Mysterious events occur all over the world. It rains fish every year in Honduras, rocks in Pennsylvania make music and large drawings can be found on the desert floors in Peru! Readers will learn about these strange phenomena and more curiosities like E.S.P. and crop circles in this baffling and fascinating nonfiction reader. Vibrant images and intriguing facts in conjunction with a glossary of terms, informational text and an index keep readers captivated...

From Stonehenge to the Bermuda Triangle, there are many places on Earth that remain a mystery to scientists! Readers will discover these curious places — and more! — as they move through this fascinating nonfiction title. This mysterious book features detailed images, informational text and stimulating facts and theories in conjunction with upper-level features, such as chapter format, a glossary of terms and an index.

Photographs and simple text introduce children to horses.

Photographs and simple text introduce children to earthquakes.

Photographs and simple text introduce children to volcanoes.

When eighteen-year-old Talan Michaels accepts an invitation to join a mysterious secret society at his boarding school, he becomes involved in a conspiracy involving secret passages, cryptic riddles, and a decades-old murder mystery that he must solve to save the school--and, perhaps, lives.

Discover the journey that your food takes through the digestive system in this fascinating, Spanish-translated nonfiction title! Featuring vivid diagrams and photos, fresh and informative text, and stimulating facts, readers will be engaged from cover to cover.

How do architects and contractors use math and geometry to help build a house? Readers will find out in this engaging nonfiction book that features bright images and charts, informational text, and intriguing facts that will familiarize children with construction, construction equipment and materials, and blueprints.

Many talented and skilled immigrants came to America from various places in the world and brought with them their own cultures and traditions to enrich the American way of life. In this inspirational title, readers learn about some of the most famous lives and accomplishments of immigrants such as Canada's Elijah McCoy, Russia's Irving Berlin, Father Edward Flanagan, and Chinese architect I. M. Pei. The fascinating sidebars, vivid scrapbook layout,...

Many people know that Benjamin Franklin discovered electricity. In this captivating biography, readers learn the role he played in colonial America. Through easy-to-read text, fascinating facts, and engaging images, children will discover the amazing life Franklin had and learn how he made his way from being an apprentice at his brother's printshop to an international diplomat. Readers will be engaged and eager to learn about the impact he made on...