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  • Matter and How It Changes

    Joseph Midthun, Samuel Hiti

    Paperback (World Book, Inc., Jan. 1, 2012)
    This graphic nonfiction book introduces the physical and chemical changes of matter. Each of the ten Building Blocks of Physical Science volumes features a whimsical character to guide the reader through a physical science topic. The science is as sound as the presentation is fun! The volumes include a glossary, an additional resource list, and an index. Several spreads in each volume are illustrated with photographs to help clarify concepts and facts.
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  • Giant Dinosaurs! The Sauropods

    Tom Evans, Paul Kobasa

    Hardcover (World Book, Inc., July 1, 2013)
    Did you know that Brachiosaurus could eat tree leaves more than 40 feet off the ground? Or that Brachiosaurus, Supersaurus, and other giants swallowed leaves whole because their teeth were ill equipped to chew? In Giant Dinosaurs! The Sauropods, kids learn about the enormous sauropods that shook the ground as they walked on four legs. Readers also learn about how scientists use fossils to trace the rise of the Age of Dinosaurs, 252 million to 66 million years ago.Did some dinosaurs have feathers? Were all dinosaurs huge like the tyrannosaurus, long-necked like the brachiosaurus, or spiked like the stegosaurus? Meet fierce, birdlike, armored, and giant dinosaurs from hundreds of millions of years ago! Colorful and scientifically accurate illustrations paired with intriguing facts will be sure to captivate your kids in grades 4-8. World Books four-volume Dinosaurs! series explains the origins and features of more than 100 types of dinosaurs.
  • Gravity

    Joseph Midthun, Samuel Hiti

    Paperback (World Book, Inc., Jan. 1, 2012)
    This graphic nonfiction book introduces the force of gravity and its effects on Earth and the universe. Each of the ten Building Blocks of Physical Science volumes features a whimsical character to guide the reader through a physical science topic. The science is as sound as the presentation is fun! The volumes include a glossary, an additional resource list, and an index. Several spreads in each volume are illustrated with photographs to help clarify concepts and facts.
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  • Electricity

    Joseph Midthun, Samuel Hiti

    Paperback (World Book, Inc., Jan. 1, 2012)
    This graphic nonfiction book introduces the properties of electrical energy. Each of the ten Building Blocks of Physical Science volumes features a whimsical character to guide the reader through a physical science topic. The science is as sound as the presentation is fun! The volumes include a glossary, an additional resource list, and an index. Several spreads in each volume are illustrated with photographs to help clarify concepts and facts.
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  • Addition

    Joseph Midthun, Paul Kobasa

    Hardcover (World Book, Inc., Jan. 10, 2017)
    What is addition, and how does it work? With the character Addition as their guide, readers will count ants, plant seeds, and pretend to be a shark, to find out! Through bright and colorful comic-book-style pages, kids will have fun discovering basic addition strategies, such as finding the tens and making friendly numbers. A list of additional resources and a helpful addition table are featured in the back of the book. Building Blocks of Mathematics is a fun series of mathematics books from World Book! Quirky characters introduce basic mathematics concepts in this six-volume series of books. Story problems help students with a primary reading level of 3 through 5 develop a fundamental understanding of mathematical operations and teach them techniques for solving real-life math problems. Designed in collaboration with elementary mathematics education experts, this series is appropriate for kids who are just beginning to learn math concepts, as well as older readers who can benefit from review and reinforcement.
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  • Christmas in Spain

    Inc. World Book

    Hardcover (World Book Inc, April 15, 1996)
    Each 80-page Christmas Around the World book includes full narratives explaining the customs of the region covered, photography and illustrations, special sections of native songs, recipes, and fun-to-do crafts.
  • Learning Ladders- 10-volume set of books

    World Book, Paul Kobasa

    Hardcover (World Book, Inc., June 1, 2016)
    With two-page colorful illustrations, World Books Learning Ladders series is for young learners looking to learn the basics about nature, science, and their communities. Each nonfiction book was created for four- to eight-year-olds to learn about topics they're most curious about. Each book in the 10-volume series features colorful illustrations, fun facts, and easy to understand sentences. Words in bold type help early readers build vocabulary skills.
  • Force and Motion

    Joseph Midthun, Paul Kobasa

    Hardcover (World Book, Inc., July 1, 2012)
    What is a force, and what is motion? Follow the funny characters Force and Motion as they punt a football, ride a bicycle, and blast off in a rocket plane to find out! Through bright and colorful comic-book-style pages, kids will explore such concepts as friction, acceleration, and speed. They will have fun learning about pulleys, levers, and other simple machines. World Books Building Blocks of Physical Science series makes complex STEM lessons exciting for young learners with a primary reading level grades 3 through 5. Each nonfiction book pairs humor and action with scientifically accurate information to make even the most difficult topics amusing and easy to understand. Kids will eagerly learn the fundamentals of physics through such volumes as Energy, Magnetism, and Matter and How It Changes. Helpful glossaries and indexes in each volume direct readers to the most important terms and topics. Materials for further exploration are suggested in lists of additional resources. Give budding scientists a head start with World Books fun Building Blocks series!
  • Energy

    Joseph Midthun, Samuel Hiti

    Paperback (World Book, Inc., Jan. 1, 2012)
    This graphic nonfiction book introduces energy, including its forms and uses. Each of the ten Building Blocks of Physical Science volumes features a whimsical character to guide the reader through a physical science topic. The science is as sound as the presentation is fun! The volumes include a glossary, an additional resource list, and an index. Several spreads in each volume are illustrated with photographs to help clarify concepts and facts.
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  • Matter and Its Properties

    Joseph Midthun, Samuel Hiti

    Paperback (World Book, Inc., Jan. 1, 2012)
    This graphic nonfiction book introduces the properties of matter. Each of the ten Building Blocks of Physical Science volumes features a whimsical character to guide the reader through a physical science topic. The science is as sound as the presentation is fun! The volumes include a glossary, an additional resource list, and an index. Several spreads in each volume are illustrated with photographs to help clarify concepts and facts.
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  • Sound

    Joseph Midthun, Samuel Hiti

    Paperback (World Book, Inc., Jan. 1, 2012)
    This graphic nonfiction book introduces sound energy. Each of the ten Building Blocks of Physical Science volumes features a whimsical character to guide the reader through a physical science topic. The science is as sound as the presentation is fun! The volumes include a glossary, an additional resource list, and an index. Several spreads in each volume are illustrated with photographs to help clarify concepts and facts.
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  • The Legend of King Arthur

    Tom Evans, Paul Kobasa

    Hardcover (World Book, Inc., July 1, 2014)
    Who was Merlin? What was the Code of Chivalry? What was the Quest for the Holy Grail? Who were the Knights of the Roundtable? With The Legend of King Arthur, kids can explore questions and mysteries that have puzzled scholars and experts about the legends of surrounding heroic figure of King Arthur. Explore fascinating mysteries and secrets of history and folklore from countries and cultures around the world. Designed for students was a 6th to 8th grade primary reading level, Enigmas of History 1 presents the most recent findings and theories of scientists, archaeologists, historians, and folklorists concerning questions that have puzzled experts for hundreds, sometimes thousands, of years. In each nonfiction book in the series, kids will find maps, diagrams, timelines, and glossaries to aid their in-depth understanding of the topic.