With these words, Thomas Edison explains how he developed ideas and turned them into useful inventions. Although he is most famous for inventing the lightbulb, Edison is credited with hundreds of inventions. The young boy who did poorly in school became one of the most famous men in America.
In December 1859, Abraham Lincoln wrote a brief history of his kife for a newspaper article. The next year, Loncoln would be elected to serve as president of a politically divided United Strates. His strong leadership would change American history.
Jack and Annie are in for an exciting, scary, and sad adventure when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the decks of the Titanic. Is there anything they can do to help the ill-fated ship? Will they be able to save anyone? Will they be able to save themselves?
Their magic tree house takes Jack and Annie to the Arctic, where a polar bear leads them onto very thin ice.
Grace can do anything she puts her mind to!
It's one adventure after another for this adorable puppy! Kids will discover the joys of reading as they watch Sam discover the world around her. Part of the Kids Can Read series, the Puppy Sam have been written especially for the beginning reader.
When her father begins a long-distance romance with a zookeeper in Washington, D.C., 12-year-old Frankie sends fabricated e-mail letters to the zookeeper in an attempt to end the relationship, in this story about family, friendship, and growing up.
Join them as they research ancient Rome and Pompeii and find out the facts behind the fiction!