The Killer Brussels Sprouts

Haven, Kendall

Jtg of Nashville Audio

This collection of original stories brings to live more than 30 celebrations observed by a variety of worldwide cultures found in the U.S.

New Year's to Kwanzaa: Original Stories of Celebration

Children's Books

Holidays & Celebrations

Fulcrum+ Publishing

Sixteen weird (and real) unsolved science mysteries. Learn about them and what is being done to try to solve these mysteries.

That's Weird!: Awesome Science Mysteries

Teen & Young Adult

Education & Reference

These 50 tales take just minutes to read but amply illustrate scientific principles and the evolution of science through history. Discussion questions and additional references are included and stories are cross-indexed by year of occurrence and by scientist.
Focusing on the characters, events, and moments of genius that comprise the story of science, these 50 short reads are ideal for both read-alouds and reading assignments. The tales take just minutes to read but amply illustrate scientific principles and the evolution of science through history. Discussion questions and additional references correlate each story with elements of the science curriculum and provide direction for students to pursue their own discoveries. Stories are cross-indexed by year of occurrence and by scientist.

Marvels of Science: 50 Fascinating 5-Minute Reads

Libraries Unlimited

Haven tells the stories of the first American woman doctor, the first social worker, the first American woman to fly a plane, the first U.S. congresswoman, and 36 other women of note. His concise, action-packed stories will enlighten and inspire all.
Who was it that led the most slaves to freedom along the underground railroad? Who started the drive toward the passage of the 19th and 20th amendments to our constitution? Who was the first black self-made millionaire in America? Who identified the horrors of DDT and led the fight toward banning its use? Readers of this collection might be surprised to find the answer to each of these questions is … a woman! While men were making the headlines in American history, women were also doing good deeds, performing acts of valor, and achieving moments of greatness and inspiration. These are stories of some of the women who helped shape our nation. Each one struggled with a challenge that her male counterparts did not have to face-the deeply ingrained gender biases that worked to obstruct a woman's every step. Haven tells the stories of the first American woman doctor, the first social worker, the first American woman to fly a plane, the first U.S. congresswoman, and 36 other women of note. His concise,

Amazing American Women: 40 Fascinating 5-Minute Reads

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Significant moments in science come alive through these 12 scripts based on stories in Marvels of Science. (see page X). Linked with each are student experiments that parallel or simulate the experiments in the story. Detailed directions guide students through experiments in physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, rocketry, genetics, and other fields.|Significant moments of scientists' discoveries and inventions come alive in these 12 scripts based on stories in Marvels of Science. Linked with each are student experiments that parallel or simulate the actual experiments in the story. For example, young learners can enact the process by which Galileo developed his Law of Falling Objects. Detailed directions and step-by-step instructions guide students through experiments in physics, astronomy, chemistry, biology, rocketry, genetics, and other major fields of science. Great Moments in Science has been used as a recommended text at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Great Moments in Science: Experiments and Readers Theatre

Stepping Stones to Science: True Tales and Awesome Activities

Bring science to life with these 13 action-packed stories about famous scientists. Students will learn basic skills and procedures of science while learning about such people as Shirley Jackson, Charles Goodyear, and James Wright. The historically accurate accounts cover varied aspects of physical, biological, and earth sciences. Stepping Stones to Science has been used as a recommended text at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.

Science & Math

Riveting stories and intriguing facts about the innovations and triumphs of mathematicians throughout history answer such questions as, When did the concept of zero originate? Who discovered negative numbers? and How were geometry or algebraic equations first created? Each story has a list of terms to learn, related discussion questions, and experiments and activities that demonstrate and amplify the story's mathematical theme.

Marvels of Math: Fascinating Reads and Awesome Activities

Close Encounters With Deadly Dangers: Riveting Reads and Classroom Ideas

The sounds of an anaconda slithering along the steamy jungle floor in search of prey; a lion's breath rippling through the dry savannah grass as it crouches, waiting to spring; the frantic thrashing of a seal pup's tail as it recoils from the vicious attack of a tiger shark-these are part of the natural drama of the animal world and daily events when deadly predators come face to face with their prey. This book includes 15 exciting tales that are packed with accurate scientific information. Students will thrill to the dramatic, spine-tingling accounts of natural predators in the wild. As they read the stories, they will learn about many of the world's ecosystems from tropical rain forests to the Arctic tundra, from African watering holes to the Pacific reef, from Siberian forests to the Midwest prairie. Each story is followed by suggestions for research and other activities. References on predators and ecosystems are also listed.

Close Encounters with Deadly Dangers: Riveting Reads and Classroom Ideas

Revealing the career histories of successful 20th century scientists, this exciting resource offers students fascinating reads, a wonderful research tool, and tips to launching a science career. They'll learn about Robert Ballard, the oceanographer who discovered the Titanic; Annie Wauneka, who eradicated TB among the Navajo; and Chien-Shiung Wu, a physicist who worked on the Manhattan project. They will also find information about many Nobel Prize winners and such familiar personalities as Sally Ride, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Jacques Cousteau, Dian Fossey, and Margaret Mead. Physical, earth, and life sciences are represented, with a focus on contemporary North Americans. Descriptions of each scientist's most important contributions and biographical sketches are accompanied by words of advice to today's students who wish to establish a science career. Photos of some of the scientists illustrate the text, and lists for further reading are included.

100 Most Popular Scientists for Young Adults: Biographical Sketches and Professional Paths (Profiles and Pathways Series)

Clark, Donna

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