This search-and-find book invites young readers to look for new vocabulary words and pictures while giving simple facts about a cheetah's African habitat, body parts, and behaviors.
The continent of Africa is a land of many nations, languages, and cultures. Learn about the people, history, geography, and wildlife of this unique continent. Includes a glossary, websites, and fast facts.
The populations of countries, the heights of mountains, and the temperatures of deserts are just some of the numbers readers use to solve math problems about Africa.
"When war threatens their home, Idriss and his mother must flee. He clutches his lucky charm--a single marble--throughout their journey, walking over hazardous terrain, crawling under barbed wire, and sailing on a fragile little boat. Will the marble's luck help them avoid capture and bring them to the safety of a new world?"--Provided by publisher.
"A Nigerian-American woman named Chioma answers a knock at her door and is horrified to see a boy with a severe head wound standing at her doorstep. He reaches for her, and his touch burns like fire. Something is very wrong. Haunted and hunted, Chioma must embrace her heritage in order to survive"--Provided by publisher.
Lieutenant Jamal Jenkins and his pararescue team are sent to the highlands of the Nile where a burst dam has caused massive flooding, and a humanitarian crisis; but contending local war lords make it difficult to get people the food and medicine they need--especially after one of the team's helicopters is shot down in the crocodile infested Nile River.
The savannah sun sets in the sky - Meerkats play, giraffes stroll by... Cross the hot savannah and discover all its secrets with this new pop-up book, featuring artwork from Clover Robin.--.