"Lucy was not a proper little girl. She was sassy. She was bold. She was funny. She was a rule-breaking, chance-taking, comedy pioneer. Can't act? Can't sing? Can't dance? Lucy proves them all wrong -- and then has the last laugh when she finally lets her inner funny girl shine. In 1951, the hit show I Love Lucy took television by storm, and has made millions laugh ever since. Lucy! is the true story of how Lucille Ball overcame the odds to become...

"The ancient Greeks lived thousands of years ago. However, their discoveries about science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) aren't out-of-date or old-fashioned. In fact, some of the ideas and inventions they dreamed up so long ago are useful to the modern world. In every field, including geometry, astronomy, zoology, and medicine, the ancient Greeks were constantly looking at their world and making important discoveries--building blocks for...

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Costa Rica. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Argentina. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Presents the origins, traditions, and purpose of the African American holiday of Juneteenth. Includes color photographs, an activity, a glossary, an index, and resources for further information.

"Engaging images accompany information about Nebraska. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

"Our planet is always turning. It may be midnight in London, but in different time zones other living things are waking up, ready to hunt or feed or fight. As the clock strikes twelve, two sisters are spirited away on a journey to glimpse, in the span of a moment, extraordinary biodiversity: a mother polar bear and her cubs hunting seals in Svalbard, tiny turtles in India following the moon toward the sea, and enormous whale sharks gulping plankton...

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Egypt. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--Provided by publisher.

Profiles more than fifty scientists whose discoveries changed the world throughout history. Includes color illustrations and a glossary.

"Relevant images match informative text in this introduction to Germany. Intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--