Books with author Deborah Kovacs

Could there be other planets in the universe similar to those in our solar system? Yes! Scientists have discovered worlds circling distant stars. They call these objects exoplanets. In this book, you'll learn how scientists detect these faraway worlds. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What’s Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations of science concepts, and useful diagrams will help you discover the answers!

Perfect for Women's History Month, here is the story of the extraordinary Alice Paul, a leader in the long struggle for votes for women.Alice Paul made a significant impact on both the woman's suffrage movement—the long struggle for votes for women—to the "second wave," when women demanded full equality with men. After women won the vote in 1920, Paul wrote the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA), which would make all the laws that discriminated against women unconstitutional. Passage of the ERA became the rallying cry of a new movement of young women in the 1960s and '70s. Paul saw another chance to advance women's rights when the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 began moving through Congress. She set in motion the "sex amendment," which remains a crucial legal tool for helping women fight discrimination in the workplace. A true "girl power" book for today's young women, the title includes archival images, an author's note, a bibliography, and source notes.

How can robots help us explore space? A probe called New Horizons is zooming through the outer solar system. It's headed to Pluto. It and other space robots can go where people cannot survive. In this book, you'll learn how robots can work as our eyes, ears, and hands in space. As part of the Searchlight Books™ collection, this series explores outer space and sheds light on the question What’s Amazing about Space? Fantastic photos, kid-friendly explanations of science concepts, and useful diagrams will help you discover the answers!

Bringing together everything that American Museum of Natural History children's books stand for-the excitement of learning, the fun of science, the tactile pleasure of an activity, plus impeccable editorial authority and innovative design-comes a new series, Very First Things to Know About... Written for three- to six- year-olds, who are already naturalists by instinct, each book focuses on the lives, varieties, habits, and habitat of a single animal. Spread by spread, Very First Things to Know About Ants covers the basic facts of an ant's life-those very first things to know-embellished with detailed, realistic full-color illustrations, call-outs, expanded information, and activities that entail the use of the 25 colorful, die-cut, reusable stickers included in the book. Also in the series: Very First Things to Know About Bears . Illustrated by John D. Dawson.