Books in Scholastic First Discovery series

A comprehensive modern reference book all about disasters for expert readers.In this exciting addition to Scholastic's Discover More series, follow a tornado chaser into the heart of a storm, track the path taken by a hurricane as it sweeps the Ocean, or find out which natural disaster is the world's worst killer. Easy-to-follow, step-by-step illustrations show how natural disasters occur and the destruction they wreak. Timelines show events unfolding minute-by-minute or hour-by-hour. Read eyewitness accounts from people who have lived to tell the tale and mind-blowing, up-to-the minute facts and figures.

A dynamic and all-encompassing account of one of the most destructive storms in US history.This Scholastic Discover More special takes you straight into the eye of Hurricane Katrina. How did Katrina form, and how was it tracked? What was the time line of events? Why was it so devastating? How did people survive? When were essential services restored? How were lives repaired and towns rebuilt? And how can we prepare for another monster storm on this scale? With scientific studies and eyewitness accounts, jaw-dropping infographics and children's personal stories of survival and heroism, this is the essential Katrina reference for young readers.Scholastic Discover More uses signature infographics and professional expertise to understand, analyze, and present important and unique information that holds kids' attention and allows them to engage with an essential subject, whatever their reading ability. Discover More titles are first and foremost excellent books, and this is Discover More at its best.

An exciting and modern reference book about emergency vehicles for emergent readers.Emergency Vehicles is full of facts and engaging pictures of rescue vehicles hard at work. Big, annotated photos reveal exciting details of how fire trucks, ambulances, police cars, motorbikes, and helicopters really work. Alongside are explorations of more unusual vehicles that do spectacular jobs, from superscoopers to fireboats. The book highlights how team work between vehicles and crews is vital, for example in an hour-by-hour airport emergency. Clear layouts, simple words, and word-picture relationships make these books perfect for children first encountering information books and reading. Vetted by literacy experts.

EXPLORERS is full of the real-life experiences of adventurers past and present.The age of exploration is far from over. There are vast areas of our oceans still undiscovered. And there has never been a more exciting time in human space travel, as we endeavor to land man on Mars and embark on an era of space tourism. EXPLORERS examines these modern adventures as well as our rich history of discovery.Who completed the round-the-world journey that Magellan had started? Where did the first inhabitants of the Polynesian islands come from, and how did they get there? EXPLORERS investigates questions like these and introduces the people to whom we owe our knowledge of our universe--from famous historical adventurers like Lewis and Clark and Roald Amundsen, to lesser-known seekers like Jeanne Baret (the first woman to circumnavigate the globe) and Matthew Henson (the first African American Arctic explorer), to present-day explorers of the seas and skies.

Favorite topics in active and interactive print and digital books, specially designed for newly confident readers.Readers will love the extreme photos and facts about cool and crazy reptiles from giant dragons to snapping turtles The book includes three incredible collection spreads featuring hundreds of snakes, and an interview with a snake expert about these misunderstood and essential creatures. The digital book focuses on reptile hunting techniques. Structured layouts, age-appropriate vocabulary, and infographics make this book a great informational text at school and at home.

A sticker book with a difference! The regular dinosaur topics are all here: time lines, record breakers, worst fights, meteor hits. . . . But the handwritten text is full of jokes, funny comments, and crazy facts designed to amaze and amuse every child. There are hundreds of superfun stickers, with complementary activities ranging from pinning the spikes onto a Stegosaurus to hatching a baby dinosaur from an egg!