Discusses the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to be the first nation to send a man into space and to land on the moon, including a glipmse of historical, technological, and human factors involved

This book introduces young readers to tiny life on the ground. Colorful photos and simple text encourage children to read on thier own as they learn about the different types of helpful and harmful tiny life on the ground, such as bacteria and fingus

This book introduces young readers to tiny life in a puddle

This book introduces young readers to tiny life on plants

This book about a presidency

For months, six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of segregationists when she becomes the first African-American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960

The field trip to the planetarium is foiled when the museum turns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The Magic School Bus turns into a spaceship and takes the class on a trip zooming through the atmosphere, to the Moon, and beyond! With up-to-date facts about the solar system, revised for this edition

Help children make a personal connection with this harvest holiday and learn about its history! Teach about the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and the First Thanksgiving with the Sail on the Mayflower board game, Thanksgiving Memories Mini-Book, Fact or Folklore Riddles, moveable Perky Turkey, a read-aloud play, easy art activities, poems, songs, and literature and computer links. Plus, a big colorful pocket-chart poetry poster!

What is the best time to do things? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do? Nikolai knows that he wants to be the best person he can be, but often he is unsure if he is doing the right thing. So he goes to ask Leo, the wise turtle. When he arrives, the turtle is struggling to dig in his garden, and Nikolai rushes to help him. As he finishes work, a violent storm rolls in. Nikolai runs for Leo

Introducing readers to a pioneering African-American inventor from the mid-1800s, the story of his life recounts his successes with such everyday objects as rubber heels, lawn sprinklers, and locomotive oil cups