Explains the differences and similarities between similes and metaphors and how to form them.

How long can it take a plant seed to sprout? What do plants use to make their food? Young readers will discover these facts and more in Plants, an Exploring Life Cycles book.

Bitty Fish is not happy at all with the choice of container Kim wants to put Bitty in.

What are some of your favorite action-packed verbs? Verbs are words that show action in a sentence. In this book, you will learn how to use verbs. This book is part of the Language Rules series. Each book in this series provides hints, examples, and funny illustrations to help readers master a different part of speech.

Simple text and photographs provide an introduction to trumpets, including what they are, how you play them, and much more. Includes online content that contains weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features.

This book tells interesting facts about John Adams, the second president of the United States. This media enhanced book lets readers access embedded weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features such as a slide show, matching word activity, and quiz.

This book presents interesting facts about James Madison. This AV2 media enhanced book lets readers access embedded weblinks, audio and video clips, activities, and other features, such as a slide show, matching word activity and quiz.

Each person in the United States makes almost five pounds of trash every day. That's more trash per person per day than people make in any other country. What happens to our trash? How can we stop throwing so much stuff away? Read and find out!

From monster trucks to jumbo jets, young readers will love learning about the world's most exciting machinery in the Mighty Machines series. Filled with vivid photos and fascinating facts, this series is sure to engage young readers as they learn about the mechanisms and uses of these incredible big machines. In Monster trucks, readers learn that monster trucks can drive over other cars, monster trucks can weigh up to 10,000 pounds, and monster trucks...

Using simple text and colorful photos, this book describes the sport of BMX, or bicycle motocross. It includes basic information on safety, equipment, and competitive events.