Helget, Nicole Lea

Long neck stretches ... Knobby legs gallop ... Meet the giraffe! Brimming with vivid photos and scientific facts, Giraffes treats middle-grade researchers and wild animal lovers to a comprehensive profile of this marvelous African mammal. It covers zoology topics such as anatomy, diet, habitat, and life cycle, as well as species conservation efforts and the animal's relationship with humans throughout history. Sidebars, a range map, and a glossary support the main text, while a Tanzanian tale about the giraffe adds a cross-curricular cultural layer to the title.

Basketball is much more than jump shots, no-look passes, and slam dunks. It's a spectacular spectacle where basketball, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics happen to meet.

Baseball is much more than game-winning hits, double plays, and grand slams. It's a spectacular spectacle where baseball, science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics happen to meet.

"Eleven-year-old Fern helps to take care of her impoverished family by foraging for food in the forest, but when a fracking company rolls into town, she realizes that her peaceful woods and her family's livelihood could be threatened"--Provided by publisher.

Lu Wonder, a bright, curious girl who hopes to be a scientist, sets out from her Kansas home in 1855 with her best friend Eustace, a slave, on a journey to Antarctica to protect a mysterious artifact and hide it from the man responsible for her father's death.

"Eleven-year-old Fern helps to take care of her impoverished family by foraging for food in the forest, but when a fracking company rolls into town, she realizes that her peaceful woods and her family's livelihood could be threatened"--Provided by publisher.

Lu Wonder, a bright, curious girl who hopes to be a scientist, sets out from her Kansas home in 1855 with her best friend Eustace, a slave, on a journey to Antarctica to protect a mysterious artifact and hide it from the man responsible for her father's death.

"A look at the Mongols, including how they built the most widespread empire in history, their lifestyle, their weapons, and how they remain a part of today's culture through books and film"--Provided by Publisher.

Presents information on giraffes, including their habitats, physical characteristics, behaviors, relationships with humans, and status in the world today.

Describes the physical characteristics, behaviors, and habitats of swans and discusses how the species has inspired dance and literature.