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  • True Sea Stories

    Henry Brook

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, June 30, 2005)
    Presents ten stories of adventure at sea, including those of Sir Francis Drake, Grace Darling, and the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
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  • DK Adventures: A Trip Through the Body

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, July 7, 2015)
    Is your child fascinated with the way the human body works? Do you have a budding junior biologist or doctor who's eager to learn more? DK Adventures: A Trip through the Body is a wonderful way to teach children about the human body through pictures and story. Through a combination of interesting storytelling and pictures, DK Adventures: A Trip through the Body is a great way for both avid readers and visual learners to learn more about the human body. In this story, Dan and Mya win a science competition and are given the opportunity to experience a tour of the human body. Using exciting new technology that allows them to travel through the body as if they're shrunk, they explore the systems of the human body, get propelled around by the blood stream, and are hurtled through windpipes and through the digestive system. They must navigate around the liver and escape from white blood cells in the bone marrow and into muscles. They're even propelled up the spinal cord in this story that will captivate children while teaching them more about the human body. DK Adventures is a book series that reluctant readers can enjoy as much as bookworms do! This series combines captivating, fictional stories with nonfiction facts to encourage learning and engagement in your child. The stories keep children interested, and the facts teach critical skills and knowledge — the fiction and nonfiction elements work together to keep each child's interest high, to build knowledge, and to enrich the narrative reading experience with fascinating background information. These books are filled with information, but the stories make them incredibly readable. DK Adventures are available in a range of kid-friendly topics, including dinosaurs, cars, and the human body, and each book supports Common Core State Standards and literacy skills.
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  • DK Adventures: DC Comics: Batman: Adventures of the Dark Knight

    Billy Wrecks

    Hardcover (DK Children, Feb. 2, 2016)
    Uncover the dangerous world of the Dark Knight and discover how he became the World's Greatest Detective in DK Adventures: DC Comics: Batman: Adventures of the Dark Knight. Get the lowdown on his amazing arsenal of weapons and gadgets, his fantastic fleet of bat vehicles, and the secrets of his Batcave. Learn how he always stays one step ahead of Gotham City's strangest and deadliest villains, like The Joker, The Penguin, and Harley Quinn. All this and much more can be found in DK Adventures: DC Comics: Batman: Adventures of the Dark Knight.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8–11 featuring engaging stories, visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading.Copyright © 2016 DC Comics. BATMAN and all related characters and elements © & ™ DC Comics. (s16)
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  • DK Adventures: Secrets of the Cave

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Aug. 4, 2015)
    If your child is interested in early humans, hunters and gatherers, or ancient methods of hunting, DK Adventures: Secrets of the Cave will be a fascinating adventure that teaches history and science, too. We combine facts and pictures with a compelling story that appeals to both avid readers and visual learners. With the fun story and complementary facts of DK Adventures: Secrets of the Cave, kids may not realize they're learning at all! In this story, we step back in time to the days of early hunters and gatherers of nearly 20,000 years ago. Jason wants to be a great hunter like his father — but will he be ready to seek out and hunt the stag alone? Inspired by the cave paintings of Lascaux, France, this story helps children sense the danger of the hunt and experience the drama of the shaman-trance rituals of an ancient world where surviving every day is an adventure. Through story, children learn about ancient hunting tools, animals, and cave paintings. DK Adventures is a book series that reluctant readers can enjoy as much as bookworms do! This series combines captivating, fictional stories with nonfiction facts to encourage learning and engagement in your child. The stories keep children interested, and the facts teach critical skills and knowledge — the fiction and nonfiction elements work together to keep each child's interest high, to build knowledge, and to enrich the narrative reading experience with fascinating background information. These books are filled with information, but the stories make them incredibly readable. DK Adventures are available in a range of kid-friendly topics, including dinosaurs, cars, and the human body, and each book supports Common Core State Standards and literacy skills.
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  • DK Adventures: Myths and Legends

    DK

    Paperback (DK Children, Oct. 6, 2015)
    Let your imaginations soar and be whisked away on a magical journey around the world, retelling myths and legends from long ago. Meet the mischievous tricksters, the brave heroes and the all-powerful creator gods from ancient cultures and find out how they overcome the giants, the shapeshifters and the lure of sea-maidens in DK Adventures: Myths and Legends.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.
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  • DK Adventures: Terrors of the Deep

    Deborah Lock

    Hardcover (DK Children, Dec. 23, 2013)
    After years of planning, marine biologists Dom Marlin and Jake Sturgeon set off to explore Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean — the deepest ocean trench in the world in DK Adventures: Terrors of the Deep. Join them from pre-launch checks in the submersible Orion, to their encounters with great white sharks, big red jellyfish, a dumbo octopus and more, to the end of their journey, all while supported on the surface by a crew on the ship Andromeda. Discover what life is like 6,000 fathoms deep, plus learn about the history of submersibles, facts about megalodons, what coral reefs are made of, what zooplankton eat and more in DK Adventures: Terrors of the Deep. DK Adventures are an innovative mix of narrative and nonfiction for kids ages 8-11 featuring engaging, action-packed stories that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. With diaries, recipes, poetry, instructions, graphics, or songs, the genre spreads in each DK Adventures title enhance the story and reinforce curriculum learning, while the expansive range of entertaining nonfiction subjects will appeal to boys and girls everywhere. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
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  • True Stories of the First World War

    Paul Dowswell

    Library Binding (Usborne Books, June 16, 2004)
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  • True Adventures Collection

    Paul Dowswell

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Presents three works which each collect stories of exploration and survival in the remotest places on Earth, including the North and South Poles, Mount Everest, and the great deserts.
  • Cleaning Day

    Constance Newman, Brett Curzon

    Paperback (Ready Readers, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Time to clean the house. All the family has jobs to do. However, Max the dog keeps making things dirty again. Will they ever finish cleaning?
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  • DK Adventures: Awesome Rocks

    Katy Lennon

    Paperback (DK Children, Sept. 15, 2015)
    Look up close at rocks, minerals and sparkling gems to unravel the clues to classify and identify them. Find out how they were formed, where in the world they're found and how to start your own rock collection.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.
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  • DK Adventures: Star Wars: Sith Wars

    DK Publishing

    Hardcover (DK Children, Dec. 23, 2013)
    Venture deep into the dark side and discover the world of the evil Sith. Find out more about incredible Sith powers and ruthless plots to take over the galaxy with this all-new DK Adventures: Star Wars: Sith Wars! Good books build great readers. Created in consultation with literacy experts, DK Adventures will appeal to proficient readers who have a love of reading for both information and pleasure. With rich, descriptive vocabulary, and interactive elements including diaries, recipes, poetry, character profiles, diagrams, and articles to support the stories, DK Adventures focus on engaging, action-packed topics that will develop comprehension skills and continue to build a child's love of reading. Supports the Common Core State Standards.
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  • True Everest Adventures

    Paul Dowswell

    Paperback (Usborne Pub Ltd, April 1, 2004)
    Chronicles the climbing of Mount Everest in the Himalayan Mountains up to the burial of John Mallory's body in 1999.
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