Fitzgerald, Lee

"Detailed text informs readers of the duties, skills, and training required of mounted and canine police."--Provided by publisher.

"Detailed text informs readers of the duties, skills, and training required of mounted and canine police."--Provided by publisher.

Highlights the history of bomb squads, and the training, equipment, and job duties of bomb squad members. Includes color photographs, fact boxes, and a glossary.

Photographs and simple text describe some of the characteristics of brown bears, what they eat, and where they live.

Readers learn what a penny is, how it equates to other coins, counting skills, and concepts in American history including what is on both sides of the penny.

Quarters are seen and spent all the time, but how much do readers really know about these coins? Learning about quarters unlocks important facts that support both math and social studies curriculum topics. Readers practice addition with quarters, and they also learn the history behind the symbols on the quarter. Unfamiliar terms are made clear in a helpful picture glossary, and the close picture-text correlation on each page improves reading comprehension. Detailed photographs presented in an eye-catching way help readers visualize each new fact they learn about quarters. Detailed Table of Contents, Index, Picture Glossary, Web Sites.