Books with author Louise A. Spilsbury

Swimming is a fun but dangerous activity. Lifeguards help us stay safe while having fun, thanks to their special life-saving skills and first-aid training. Readers learn about these community heroes and explore a typical day in the life and the requirements needed to perform this job. The text explores lifeguarding equipment, how lifeguards respond in an emergency, and the characteristics a person must have to be good at this job. Readers are encouraged to think about if this career is right for them, and are provided with the information needed to pursue lifeguarding in the future. Age-appropriate language, colorful photos, fact boxes, sidebars, and infographics make it fun to learn about this exciting career.

Police officers are some of our communities most important people. These men and women put their lives on the line to keep our communities safe and protect the people living in them. Readers learn about the life of police officers and the tough and unique tasks they face. Readers will learn what it takes to become a police officer and the paths they can take to one day have a career in law enforcement. Specialized careerssuch as crime scene investigators, detectives, and animal-focused jobsare examined in depth. The text also covers high-interest topics such as police equipment, crime fighting, and the risks and rewards that accompany this career. The main text is enriched by instructive diagrams, informative sidebars, and helpful fact boxes.

Everything about a sea lions body developed to make it a better hunter. Its aerodynamic shape, strong flippers, and ability to close its nostrils to remain underwater longer all contribute to this deep-sea predator. What are they hunting for? A lobster dinner! With detailed examples and full-color photographs, this volume takes on an important curriculum conceptfood chainsin an engaging, fun way. Readers discover some of the violent, strange, and extraordinary eating of animals in habitats all around the world.

Over time, the traits and actions that are best suited to prolonging animals lives in a place are passed down, making them just normal parts of life. Migration, hibernation, stripes, and even the shape of a birds beak are all adaptations to the environment an animal lives in. Through a colorful layout and up-close photographs, this volume introduces readers to some of the coolest adaptations in the animal kingdom, including how kangaroos keep cool by licking themselves and letting the moisture evaporate. Sidebars offer extra science content and fascinating facts to keep readers engaged throughout.

FBI agents are often featured in popular movies and television shows, making a career with the Federal Bureau of Investigation the dream of many young people. However, it's not an easy career path to follow, as readers discover by taking an inside look at what it takes to work for the FBI. An immersive design featuring striking full-color photographs puts readers in the middle of the action. Essential information about the training, education, and skills needed to become an FBI agent is presented through exciting main text, helpful graphic organizers, detailed fact boxes, and sidebars.

The Wright Brothers took to the sky over a hundred years ago to prove that people could fly. Readers will enjoy reading about the Wright brothers as they developed the airplane. The book follows the brothers as their idea developed into a design, and as that design was constructed, tested, and improved. Readers will learn about how the Wright brothers invention of airplanes affected the world and how it still impacts us today. Authentic photographs bring the story of the Wright brothers alive, as engaging text packs information and fun into the narrative. This book is a great addition to STEM and history curricula, and promises to be a whirlwind read.