Carson, Mary Kay

A biography of inventor Alexander Graham Bell that contains 21 hands-on activities.

Stay out of the water! During the summer of 1916, the "Jersey man-eater"--a great white shark--terrorized the coast of New Jersey. Based on real events, new friends Ed and Mike have to work together to survive one of the deadliest shark attacks in history!.

Explores the history of the New Horizons' spacecraft mission to Pluto and the Kuiper belt, discussing how the NASA team pulled it off and the discoveries the probe has made.

"Patrick is an Irish bellboy working on the Titanic to help his family back home. Sarah is a passenger excited to return to America. Neither of them knows that they are about to embark on the most dangerous trip of their lives. The unsinkable Titanic is not quite what Sarah expected. Instead of dining with movie stars, she finds herself having more fun in steerage with the family of her new friend, Patrick, a bellboy. He shows her all the secrets that the greatest ship in the world has to offer, like heated swimming pools and first-class cabins. But then . . . disaster! The ship crashes into an iceberg, and water begins rushing into the lower decks. The Titanic is going down fast-into the deep, icy Atlantic. Can Sarah find her new friends in time? Can Patrick do his duty and also save himself? Will either of them manage to escape one of the deadliest shipwrecks in history?"--Provided by publisher.

"With 448 full-color, highly illustrated pages, Outdoor School is your indispensable tool for the outdoors. This interactive field guide to plant and mushroom spotting includes: immersive activities to get you exploring, write-in sections to journal about experiences, next-level adventures to challenge even seasoned nature lovers. No experience is required-only curiosity and courage. Inside you'll find easy-to-follow instructions on how to: grow mushrooms with cardboard, compare bark types, count tree rings, survey leaf patterns, create fern spore prints, press and preserve wildflowers - and so much more!"--.

"Using the structure of 'The House that Jack Built' and the example of the gray wolf reintroduction to Yellowstone National Park, the interconnectedness of the wildlife that lives in a place and how the presence (or absence) of a single species can impact an ecosystem is explained"--Provided by publisher. Includes back matter.

A guide to Uranus that provides facts on the planet's atmosphere, history, suitabiity for life, and the ways researchers study it.

Presents information about the moon, including fast facts, history, and technology used to study it.

Presents information about Venus, including fast facts, history, and technology used to study the planet.

An introduction to the sun that discusses how it impacts everything in the solar system, how scientists have studied it throughout history, and what they have learned about its make up.