Presents alphabetically arranged categories and relates them to India, including animals, food, history, and yearly festivals.

Presents alphabetically arranged categories and relates them to Brazil, including animals, food, history, and yearly festivals.

Philip Pullman garnered every accolade around with the breathtaking His Dark Materials trilogy. Now he turns his storytelling gifts to one of the most famous of the Arabian Nights tales, Aladdin and the Enchanted Lamp. Aladdin is a shiftless good-for-nothing boy until he unwittingly acquires a magic lamp inhabited by a genie -- and the adventure that follows both makes his fortune and makes him a man. Pullman tells the tale with his trademark crisp writing and fast-paced action, while Sophy Williamss pastels shimmer with the heat and beauty of the Far East. Terrific for reading aloud

Describes some of the earths natural resources, their importance, and how they can be safeguarded.

William can ride his new BMX bike, but he is still a bit wobbly. When hes riding home from school one day, he starts to go downhill fast Watch out, William

When a strange insect stings Nicks sister, Rachel, Nick looks for clues, records them in his notebook, and tries to solve the case before his birthday party is ruined.

Find out about some of the people both passengers and crew who sailed on the Titanics first and only voyage, and learn the tragic story of the doomed shipThis is a simple recounting of the Titanics tragic story. The text describes the chronology of events, and discusses the investigation that followed the disaster. The final pages discuss Robert Ballards discovery and exploration of the wreck of the Titanic. Sidebars introduce real people who were aboard the Titanic, including the captain, who went down with his ship.

Whales, sharks, and dolphins are just a few of the amazing creatures that live in the sea. From the tiny coral shrimp to the enormous squid, this book is a very simple introduction to ocean life.

Earthquakes can be the most powerful and dangerous force in nature. Strong earthquakes can bring destruction, but they can also help to create Earths beautiful mountains and valleys. Learn all about earthquakes in this book full of facts and photographs.

Readers can take a trip into outer space and learn about neighboring planets and how the suns gravity makes the planets orbit around it. Features full-color, up-close photographs of the planets in the Earths solar system.