age ~70
from New York, NY
In July of 2015 a robotic spacecraft reached Pluto after a nine-and-half-year journey. New Horizons is the first spacecraft mission to Pluto and revealed its five moons as never before seen. Images from the mission show a reddish surface covered in ice-water mountains, moving glaciers, and hints of ...
Author
Mary Kay Carson
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
80
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #
0544416716
EAN Code
9780544416710
ISBN #
9
Dr. Merlin Tuttle and his colleagues at Bat Conservation International aren'tscared of bats. These bat crusaders are fascinated by them, with good reason.Bats fly the night skies innearly every part of theworld, but they are the least studied of all mammals. As the major predator of night-flying ins...
Author
Mary Kay Carson
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
80
Publisher
HMH Books for Young Readers
ISBN #
0547199562
EAN Code
9780547199566
ISBN #
5
What makes weather happen? Why do the winds blow? Where are the coldest, hottest, and rainiest places on earth? With eye-catching photos, Inside Weather cracks the meteorological code, teaching kids about the sophisticated equipment scientists use to gather information and make predictions. It expla...
Author
Mary Kay Carson
Binding
Flexibound
Pages
48
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
ISBN #
1402789483
EAN Code
9781402789489
ISBN #
1
All the Background Info and How-To's You Need for Teaching About the Wonders of WeatherIncludes Poster!Wow your students with awesome weather activities! This activity-packed book has it all: the latest background information, simple hands-on activities with complete how-to's, ready-to-use patterns ...
Author
Mary Kay Carson
Binding
Paperback
Pages
64
Publisher
Scholastic
ISBN #
0590221817
EAN Code
9780590221818
ISBN #
10
The heroic struggles of the thousands of slaves who sought freedom through the Underground Railroad are vividly portrayed in this powerful activity book, as are the abolitionists, free blacks, and former slaves who helped them along the way. The text includes 80 compelling firsthand narratives from ...
Author
Mary Kay Carson
Binding
Paperback
Pages
176
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
ISBN #
1556525540
EAN Code
9781556525544
ISBN #
8
Tornadoes are the most violent storms on the planet-as these dramatic photographs and gatefolds vividly reveal. Young readers will get the inside scoop on tornadoes in this electrifying volume, filled with powerful before-and-after images of storm sites. They'll discover what makes a tornado, where ...
Author
Mary Kay Carson
Binding
Flexibound
Pages
48
Publisher
Sterling
ISBN #
1402777817
EAN Code
9781402777813
ISBN #
7
What was the Underground Railroad—and who traveled on it? Who was Harriet Tubman and what did she do? This gripping book tells kids all about the perilous journey to escape slavery and finally become free: how long it could take, where the fugitives hid, who helped them, how “stationmasters” sent se...
Author
Mary Kay Carson
Binding
Paperback
Pages
32
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
ISBN #
1454907851
EAN Code
9781454907855
ISBN #
4
Why was the Titanic so huge? Did all the passengers really eat off gold plates? How could an iceberg just appear out of nowhere? Here are the answers to all these and other “must-know” questions about the building, launch, and tragic sinking of the most famous ship of all time. This trivia-rich look...
Author
Mary Kay Carson
Binding
Paperback
Pages
32
Publisher
Sterling Children's Books
ISBN #
1402787332
EAN Code
9781402787331
ISBN #
3