Louis Pasteur

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

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

Solar Energy Is Explained. Included In This Book Is Where It Comes From, Who Uses It, And The Positive And Negative Benefits Of Using It. Correlated To Common Core, Texas TEKS, Virginia Sols, And Georgia Performance Standards.

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.

The American Revolution was a momentous period in American history. In this thought-provoking book, readers will analyze the myriad of opinions surrounding the Revolutionary War. They will identify the popular beliefs of Revolutionary contemporaries and question how historians and American citizens have interpreted information about the war in the years that followed. This book is an excellent resource for inspiring critical thinking both within the classroom and in the real world.

El diario de Miguel es el testimonio de la vida de un niño que, como tantos otros, cuenta aquello que para él, y solo para él, pudo ser importante. A poco de iniciar la lectura de sus páginas, vamos descubriendo que su historia, más allá de ser única, esconde muchas referencias a personajes y momentos que nos resultan conocidos, familiares, en tanto en cuanto nos recuerdan a seres, lugares y episodios asociados a la vida del poeta Miguel Hernández.

Learn how a designer's sketch becomes the fashion we wear and how a designer uses math and geometry to make their designs successful in this fashion-filled book! Including information about the fashion industry, clothing fabrics, patterns, and textures, readers learn all about the different aspects of the fashion industry. With a glossary, index, vivid images, informational text, and interesting facts, this Spanish-translated nonfiction book with engage students from beginning to end.

Readers won't have to disassemble their favorite toys to discover what makes them work. This book explores electric, magnetic, and motion-powered toys from design to function. It introduces readers to the six simple machines and explains how they use force and motion to do work. Not every toy is a technological marvel. Readers learn about time-honored favorites including the rocking horse, Slinky, and rattles.