiration on the court of life. Each rule containswisdom...

Buzz and Fly Guy visit the firehouse, where they learn facts about firefighters, fire trucks, and fire safety .

"Simple text and full-color photography introduce beginning readers to bulldozers. Developed by literacy experts for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

During a nature walk, Fly Guy and Buzz learn all about the different types of insects, their life cycles, what they eat, and which ones are dangerous to humans.

Photographs and text trace the life of the Civil War President.

"The story of Greensburg, Kansas, a town that rebuilt completely green after a deadly tornado"--

"Prepare to learn all about Earth from the point-of-view of Earth herself, [discovering] key moments in Earth's life from her childhood more than four billion years ago all the way up to present day"

The endangered Southern Resident orcas whistle and click their way around the waters of the Pacific Northwest in three small family groups while facing boat noise, pollution, and scarce food. Superpod introduces young readers to the experts who are training scat-sniffing dogs, inventing ways to treat sick orcas, quieting the waters, studying whales from the air, and speaking out. Author Nora Nickum also discusses her own work on laws to protect the...

"Engaging images accompany information about dragsters. The combination of high-interest subject matter and light text is intended for students in grades 2 through 7"--

Learn what it was like to travel on the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s.