Florence Nightingale

Young students will be enthralled with compelling portraits of famous figures who devoted their lives to improving the world. Includes historical photos and illustrations.

Follows the life and career of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with diseases.

Defines screws, explains their functions, and suggests simple experiments to demonstrate how they work.

Follows The Thirteenth Amendment That Freed The Slaves, The End Of The War, And The Death Of President Abraham Lincoln.

¿Cómo pueden tener el mismo sueño cuatro personas? ¿Por qué iban a suicidarse después de soñarlo? John Verdon, la gran sensación del thriller a escala internacional, ha vuelto con un nuevo libro que recordará a sus seguidores el ritmo cinematográfico de su escalofriante novela debut Sé lo que estás pensando .Cuatro personas que no se han visto nunca, que viven en distintas partes del país y que no parecen tener nada en común explican que han tenido el mismo sueño: una pesadilla recurrente cuyo elemento más inquietante es un cuchillo ensangrentado con la cabeza tallada de un...

Explains what mathematics is and how it feels to do math, and shows some basic mathematical concepts such as sorting and measuring.

A collection of words that turn into phrases, phrases that form verses, verses that make songs and songs that tell of adventures, jokes and mischief.

Describes, in text and illustrations, the technological challenges involved in the design and construction of skyscrapers, oil rigs, nuclear reactors, and other complicated structures.