Books published by publisher World Book Inc

Tales from the Maya, Inca, and other peoples feature in Myths and Legends of Central and South America. Through engaging narration and colorful illustrations, the volume helps children learn how the Inca explained the origin of the world, the story of the Maya corn god, and much more. Helpful special features include phonetic pronunciations and a pronunciation guide and a glossary of special terms. World Book's series Famous Myths and Legends of the World collects many famous stories from around the world. The stories are written in a creative way to approximate the artistry of the originals and are accompanied by colorful paintings and photographs. By providing background information on the cultures from which these stories come, the books in the series help children understand the geography, religious practices, moral codes, and important symbols of the cultures. Each volume from the 12 book set includes phonetic pronunciations and a pronunciation guide, a list of some of the cultures gods and other legendary and mythical figures, and a glossary of special terms.

Whether building a racing cart, running from tornadoes, or tracking a mysterious beast, Zac Newton and friends are ready for adventure. Zac, Lucía, Marcus, Ning, and Zac's dog Orbit solve their problems with science. But to do so, they need a little help from some of history's greatest minds. Luckily, Zac's greatest invention, the Backspace app, allows them to take virtual visits to history. Travel along with Zac Newton and friends as they learn about electricity, animals, space, and more from Isaac Newton, Annie Jump Cannon, Ted Fujita, and dozens of other historical scientists.

What is energy, and what can it do? Follow your cartoon guide in Energy as he travels through cities, turbines, dams, and even the soil to find out! Through bright and colorful comic-book-style pages, kids can read about different forms of energy and how energy is stored. They will have fun exploring how people use energy, and how energy consumption can be reduced. 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!

Is it true that some dinosaurs had feathers? Are dinosaurs related to the birds of today? In Birdlike Dinosaurs! Small Theropods and Prehistoric Birds, students get a fact-filled introduction to the small theropods: the turkey-like Compsognathus, the swift and sharp-toothed Velociraptor, the feathery Archaeopteryx, and many more. Readers will learn about how dinosaur feathers differed from bird feathers and join in the debate tracing the origins of birds millions and millions of 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.

This graphic nonfiction book introducesthe concept of multiplication and provides strategies for solving multiplication problems. Building Blocks of Mathematics features quirky characters who introduce and demostrate critical basic mathematics concepts. This fun and inventive series was designed in collaboration with elementary mathematics education experts.

Explore fascinating mysteries and secrets of history and folklore from countries and cultures around the world. Designed for students in grades 4 to 8, Enigmas of History 2 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.