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The Amazing Beef Squad: Never Say Die!
by Jason RossMeet the Beef Squad: a group of unforgettable kids who are serious about pranks but also about doing whatever it takes to help the people and places they care about.Nick Rhodes and his friends Pratchett, Hogue, and Jared--together known as Beef Squad--have got seventh grade totally hacked. They make perfect grades by day, pull spectacular pranks by night, play video games in between, and do it all with a zany sense of humor only they find funny. (Because someone has to celebrate National Asparagus Appreciation Day.) But seventh grade is about to strike back! Trouble at school and a secret from their town's Gold Rush past put Beef Squad on a collision course with Leonardville's most powerful forces. Now, with the help of robotics teammate Karla Woo, they decide to reveal what's going on, no matter the consequences.This laugh-out-loud story about a group of truly "amazing" and strongminded kids is one middle-grade readers will cheer for.
Amazing BEN FRANKLIN Inventions
by Carmella Van VleetAmazing Ben Franklin Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the life and times of one of America's greatest thinkers with over 25 hands-on building projects and activities. From his groundbreaking scientific discoveries and inventions to his career as a writer, printer, and politician, Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions gives young readers a comprehensive look at the man who gave us the lightning rod, the armonica, bifocals, the post office, the first public library, Poor Richard's Almanac, and so much more. Amazing Ben Franklin Inventions provides detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project. Historical facts and anecdotes, biographies, and fascinating trivia support the fun projects and teach readers about the courage, creativity, and determination of Ben Franklin and a young America coming into its own.
AMAZING BIOME PROJECTS
by Farah Rizvi Donna LathamAmazing Biome Projects You Can Build Yourself takes kids ages 9 and up on a circumnavigation of the globe to learn about Earth's terrestrial and aquatic biomes. Kid's will wander through forests, sizzle in deserts, shiver in the tundra, plunge beneath the seas to explore coral reefs, and slog through marshy waters. Along the way, kids will encounter flora and fauna adapted for survival in each unique climate zone. They'll learn about gnarly krumholz trees, bioluminescent sea creatures, camouflage, carnivorous plants, and blubbery marine critters. In each biome, people who use science in their jobs are highlighted, whether at the site of a disastrous oil spill or an oh-so-cool mastodon dig.
Amazing Facts: Kamala Harris
by Clive GiffordCelebrate the 2024 election with this fascinating book of facts about Kamala Harris, her family, her childhood, her hobbies, and her homelife—perfect for 8+ and fully illustrated throughout!Did you know?Her father was born in Jamaica and her mother was born in India.She has a younger sister named Maya.She became vice president of the United States on January 20, 2021.Find over one hundred extraordinary facts in this fun-packed book, the perfect gift for kids who love American history makers!
The Amazing Flight of Darius Frobisher
by Bill HarleyA young orphan's hopes and an unusual bicycle bring about magical results in this imaginative middle grade adventure from award-winning author Bill Harley.Life is an adventure for ten-year-old Darius Frobisher. His eccentric father Rudy sells insurance four days a week. The other three days he goes on exotic journeys. But when his father flies off in a hot air balloon and doesn't come back, Darius's happy, carefree life suddenly comes to an end. He is sent to live with his notoriously nasty Aunt Ida, where he has to sleep alone in a cold, damp basement and dodge the horrible teenage boy next door. Darius sees a ray of hope when he finds a rusty old bicycle in the basement and begins to repair it in secret. Then one day he is startled to see an old man with long flowing hair riding a bicycle across the sky! That gives Darius a strange and wonderful idea. Now he knows what he has to do to get away from his miserable life.
Amazing Grace: A Kentucky Girl with Gumption during World War II
by Nancy AllenEleven-year-old Grace Ann Brewer lives a normal life until her father joins the army in 1944 during World War II. When her family moves from Hazard to Ashland, Grace faces challenges entirely new to her--life without her father, fitting in at a new school and living in a new house are only a few. But a closer relationship with her grandmother, her spunky dog Spot and the letters she writes to her father overseas give her the courage she needs and the amazing strength to fight her own battles on the homefront. Author Nancy Kelly Allen tells the triumphant story of Grace's coming of age.
Amazing Greek Myths of Wonder and Blunders
by Mike Townsend"For fans of either comic books or Percy Jackson, or both."--School Library Journal From Hercules' snake assassin slippers to Arachne's wicked weaver rap songs, these are the mythic monsters and Hellenic heroes that have captured Western culture for centuries--but a whole lot more fun. Each story showcases the wondrous and blunderful antics of gods and mortals in bright graphics that rival the super-heroic action of The Lightning Thief, burst with the knock-yoursocks- off humor of Jeff Kinney, and still remain unerringly faithful to the original myth. Kids won't be able to resist the bickering sheep, unruly rulers, and undercover details of Amazing Greek Myths--while teachers, librarians, and parents can relish this new way to share moral messages that remain as relevant today as they were a thousand years ago.
The Amazing Harry Kellar: Great American Magician
by Gail JarrowPresenting the amazing Harry Kellar! The first magician to receive international fame! The most well-known illusionist at the turn of the twentieth century! The model for the Wizard of Oz! Author Gail Jarrow follows Kellar from a magician's assistant traveling and performing across the United States during the Civil War to an international superstar with a show of his own, entertaining emperors, kings, and presidents. Jarrow uses Kellar's own words and images--his amazing four-color promotional posters--to tell his riveting story in this first Kellar biography for young readers. And she reveals the science behind Kellar's illusions and explores nineteenth-century entertainment and transportation as well as the history of magic, spiritualism, and séances.
Amazing Human Feats of Distance (Superhuman Feats Ser.)
by Matt ScheffPeople train for months or years to be able to run 26-mile-long marathons. The feats of distance in this book will make running a marathon sound like a piece of cake.
Amazing Human Feats of Endurance (Superhuman Feats Ser.)
by Haley S. JohnsonEndurance is the power to keep going even when something is hard. Read this book to discover the amazing feats people have accomplished by not giving up!
Amazing Human Feats of Engineering (Superhuman Feats Ser.)
by Matt ScheffThroughout history, people have built incredible structures across the world. Engineers have had to put their skills and knowledge to the test to create these amazing feats of engineering.
Amazing Human Feats of Strength (Superhuman Feats Ser.)
by Debbie VilardiPeople all around the world compete to be considered the strongest. Read this book to learn about these record-setters in strength.
Amazing Human Feats of Survival (Superhuman Feats Ser.)
by Annette GulatiPeople have lived through the most unusual situations. Read this book to discover several near-death experiences and the amazing people who survived them.
The Amazing IncrediBull
by Mike LitwinChuck and Dakota win a chance to visit the studio of reclusive artist and storyteller Norman Redmane, the creator of IncrediBull, a cowmic book about a flying supercow from beyond the moon. But during the calves' visit, Norman gets bonked on the head . . . HARD. When he comes to, bad news: He thinks he IS IncrediBull. Worse news: He thinks Dakota is his superstrong sidekick, Fantasti-Calf.
Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects
by Cynthia Light Brown Blair D SheddIn Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects You Can Build Yourself, kids ages 9 and up will experiment with kitchen materials to discover chemistry. Readers will learn about atoms, molecules, solids, liquids, gases, polymers, the periodic table, the important history of science, and much more. Along the way, they'll make goop, cause chemical reactions, and create delicious treats, and all of it will illustrate important chemistry concepts. Amazing Kitchen Chemistry Projects is a fun and exciting way for young readers to learn all about chemistry and become scientists right in the kitchen.
Amazing Landmarks: Discover the hidden stories behind 10 iconic structures!
by Rekha S. RajanCould you build the world's most iconic landmarks?Could you design the Golden Gate Bridge? Could you construct the Eiffel Tower? Could you decorate the Burj Khalifa? Could you make a budget, draw up the plans, and handle every problem that arises to create something that withstands the test of time?This accessible nonfiction compendium explores the creation of 10 global landmarks, from the first spark of an idea to the final layer of paint. Acclaimed educator Rekha Rajan encourages readers to see themselves as the engineers, builders, architects, and more through interactive stories and a unique structure.Graphic artist Alex Asfour's gorgeous art works seamlessly with engaging photographs to create a standout nonfiction title that will appeal to both kids and educators.Ideal for any grade-schooler with an interest in STEAM!
Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions
by Maxine AndersonAmazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself introduces readers to the life, world, and incredible mind of Leonardo da Vinci through hands-on building projects that explore his invention ideas. Most of Leonardo's inventions were never made in his lifetime-they remained sketches in his famous notebooks. Amazing Leonardo da Vinci Inventions You Can Build Yourself shows you how to bring these ideas to life using common household supplies. Detailed step-by-step instructions, diagrams, and templates for creating each project combine with historical facts and anecdotes, biographies and trivia about the real-life models for each project. Together they give kids a first-hand look intothe amazing mind of one the world's greatest inventors.
The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin
by James Cross Giblin Michael DoolingNow available in paperback for the first time, James Cross Giblin and Michael Dooling tell the story of the man known as the "wisest American. " Benjamin Franklin was one of seventeen children, and the youngest of 10 sons. To help out with the family, he was put to work when he was 10 years old in his father's candle and soap-making shop. Ben hated making soap and candles. Since he was smart and a good speller and he loved to read, he later went to work in his brother's print shop as an apprentice. He read book after book, and soon began to write himself. By 18, he moved to Philadelphia where he eventually openend his own print shop. By age 28 he published "Poor Richard's Almanac," a best seller in Colonial America.
Amazing Math Projects
by Samuel Carbaugh Lazlo C. BardosMake a geodesic dome big enough to sit in. Solve one of the world's hardest two-piece puzzles. Pass a straight line through a curved slot.From prime numbers to paraboloids, Amazing Math Projects You Can Build Yourself introduces readers ages 9 and up to the beauty and wonder of math through hands-on activities. Kids will cut apart shapes to discover area formulas, build beautiful geometric models to explore their properties, and amaze friends with the mysterious Möbius strip.Learning through examples of how we encounter math in our daily lives, children will marvel at the mathematical patterns in snowflakes and discover the graceful curves in the Golden Gate Bridge. Readers will never look at soap bubbles the same way again!Amazing Math Projects You Can Build Yourself includes projects about number patterns, lines, curves, and shapes. Each activity includes intriguing facts, vocabulary builders, and connections to other topics. A companion website, includes video instructions for many projects in the book and provides additional activities.
Amazing (Mostly) Edible Science: A Family Guide to Fun Experiments in the Kitchen
by Andrew SchlossTeaching your kids science just got better--and tastier!With the awe-inspiring and accessible recipes and projects in Amazing (Mostly) Edible Science, uniting science and cooking has never been easier.Introduce your children to the wonders of science by creating projects and experiments in your very own kitchen. Entertaining to make and spectacular to behold, not only will your child learn important scientific principles about the chemistry of cooking, but they can even enjoy the delicious final product. Almost everything made in this book is edible. Learn and appreciate projects like classic exploding volcano cakes, glow-in-the-dark Jell-O, singing cakes, and bouncy eggs. Food expert Andrew Schloss provides you and your kids with practical and humorous projects that include step by step instructions, illustrated with fun full-color photos sure to appeal to kids of all ages.* All recipes/projects in this book are non-toxic and safe for consumption; some just to taste (slime, ectoplasm) and many you will love, such as molten chocolate cupcakes, disappearing peppermint pillows, and amber maple syrup crystals! Each project contains a "How did that happen?" section which explains the science behind the fun. Amazing (Mostly) Edible Science is an AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books Finalist. The AAAS/Subaru SB&F Prize for Excellence in Science Books celebrates outstanding science writing and illustration for children and young adults.
The Amazing Mr. Franklin: Or the Boy Who Read Everything
by Ruth AshbyEveryone knows Benjamin Franklin was an important statesman, inventor, and a signer of the Declaration of Independence. But did you know he started the first public library in America?Ben Franklin was always a "bookish" boy. The first book he read was the Bible at age five, and then he read every printed word in his father's small home library. Ben wanted to read more, but books were expensive. He wanted to go to school and learn, but his family needed him to work. Despite this, Ben Franklin had lots of ideas about how to turn his love of reading and learning into something more. First, he worked as a printer's apprentice, then he set up his own printing business. Later, he became the first bookseller in Philadelphia, started a newspaper, published Poor Richard's Almanac, and in 1731, with the help of his friends, organized the first subscription lending library, the Library Company.Ruth Ashby's fast-paced biography takes young readers through Franklin's life from his spirited, rebellious youth through his successful career as an inventor and politician and finally to the last years of his life, surrounded by his personal collection of books.
The Amazing Mystery Show (Boxcar Children #123)
by Gertrude Chandler Warner Robert PappThe Boxcar Children have been chosen to be on an exciting new show! A camera crew is following the Aldens around the city of Philadelphia as they compete with another team in a search for clues. But the search isn't easy, and someone is trying to give them the wrong directions! Who is trying to ruin the game?
The Amazing Panda Adventure, Movie Tie-In
by Todd Strasser“So that’s what all the fuss is about.” Twelve-year-old Ryan has never cared about saving the pandas. That’s always been his father’s job. In fact, Ryan’s father seems to care more about the pandas than he cares about his son. But when Ryan goes to visit his father, the pandas’ troubles become his own. Poachers have stolen a cub from its mother. Without her, the cub will die. Once Ryan lays eyes on the cub, he can’t help but get involved. With his father injured and poachers on the trail, it is up to Ryan to save the little panda. He risks his own life for the cub and discovers that there are some things worth fighting for.
Amazing Peace: A Christmas Poem
by Maya Angelou Steve Johnson Lou FancherIn this beautiful, deeply moving poem, Maya Angelou inspires us to embrace the peace and promise of Christmas, so that hope and love can once again light up our holidays and the world. "Angels and Mortals, Believers and Nonbelievers, look heavenward," she writes, "and speak the word aloud. Peace."Read by the poet at the lighting of the National Christmas Tree at the White House on December 1, 2005, Maya Angelou's celebration of the "Glad Season" is a radiant affirmation of the goodness of life and a beautiful holiday gift for people of all faiths.From the Hardcover edition.
Amazing Places: Weird trivia and unbelievable facts to test your knowledge about the most extreme places on earth! (Challenge Yourself #2)
by Jeff ProbstCHALLENGE YOURSELF! A new nature-based trivia series with vibrant visuals and fascinating facts! Discover the most incredible natural wonders and extreme places on earth! New from Emmy-Award winning host of Survivor and New York Times bestselling author of Stranded, Jeff Probst comes a dynamic and graphic line of trivia books! Packed with full-color photos, fascinating facts and trivia, and great callouts from Jeff, this series is perfect for every kid looking to know the coolest, weirdest facts and trivia around! Challenge yourself to discover the world&’s most extreme places! From the driest desert to the deepest ocean trench and everything in between, find out all the fascinating facts about the land, sea, and air.