Loh-Hagan, Virginia

Simple text and color photographs introduce young readers to black bears.

"Mackenzie Poltergeist in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy story of the Mackenzie Poltergeist legend--from history to speculation to scientific explanation. This book is written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes wild facts (almost too strange to believe!) to hold the readers' interest. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance vocabulary and comprehension"--From the publisher's web site.

"Could you survive being stranded in the Antarctic? Ernest Shackleton: Survival in the Antarctic in the True Survival series explores Shackleton's shocking survival story. The book is written with a high interest level and lower level of complexity to serve more mature students reading at lower levels. Clear visuals, colorful photographs (including images of the survivors!), and considerate text help with comprehension and wild facts hold the readers' interest from the first page to the last. A table of contents, glossary, and index all enhance comprehension and vocabulary"--From the publisher's web site.

Looks at the life of Ada Blackjack, an Inuit women who lived two years on the uninhabited Wrangel Island, north of Siberia.

Text and photographs explore the sport of extreme MotoGP.

Text and photographs explore the sport of extreme downhill ski racing.

A guide to creating an organic garden.

"The events surrounding the Battle of Bunker Hill did not look the same to everyone involved. Step back in time and into the shoes of a Minuteman, a British soldier, and a colonial woman as readers act out scenes that took place in the midst of this historic event. Written with simplified, considerate text to help struggling readers, books in this series are made to build confidence as readers engage and read aloud. This book includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, and timelines"--Provided by the publisher.

Examines the life of NASA computer programmer and mathematician Dorothy Vaughan.

This book in the Urban Legends: Don't Read Alone! series explores the creepy history of the legend of The Hookman. Are you brave enough to read it alone? Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.