Louis Pasteur

This inspiring biographical series ties in with elementary history, science, and social studies curricula, providing teachers with a valuable interdisciplinary resource. With these books, young readers will discover historical figures who devoted their lives to making the world a better place, and changed the course of history. Text copyright 2004 Lectorum Publications, Inc.

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

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

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of data analysis. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers' learning experience and show how data analysis works in the real world. In this book, readers look at data about the population of Chicago in order to learn more about the city. This...

La historia narra el viaje de un hobbit llamado Bilbo Bolsón (tío de Frodo, uno de los protagonistas principales de El Señor de los Anillos), al que no le gustan las aventuras, a la Montaña Solitaria en busca del tesoro robado por el dragón Smaug años atrás. Todo empieza un inesperado día en el que Bilbo recibe la visita de Gandalf el Gris junto con 13 enanos, entre los que se cuenta a Thorin, Escudo-de-Roble, a cuya familia le fue robado el tesoro. Algunos de los hechos narrados en El Hobbit influirán en los acontecimientos posteriores de El Señor de los Anillos.La inclusión de...

Winner of: International Latino Book Awards 2014, Primer Premio en la categoría Best Young Adult Non-Fiction Book Focusing on key figures from the worlds of art, literature, music, politics, and science, this collection introduces young readers to luminaries who, despite the difficulties and failures of their childhoods, went on to accomplish great things. Readers will discover what individuals such as Jane Austen, Thomas Edison, Albert Einstein, Mohandas Gandhi, John Lennon, Pablo Picasso, and even the author himself were like as children and young adults, and draw inspiration from their...

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