Books in Crabtree Connections Level 1: at Level series

World War II touched the lives of almost everyone in the world at that time. Whether they were men, women, or children, everyone was affected in some way by the events of the war. This book tells some of these stories.

Waves wash all sorts of things from the sea onto the coast. People find many treasures on coasts around the world. You might find shells and colorful fishing floats, creatures from the deep sea, or even jewels and coins from ancient shipwrecks.

Looks at common insects and bugs and some of their qualities and behaviors.

Introduces the Lewis and Clark Expedition and its accomplishments, and describes their equipment and gear, the people involved and the ones they met, the hardships they overcame, and the sights they saw in the American West between 1804 and 1806.

Find out the answers to these amazing science mysteries:

The world's greatest inventors share the secrets of their inventions. Follow the inventing process step by step. Read about the races to invent the lightbulb, telephone, and airplane. Find out who invented the World Wide Web. You decide who was the greatest inventor of all time!

Discusses how and why the Earth's climate changes, describing the temperate climates and ice ages of the past, and the causes and effects of the changes that are occurring today.

Live life in true ancient Greek style with these activities: cook up a storm with ancient Greek recipes, make your own amazing Greek pottery, turn into a Greek hero with your own victory wreath. Live like the ancient Greeks by recreating their food, clothing, and important symbols.

Discover everything you need to know about the outdoors. This book reveals the secret life hiding in your backyard, including whats lurking in the ground, what spins a home inside its body, and what creature can carry over ten times its body weight.

Discover the secrets of ancient Egypt, the land of the pharaohs. Find out what's inside a mummy, how fast a chariot could race, and what weapons the Egyptian soldiers carried.

Take a walk in the jungle. See who lives in the hot, wet parts of the world.

Take a trip to outer space! Watch out for huge yellow clouds filled with acid, solar gas explosions, giant flying snowballs made of ice. Join these astronauts on a daring and dangerous adventure through space.