Reading Beyond Grades 2-3

Raina se despierta una noche con un terrible malestar estomacal. Su madre también tiene uno, así que probablemente sea solo un error. Raina finalmente regresa a la escuela, donde se enfrenta a los altibajos habituales: amigos, no amigos y compañeros de clase que piensan que el año escolar es solo una larga sesión desagradable. Pronto queda claro que el problema de barriga de Raina no va a desaparecer ... y coincide...

What is a black hole? Where do they come from? How were they discovered? Can we visit one? Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano takes readers on a ride through the galaxies (ours, and others), answering these questions and many more about the phenomenon known as a black hole. In lively and often humorous text, the book starts off with a thorough explanation of gravity and the role it plays in the formation of black holes. Paintings by Michael Carroll, coupled...

Shares the stories behind inventions that have helped shaped the modern world, exploring innovations in such areas as technology and space while profiling such inventors as Archimedes, Leonardo da Vinci, and the Wright brothers.

The Apollo 11 astronauts have prepared carefully for their attempt to be the first men to land on the moon. The young narrator of this book has prepared carefully, too: he explains the design of the spacecraft, the flight from the earth to the moon, and the drama of touching down-while shadowing the astronaut's voyage with one of his own. Go for the Moon captures the fascinating detail and inspiring adventure of the moon landing. It is a captivating...

The story of "shy young Peter Mark Roget, [for whom] books were the best companions--and it wasn't long before Peter began writing his own book. But he didn't write stories; he wrote lists. Peter took his love for words and turned it to organizing ideas and finding exactly the right word to express just what he thought. His lists grew and grew, eventually turning into one of the most important reference books of all time"--Amazon.com.

Text and numerous detailed illustrations introduce and explain the scientific principles and workings of hundreds of machines.

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • This “wittily illustrated [and] accessible volume” (The Wall Street Journal) highlights the contributions of fifty notable women to the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) from the ancient to the modern world.
 
“The must-read, girl-power STEM book.”—InStyle
 
It’s a scientific fact:...