Getting to feel at home in a new country. Yoon’s name means Shining Wisdom, and when she writes it in Korean, it looks happy, like dancing figures. But her father tells her that she must learn to write it in English. In English, all the lines and circles stand alone, which is just how Yoon feels in the United States. Yoon isn’t sure that she wants to be YOON. At her new school, she tries ou…
It may be shabby and small, but Mole realizes that a home is a home. He and Rat and their friends celebrate the holidays in one of the warmest homecomings ever. '
Did You know that up to 2000 people can travel on a cruise liner at one time? Or that the largest tanker in the world holds 150 million gallons of liquid cargo? Or that some submarines can stay underwater for up to two months without emerging once? Hop aboard and explore 17 different types of boats, from the tiny rowboat to the gigantic aircraft carrier.
An African American girl visits the park and rounds up a group of her friends for an afternoon of fun and playground games. The children discover that despite their physical differences, they are all really the same.
- What is cotton? - Where do we get cotton from? - Why is cotton useful? Each title in material takes a close look at an important material-what it is, where it comes from, whether it is natural or man-made, and what its properties are. The book also explains how we produce the material, how we use it, how we process it, and how it can be recycled.
- What is rubber? - Where do we get rubber from? - Why is rubber useful? Each title in materials takes a close look at an important material-what it is, where it comes from, whether it is natural or man-made, and what its properties are. The book also explains how we produce the material, how we use it, how we process it, and how it can be recycled.