Science

Angry Earth
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This innovative interactive eBook set combines informational text on natural disasters with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration ...

Angry Earth
With so many earthquakes, tornadoes, and floods in the news, sometimes it seems like our planet is angry. In reality, many disasters occur because conditions in nature were exactly right to cause a catastrophe. In this series, readers learn about the science behind blizzards, tsunamis, hurricanes, a...

Blinding Blizzards
Powerful winds, blinding snow, and freezing temperatures are the hazardous combination of a severe blizzard. This book guides readers through the conditions needed for a blizzard to occur, discusses the many dangers that blow in with blizzards, and describes some of the most terrible snowstorms in h...

Blinding Blizzards
Powerful winds, blinding snow, and freezing temperatures are the hazardous combination of a severe blizzard. This book guides readers through the conditions needed for a blizzard to occur, discusses the many dangers that blow in with blizzards, and describes some of the most terrible snowstorms in h...

Blinding Blizzards
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This innovative interactive eBook combines informational text on blizzards with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text hig...

Deadly Floods
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This innovative interactive eBook combines informational text on floods with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text highli...

Deadly Floods
Flooding is a common occurrence in nature, but extensive flooding can cause millions of dollars in damage and can be deadly. Floods occur everywhere rain falls, even deserts. Readers will trace the origins of floods, from the formation of rain clouds to the fast-rising waters of a flash flood. They’...

Deadly Floods
Flooding is a common occurrence in nature, but extensive flooding can cause millions of dollars in damage and can be deadly. Floods occur everywhere rain falls, even deserts. Readers will trace the origins of floods, from the formation of rain clouds to the fast-rising waters of a flash flood. They’...

Destructive Hurricanes
Each year during hurricane season, people near “Hurricane Alley” in the Atlantic Ocean brace themselves. They watch weather reports tracking tropical storms and hope the storms don’t develop into full-blown hurricanes. With wind speeds often reaching more than 100 miles (161 km) per hour and carryin...

Destructive Hurricanes
Each year during hurricane season, people near “Hurricane Alley” in the Atlantic Ocean brace themselves. They watch weather reports tracking tropical storms and hope the storms don’t develop into full-blown hurricanes. With wind speeds often reaching more than 100 miles (161 km) per hour and carryin...

Destructive Hurricanes
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This innovative interactive eBook combines informational text on hurricanes with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text hi...

Powerful Earthquakes
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This innovative interactive eBook combines informational text on earthquakes with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text h...

Powerful Earthquakes
Some earthquakes are so powerful they change the landscape. Many are so weak people can’t feel them. Even with advances in science, seismologists still can’t accurately predict when an earthquake will strike. However, we now know a lot more about where an earthquake is likely to occur. In this book,...

Powerful Earthquakes
Some earthquakes are so powerful they change the landscape. Many are so weak people can’t feel them. Even with advances in science, seismologists still can’t accurately predict when an earthquake will strike. However, we now know a lot more about where an earthquake is likely to occur. In this book,...

Savage Tsunamis
A giant wave of water is so powerful and savage that it can tear houses off foundations, uproot trees, and easily sweep people away. Tsunamis are truly frightening and destructive natural disasters. Readers will read about how these waves of water form and see photographs of damage from the worst ts...

Savage Tsunamis
A giant wave of water is so powerful and savage that it can tear houses off foundations, uproot trees, and easily sweep people away. Tsunamis are truly frightening and destructive natural disasters. Readers will read about how these waves of water form and see photographs of damage from the worst ts...

Savage Tsunamis
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This innovative interactive eBook combines informational text on tsunamis with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text high...

Terrifying Tornadoes
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This innovative interactive eBook combines informational text on tornadoes with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text hig...

Terrifying Tornadoes
The terrible damage caused by tornadoes has been a focus of many newspapers and TV news programs. Tornadoes strike quickly, violently, and almost everywhere on Earth. The United States has more tornadoes each year than any other country. One part of the nation experiences tornadoes so often it’s cal...

Terrifying Tornadoes
The terrible damage caused by tornadoes has been a focus of many newspapers and TV news programs. Tornadoes strike quickly, violently, and almost everywhere on Earth. The United States has more tornadoes each year than any other country. One part of the nation experiences tornadoes so often it’s cal...

Diamonds
There are many different types of diamonds in the world. They come in a range of colors and can be cut into all kinds of shapes. This book shows readers that the way these different kinds of diamonds are created really isn’t that different at all. Interesting facts and detailed photographs explain w...

Diamonds
There are many different types of diamonds in the world. They come in a range of colors and can be cut into all kinds of shapes. This book shows readers that the way these different kinds of diamonds are created really isn’t that different at all. Interesting facts and detailed photographs explain w...

Emeralds
Emeralds are the most expensive gems in the world, but it takes a lot of time and effort for them to get that way. Readers will discover many interesting facts about this beautiful May birthstone that takes millions of years to form. Vibrant photographs capture emeralds at all stages, from the mines...

Emeralds
Emeralds are the most expensive gems in the world, but it takes a lot of time and effort for them to get that way. Readers will discover many interesting facts about this beautiful May birthstone that takes millions of years to form. Vibrant photographs capture emeralds at all stages, from the mines...

Gems: Nature's Jewels
This series goes deep below Earth’s surface to present a wealth of information about some of the most popular gems—those sparkling, glimmering sights that can take the breath away from young and old enthusiasts alike. Each book is a mine of information about one of Earth’s most beautiful gems. Reade...

Opals
It’s hard to believe that opals come from the same element that makes sand, but it’s true. This book features that fact and many more about this beautiful gem. From the mines of southern Australia to pieces of very expensive jewelry, readers will see how opals go from raw stones to a fantastic finis...

Opals
It’s hard to believe that opals come from the same element that makes sand, but it’s true. This book features that fact and many more about this beautiful gem. From the mines of southern Australia to pieces of very expensive jewelry, readers will see how opals go from raw stones to a fantastic finis...

Rubies
They’re the red birthstone for the month of July, they’re used in lasers and were even used in ancient battles—they’re rubies! It takes a lot of hard work to mine for rubies and even more hard work to turn them into sparkling gems. Readers will learn about the many steps it takes to find, cut, and p...

Rubies
They’re the red birthstone for the month of July, they’re used in lasers and were even used in ancient battles—they’re rubies! It takes a lot of hard work to mine for rubies and even more hard work to turn them into sparkling gems. Readers will learn about the many steps it takes to find, cut, and p...

Sapphires
There are blue sapphires, clear sapphires, “fancy sapphires,” and star sapphires. All of these valuable gems are featured in this book, with colorful photographs to show readers their beauty. Where do most sapphires come from? How much was the most expensive sapphire worth? These questions and many ...

Sapphires
There are blue sapphires, clear sapphires, “fancy sapphires,” and star sapphires. All of these valuable gems are featured in this book, with colorful photographs to show readers their beauty. Where do most sapphires come from? How much was the most expensive sapphire worth? These questions and many ...

Turquoise
What gem comes from the Sleeping Beauty mine? What gem was featured on the mask of the Egyptian king Tutankhamen and in Native American jewelry? It’s turquoise. Readers will learn amazing facts about one of the only gems to be mined in North America. Captivating photographs show the variety of turqu...

Turquoise
What gem comes from the Sleeping Beauty mine? What gem was featured on the mask of the Egyptian king Tutankhamen and in Native American jewelry? It’s turquoise. Readers will learn amazing facts about one of the only gems to be mined in North America. Captivating photographs show the variety of turqu...

Comets
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook combines informational text on comets with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text highlighti...

Comets
Readers are introduced to how comets move and form. Famous comets, such as Halley’s comet, are highlighted throughout the text. Fun fact boxes accompany science content detailed in age-appropriate language. Enhanced by full color photographs of these incredible light shows and helpful scientific dia...

Comets
Readers are introduced to how comets move and form. Famous comets, such as Halley’s comet, are highlighted throughout the text. Fun fact boxes accompany science content detailed in age-appropriate language. Enhanced by full color photographs of these incredible light shows and helpful scientific dia...

Lightning
When lightning strikes, it’s never quiet—that’s because lighting causes thunder. Fun facts capture readers’ attention as they take in this scientific detail. Readers learn how lightning forms as well as the truth about common myths. Learning tools are provided throughout the text, including detailed...

Lightning
When lightning strikes, it’s never quiet—that’s because lighting causes thunder. Fun facts capture readers’ attention as they take in this scientific detail. Readers learn how lightning forms as well as the truth about common myths. Learning tools are provided throughout the text, including detailed...

Lightning
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook combines informational text on lightning with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text highlig...

Nature's Light Show
Explore some of nature’s most beautiful phenomena. The magic of shooting stars and the awe-inspiring northern lights, as well as many other wonders of the natural world, are explained in concise and age-appropriate language. Full-color photographs emphasize fascinating information, and helpful diagr...

Nature's Light Show
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook set combines informational text on natural phenomena with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and ...

Rainbows
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook combines informational text on rainbows with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text highligh...

Rainbows
One of the best things about a rainy day is the possibility of a rainbow. Readers learn how rainbows form both through prisms and in the sky. With detailed diagrams to aid understanding, the text introduces important science concepts about light, refraction, and reflection. Beautiful photographs enh...

Rainbows
One of the best things about a rainy day is the possibility of a rainbow. Readers learn how rainbows form both through prisms and in the sky. With detailed diagrams to aid understanding, the text introduces important science concepts about light, refraction, and reflection. Beautiful photographs enh...

Shooting Stars
Readers are introduced to the fascinating process of how meteors form in engaging and age-appropriate language. Fun facts inform readers while keeping them fully engaged. Detailed photographs enhance science content, and tips for spotting a shooting star or meteor shower offer real-world application...

Shooting Stars
Readers are introduced to the fascinating process of how meteors form in engaging and age-appropriate language. Fun facts inform readers while keeping them fully engaged. Detailed photographs enhance science content, and tips for spotting a shooting star or meteor shower offer real-world application...

Shooting Stars
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook combines informational text on shooting stars with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and text hi...

The Northern Lights
Give students a safe place to explore and create! This robust interactive eBook combines informational text on the Northern Lights with rich media hotspots containing videos, photos, maps, and charts. Struggling readers can make the text more accessible by choosing actor-read audio narration and te...

The Northern Lights
People have been observing the northern lights for thousands of years. The ancient peoples thought the lights could mean the coming of war; scientists today know the lights are natural occurrences. Readers learn what causes the aurora borealis in engaging and age-appropriate language. Stunning photo...

The Northern Lights
People have been observing the northern lights for thousands of years. The ancient peoples thought the lights could mean the coming of war; scientists today know the lights are natural occurrences. Readers learn what causes the aurora borealis in engaging and age-appropriate language. Stunning photo...