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This encyclopedia offers readers the chance to explore the 63 national parks in the United States and its territories. Alongside photos of the parks, the text highlights each park's history, points of interest, and things to do. Features include glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.
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"It's July on Alaska's North Slope, and scientist Denver Holt is in Utqiagvik surveying nests. Denver has been coming here since 1992, and the snowy owls he studies have been coming here much longer: thousands of years. With its mix of coastal, low-elevation tundra and a rich presence of lemmings, the North Slope is the only area in Alaska where snowy owls regularly nest. How do snowy owls decide where they will nest? How do they manage to arrive...
6) Cuba
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"In this book, readers learn about what it is like to live in Cuba"--Provided by publisher.
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Sunny. Friendly. Beautiful. Welcome to the Dominican Republic! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about the Dominican Republic’s cities, food, holidays, history, and wildlife. They’ll even learn how to speak a few words in Spanish! This 32-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and...
8) Jamaica
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Beautiful. Colorful. Musical. Welcome to Jamaica! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Jamaica's cities, food, history, music, and wildlife. Theyll even learn how to speak a few words in Jamaican Patois! This 32-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction....
9) Brazil
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Brazil is the largest nation in the Southern Hemisphere. About half of the country's land is less than 650 feet (200 m) above sea level. Find out more in Brazil, one of the titles in the Countries of the World series.
11) Germany
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Welcome to Germany! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Germany’s land, history, cities, food, and literature. They’ll even learn how to speak a few words in German!
12) Honduras
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Presents information about Honduras, discussing its geography, weather, wildlife, cities, history, languages, jobs, holidays, and food.
13) The moon
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This title introduces the second brightest space object in Earth's sky. Readers will get to know how the moon was formed, what it is made of, and why it has phases.
14) The sun
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This title introduces readers to the brightest object in our sky. Readers will learn how the Sun formed, what it is made of, and how important it is to life of Earth.
15) Russia
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"Russia is the largest country in the world. It spreads across two continents, Europe and Asia, and spans 11 time zones...A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks your interactive eBook. This book comes alive with videos, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, and much more." -from back cover.
16) Canada
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Presents information about Canada, discussing its geography, weather, wildlife, cities, history, languages, jobs, holidays, and food.
17) United States
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"The United States stretches from the Pacific Ocean in the west to the Atlantic Ocean in the east. This vast country includes plains, mountain ranges, deserts, tundra, and even volcanic islands...A unique book code printed on page 2 unlocks your interactive eBook. This book comes alive with videos, audio, weblinks, slideshows, activities, and much more." -from back cover
18) Ukraine
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Welcome to Ukraine! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Ukraine’s land, history, cities, food, holidays, and sports. They’ll even learn how to speak a few words in Ukrainian!
19) Pakistan
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Historic. Friendly. Wonderful. Welcome to Pakistan! In this bright, exciting book, young readers will travel to this amazing country without ever leaving their homes or classrooms. During their journey, they will learn all about Pakistan’s land, history, cities, food, and art. They’ll even learn how to speak a phrase in Urdu!
20) Poland
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Presents information about Poland, discussing its geography, weather, wildlife, cities, history, languages, jobs, holidays, and food.
