Books with author Julia J Quinlan

The Alfa Romeo company has been building sporty cars for more than a century. This volume profiles its most notable classic models—such as the Spider featured in the movie The Graduate—as well as the latest models on the road today. Color photographs and comparison charts will help readers understand the features of each model as well as appreciate each model’s unique design.

The DB 5 was immortalized by James Bond, and Aston Martins sports cars have been treasured by high-performance fans ever since. Readers will learn about this companys storied history, sports cars, and what aspects make a sports car a super car. The automakers best-loved models, as well as the growing development of more compact city cars are covered in accessible text. Young gear-heads will love the stat boxes provided for each model.

From “Down East” to “Fifty-Four Forty or Fight!” to “Greenwich Mean Time,” there are plenty of common phrases that invoke longitude, latitude, and direction. This immensely useful book covers topics such as compass roses, the history of longitude and latitude, Earth’s time zones, and the relationship between latitude and climate. The book presents longitude, latitude and direction to lower elementary students in a fun, approachable way.

Invertebrates make up more than 90 percent of all living beings on Earth, and underwater, their diversity is apparent. Sea invertebrates include crustaceans, mollusks, jellyfish, and a host of other sea creatures that are integral to marine ecosystems and have important uses for humans, too. This colorful, photo-packed lower elementary title introduces readers to the most common sea invertebrates. Compare and Contrast boxes encourage readers to identify what traits these animals share and what makes them unique. Vocabulary boxes define difficult terms, and Think About It boxes invite readers to think critically beyond the text.

Dating back over three thousand years, Hinduism is a rich religion with more than nine hundred million practitioners worldwide. Unlike most world religions, Hinduism has no single founder or religious text. Instead, Hindus revere a body of texts known as the Veda and share sets of practices and beliefs including nonviolence, reincarnation, and the holidays of Diwali and Holi. Central tenets of Hinduism are covered in this photograph-filled, elementary-level text. Readers will enjoy learning about the history of Hinduism, important deities, and Hinduism's influence on society at large.

Just as maps help us find our way around unfamiliar places, keys and legends help us navigate unfamiliar maps. This helpful volume uses clear, easy-to-follow text to teach kids how to use a maps legend or key to figure out what the symbols on it mean. It presents commonly used symbols, such as the stars showing capital cities. The book also explains how certain types of maps, such as USGS topographic maps, employ standardized sets of symbols.

British automaker Lotus is known for both its racing models and its street model cars. Readers will compare and contrast these two types of cars through chapters that profile both types. Chapters cover the history of this brand, its most famous models, and take a look at the re-launch of the beloved Esprit model. Young fans will learn more from a stat rundown chart for each profiled model.