Water is an essential resource for life on Earth. Considering how vital and precious water is, it is almost unbelievable that it can be used so carelessly. Sewage, toxic chemicals, fertilizers, pesticides, oil, metals, and solid trash pollute the water in lakes, streams, and oceans around the world. Water Resources explores the ways in which water on Earth has become polluted--and what people a…
Every October Americans celebrate the discovery of their hemisphere by Christopher Columbus. But the navigator from Genoa was not the first to find his way to these shores. From the Stone Age through the 16th century, America was "discovered" again and again. An exciting and unique way to celebrate the Columbus quin centennial and the history of our country.
Jack Sullivan, Quint Baker, June Del Toro, and Dirk Savage are about to have their biggest adventure yet. That's right--it's ROAD TRIP TIME!Now wielding the Midnight Blade, Jack Sullivan and the gang are furiously searching for the villainous Thrull and his skeleton army. The clock is the enemy has begun constructing the Tower--a portal with the power to bring Rezzoch the Ancient, Destructor of…
It's the first winter after the Monster Apocalypse. For Jack and his buddies, that means sled catapults, epic snowball battles, and one monstrous C hristmas celebration. But their winter wonderland turns dark when a villainess begins hunting them. And this villainess is different - she's a human. When the villainess steals Jack's prized monster-slaying tool, the Louisville Slicer, he vows to ge…
In a house full of sadness and secrets, can young, orphaned Mary find happiness? Mary Lennox, a spoiled, ill-tempered, and unhealthy child, comes to live with her reclusive uncle in Misselthwaite Manor on England’s Yorkshire moors after the death of her parents. There she meets a hearty housekeeper and her spirited brother, a dour gardener, a cheerful robin, and her wilful, hysterical, and…
"Meet Zoe. She's got a lot of things to be unhappy about: * Her stepmother Sheila is so lazy she asks Zoe to pick her nose for her. * The school bully Tina Trotts makes her life a misery - mainly by flobbing on her head. * And on top of it all, the dastardly Burt has terrible plans for her pet rat. I can't tell you what those plans are, but there's a clue in the title of this book..."