Books with title Reading Expeditions

Learn about the scientific classification system of plants and animals and why scientists use it. Understand how plants and animals are grouped into a logical order.

Visit ancient Greece and see firsthand this civilization's achievements in art, architecture, government, and science. Tour the Parthenon and the Temple of Delphi and go to the first Olympic Games. Read the story of the Trojan War and find out why Greek legends have fascinated people since ancient times.

Journey to the Arabian Peninsula and see how Islam developed among the nomads and townspeople and later spread through conquest and trade. Learn about the teachings of Muhammad and the basic duties all Muslims must perform. Discover the great advances of Islamic civilization in science, art, and literature.

Follow Mary Lewis and her family of sharecroppers as they move from Kentucky to Kansas, one of the first African-American homesteading towns in the United states. See how the settlers lived and how their community changed over time.

Compare life in the Gupta Empire, India's golden age, with daily life in India today. Learn how much India has contributed to world culture.

Explore the land of West Asia from the Arabian Peninsula to India, including its deserts, rivers, inland seas, and the Himalaya. See how the seasonal monsoon rains affect the people and environments of southern Asia.

Join the Gonzalez family reunion and share their stories of everyday life in three different communities; an avocado farm in California, a university town in Kansas, and a big city in Texas.

From the 1840s to 1920, the suffragists waged a tireless campaign to win the vote for women. See how the ratification of the 35th Amendment ended the long battle fought by women such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Carrie Chapman Catt, and Alice Paul.

Take an imaginary trip in your body to learn what makes you you. Learn about chromosomes and genes and watch them at work. Discover how you are like and different from, every other living thing.

Kids want to help others and to be responsible citizens. See how they persuade others to work with them to make their communities better.

Trace space exploration from competition to cooperation. Meet Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong, and the crew aboard the International Space Station.

Read about Japantown, an immigrant community in San Francisco, at the time of the 1906 earthquake. See how Toru Oshiro and his family adapt to life in America while holding on to Japanese traditions.