Joanna Brundle

While some people are afraid of spiders and scorpions, others are fascinated by these cool creatures, which are both part of the arachnid family. Readers broaden their knowledge of essential early biology concepts through captivating, well-researched, and accessible main text that is also age-appropriate. They learn about the habitats, life cycles, and eating habits of the creepy crawly creatures known scientifically as arachnids. In addition to stimulating...

A love for technology can open up doors to many different and exciting careers! Food technologists, cybersecurity specialists, and multimedia artists and animators all use technology every day to do their jobs. Using fascinating sidebars and fact boxes as well as photographs of workers in the field, this book is a dynamic resource for students who want to take their tech talents into their future career. Readers will learn what each job is like and...

What do pilots, math teachers, video game programmers, and bankers have in common? All of these workers use math as part of their career! This book introduces readers to many different careers that use math skills every day. Readers will love the photographs showing each job, as well as sidebars and fact boxes that provide fun facts and essential information about careers in math. A staple for any STEM curriculum, this book will help readers go from...

Each book in the Around the World series pairs brilliant photography with engaging information to explore fascinating features of different cultures and countries. Every title is designed to inspire beginning readers to become independent readers. The titles promote literacy and fluency through a focus on key concepts and sight words. All sight and content words used in a title are listed for quick reference on page 24.

Each book in the Around the World series pairs brilliant photography with engaging information to explore fascinating features of different cultures and countries. Every title is designed to inspire beginning readers to become independent readers. The titles promote literacy and fluency through a focus on key concepts and sight words. All sight and content words used in a title are listed for quick reference on page 24.

What comes next? This is a common question when dealing with patterns, and readers learn how to find out the answer as they explore fresh and fun examples of patterns. Age-appropriate text is presented in a simple way, allowing early learners to discover this essential information independently or with an adult's assistance. Vibrant photographs fill each page, making this common math curriculum topic enjoyable for young readers. With each turn of...

Rivers and mountains are both critical parts of Earth's geography. This accessible text discusses how rivers and mountains form, how they interact with the weather, how they change over time, and how civilizations benefit from them. Informative fact boxes, simple diagrams, and vibrant, full-color photographs support the compelling main text. This introduction to rivers and mountains is sure to expand young learners' minds, as they enhance their knowledge...

Wet and green, and full of animal life, the world's rain forests are very important to the overall health and well-being of our planet. However, they cover less than 5 percent of Earth's surface, and many people don't know much about them. In this book, readers will learn about all the different types of rain forests, where they're located, and why they're so important to our world. Full-color photos and maps show more about these interesting biomes,...

What do robotics engineers do? How do you become an electrical engineer? Would marine engineering be a good career for you? This book answers these questions and more as it provides readers with a path from classroom to the career of their dreams. Readers will find plenty of information about different careers in the field of engineering through exciting fact boxes, sidebars, and photographs of a day in the life of an engineer. This book is an excellent...

The scale of things means how one thing compares in size to another. In this book, appealing illustrations help kids understand scale by comparing famous buildings and structures by their height.