Grace Hansen

"This title will introduce eight unique and shocking animals! Each spread devotes itself to one animal, an interesting fact about them, and a beautiful, full-bleed photograph. These titles will definitely attract those reluctant readers. Complete with a table of contents, glossary, index, and even more facts!"--Provided by the publisher.

"Looks at the life of the Baptist minister and civil rights leader who helped American blacks win many battles for equal rights."--Amazon.com.

Presents brief, unusual facts in science, including the speed of a sneeze, space gas, and a humans eyes stay the same size as they are at birth.

"This title will explain what sound is and how it travels in waves. It will also explain what pitch and loudness is, and how humans hear it. It is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --

Introduces the idea of a biome and describes the four different types of desert biomes--hot and dry, semiarid, coastal, and cold--and the plants and animals that may live there.

Introduces stems and explains their anatomy and how they help the plants they hold up.

Describes the life and accomplishments of the first African American baseball player in the major leagues in modern times.

Introduces the idea of a biome and describes the two different types of grassland biome--tropical, or savanna, and temperate--and the plants and animals that may live there.

Readers will learn about the impressive migration of five different Pacific salmon species. The title will cover information like why and when they migrate, how far they migrate, and where they migrate. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids Jumbo is an imprint of Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO.

"This title will explain what heat is and how it transfers in three ways through convection, conduction, and radiation. It is complete with carefully chosen photographs and labeled diagrams to help visual learners. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards." --