Books with title Scholastic Discover More: World War II

A comprehensive modern reference book all about World War II for expert readers.It’s nearly 70 years since World War II ended, but its after effects are still shaping our world. Nicknamed THE DEADLIEST CONFLICT IN HISTORY, it claimed at least 50 million lives. It was also the backdrop to atrocities we are still struggling to comprehend, notably the Holocaust and the dropping of atomic bombs on Japan. Discover More: World War II charts the course of the war, from the rise of Nazism to Hitler's suicide in April 1945. Moving first-hard accounts bring history to life and show how individuals experienced the war, be they military or civilian, adult or child. In addition to a wealth of contemporary photographs, there are detailed cutaway artworks that reveal the inner workings of vehicles that defined the war: the German U-boat, Sherman tank, and Liberator bomber.

Favorite topics in active and interactive print and digital books, specially designed for newly confident readers.Look closer at the world at your feet and you will find there is more to bugs than meets the eye. BUGS features stunning close-up images combined with weird and wonderful bug facts. The book takes a 360 degree view of the natural history, history, and human impact of mini-beasts. It covers more than just insects, featuring other land invertebrates such as spiders, centipedes, worms, and snails. It delves into prehistory to show the ancient, giant ancestors of today’s creatures. Young naturalists will be inspired by meeting an insect explorer and expert and reading about how a beetle saved Australia. You can even find out how to make a bug snack!

A modern reference book about the Titanic in the expert reader strand.TITANIC encourages children to think for themselves about what caused this great disaster, and how it could have been averted. It presents evidence that allows readers to determine who the heroes and who the villains of the tragedy were. The book introduces all the key players--the owners, the builders, the crew, and the passengers--and tackles the controversies at the center of the drama. Unique, specially commissioned artwork explores the ship, deck by deck. And moving eyewitness accounts from survivors help the reader understand their plight in the countdown to disaster.

A visual guide for the very youngest birders.Discover all about birds! The first pages describe birds' amazing variety and adaptations, with sequences that show exactly how they fly. Life cycle spreads include a fantastic display of bird eggs. Find out about backyard birds and their dramatic lives, and also about birds in the most extreme habitats on Earth. And learn how to do simple, fun projects, like creating a bird-watching journal or a bird feeder. The digital companion book, BE A BIRDER, features audio calls from both backyard birds and more exotic species.

Scholastic Discover More is a revolutionary new nonfiction line pairing stunning print books with corresponding interactive digital books that extend the learning online.MY BODY unlocks a free 16-page digital companion book offering even more information, photos, and videos!MY BODY answers children’s questions about their own bodies in an incredibly simple and appropriate way. Each spread is focused on a particular part of the body or movement a child understands. Body actions such as breathing, the food journey, and blood are touched on, as well as fun subjects such as hiccups, earwax, and goosebumps. The simple text is perfect for beginning readers. The photographs provide impact for children less interested in reading with big, bright pictures of the inside and outside of the body.

A comprehensive modern reference book all about sharks for confident readers.Every kid likes being freaked out watching a great white shark attack, but this book exposes the reality: that sharks are incredible creatures and we are just beginning to understand their complex lives. Collection spreads featuring hundreds of sharks open chapters focussing on specific shark families. Thorough, up-to-date information is combined with cutting-edge facts about sharks’ amazing memories, shark no-go zones, and cleaners and clingers-on: fish that travel with and attend sharks. The book encourages an active response: sharks are endangered and here’s what you can do about it. Fantastic photos, structured layouts, and age-appropriate vocabulary entice newly confident readers into the world of information books. Data boxes, maps, and stats encourage related numeracy and science skills. Vetted by literacy experts.

A bright and engaging first information book about farms, specially designed for children learning to read.FARM unlocks a free 16-page digital companion book, FARM FUN, offering even more information, photos, and videos!FARM is full of facts and images of all the wonderful things that make a farm run. Recognizable animals, such as roosters and cows, are combined with the more unusual aspects of farm life, such as grain silos and harvesters to ensure that this book is familiar and informative. See fantastic photographs of animals, crops, and mighty machines up close. Watch the farmer hard at work during the changing seasons. The simple text is easy to work out and includes all of the basic word groups that are needed for beginning readers.

Favorite topics in active and interactive print and digital books, specially designed for newly confident readers.Within the last five years, more has been discovered about dinosaurs than ever before. By commissioning brand new digital images and talking to 'in the field' paleontologists, DINOSAURS is not only up-to-date, but stunning to look at. The book is ordered chronologically and gives the best, current information about which dinosaurs lived when, and what each was like. Details of the fossil record encourages budding paleontologists to think about why we know what we know, and make discoveries for themselves. The book ends with an interview with a dinosaur expert, a look at some dino record breakers, and insight into what happened to the dinosaurs. Is it possible that we still live with dinosaurs today?

Favorite topics in active and interactive print and digital books, specially designed for newly confident readers.Every year, stories of extreme weather events dominate the news. This book not only informs children about different types of weather but helps them understand how weather systems are connected. Case studies that run throughout the book give eyewitness accounts of weather disasters and a final section includes weather heroes from meteorologists to storm chasers. The digital book tells you how to be a weather forecaster. Structured layouts, age-appropriate vocabulary, and infographics make this book a great informational text at school and at home.

Scholastic Discover More is a revolutionary new nonfiction line pairing stunning print books with corresponding interactive digital books that extend the learning online.PLANETS unlocks a free 48-page digital companion book, AMAZING SPACE MACHINES, offering even more information, photos, and videos!All children want to learn their place in the universe, discover how our planet fits into the solar system, and are blown away by the crazy, big facts and stats of space. Welcome to a tour of the major planets, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, and other rocks and gas that orbit the sun. The latest NASA and European Space Station images, many unique to this book, are combined with up-to-the-minute information from space experts across the globe, and modern graphics to entice confident and reluctant readers alike.

An up-to-date introduction to these highly intelligent creatures.DOLPHINS focuses on the latest dolphin information, as well as including essential facts. The book introduces anatomy, distribution, life cycle, and feeding habits appropriately for the newest science readers. There are amazing new stories about dolphins' behavior, from their use of language to rescuing stranded friends and sharing tools! Exclusive images engage children with these famous and fascinating animals.

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.