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The Work of the Zoo Doctors at the San Diego Zoo (Zoo World)
by Georgeanne IrvineDescribes the work of the veterinarians at the San Diego Zoo as they treat sick and injured animals and work to save species through conservation and breeding programs. Other books by this author are available in this library.
Work Place Student Book Blacklines
by Raven Deerwater Anne E. Fischer Allyn Fisher Tyson SmithNIMAC-sourced textbook
Workbook, Level D (SRA Connecting Math Concepts)
by Siegfried Engelmann Jerry Silbert Owen EngelmannNIMAC-sourced textbook
Working Boats: An Inside Look at Ten Amazing Watercraft
by Tom Crestodina"Boys and girls — and grown-ups — intrigued by the maritime world of the North Pacific will get much pleasure and a pack of insider knowledge from Tom Crestodina&’s Working Boats"—New York TimesThis visually engaging book filled with cross sections and exploded views of working boats is perfect for children--and even adults--curious about the mechanics of boats and the lives of people who work on boats.Filled with full-page spreads of cross sections of ten intriguing working boats, this book provides a glimpse into their inner workings, as well as highlights of each boat's unique engineering components that enable it to do the job it was built for. Want to know what goes on behind the scenes of a Coast Guard rescue, what it's like to work on a science research vessel, or what's involved in crabbing? The book includes illustrated details about each boat's mission and jobs people do on board, as well as a glimpse of what life is like on a working boat. Packed with information that's fun and practical, the book also includes details about maritime instruments, such as how a radar works, on-water safety gear, diesel engines, and mechanics, such as how water is pumped through a fire boat.
Working for Freedom: The Story of Josiah Henson
by Rona AratoJosiah Hensons life is an epic tale of one mans battle against evil and ignorance. By the time he was six, Josiah had been sold three times. When he was nine, his familys owner beat him for trying to learn to read. In spite of his physical pain and emotional heartache, he never lost the sense of morality that was his bedrock. After his escape, Josiah became an advocate for those still in bondage. As a conductor on the Underground Railroad, he led 118 slaves to safety in Canada. Working for Freedom is the story of a man who proved that one person can make a difference in defending and promoting human rights.
Working in the Clouds: A City Window Washer (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 4)
by Brianna Roberts Kanako YuzuruSwinging Superheroes? Look up at a skyscraper and you might see a few brave people swinging and crawling on the outside of the building. They may look like superheroes or daredevils, but they're not doing a stunt. It's a crew of high-rise window washers doing a difficult and dangerous job. NIMAC-sourced textbook
Working on the Pony Express: A This or That Debate (This or That?: History Edition)
by Jessica RusickBy 1860, Americans had settled from coast to coast. How could mail get from east to west? The Pony Express! Brave Pony Express riders did whatever it took to get the mail delivered quickly. They faced many difficult choices along the way. Now the choices are yours. Would you rather encounter a grizzly bear or a mountain lion? Would you rather ride through driving snow or pouring rain? It's your turn to pick this or that!
Working with Numbers: Student Edition, Level B (Steck-Vaughn Working with Numbers Ser.)
by Weatherly Steck-Vaughn StaffA best-selling classic, Working with Numbers is a straightforward series offering solid coverage and extra practice for grade-level math skills. Useful as an alternative curriculum for struggling students or those requiring remediation. Student edition for Level B. Publisher: Harcourt School Format: 142 pages, paperback Grade: 2 ISBN: 9780739891575
Working Words In Spelling: Grade 4
by G. Willard Woodruff George N. Moore Robert G. Forest Richard A. Talbot Ann R. Talbot Great Source Education Group StaffWorking Words in Spelling helps all students achieve spelling success--- Lessons begin with a pretest and proofreading activity to help students identify problem areas. - Students learn more than 4,000 high-frequency base words plus 13,000 related forms--99% of the most commonly used words in both student and adult writing. - Challenge words for every lesson motivate higher-ability students. - Writing activities help transfer accurate spelling to daily writing. - Yellow Pages are a handy spelling reference to help students improve their spelling.
The World (According to Humphrey #1)
by Betty G. BirneyThe first book in the series about everyone's favorite classroom pet! <P>You can learn a lot about life by observing another species. <P><P>That’s what Humphrey was told when he was first brought to Room 26. And boy, is it true! <P>In addition to having FUN-FUN-FUN in class, each weekend this amazing hamster gets to sleep over with a different student, like Lower-Your-Voice-A.J. and Speak-Up-Sayeh. <P>Soon Humphrey learns to read, write, and even shoot rubber bands (only in self-defense, of course). <P>With lots of friends to help, adventures to enjoy, and a cage with a lock-that-doesn’t- lock, Humphrey's life is almost perfect. <P>If only the teacher, Mrs. Brisbane, wasn’t out to get him! <P>Boys and girls can't help falling in love with Humphrey!
The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on America's Past, Present, and Future
by World Almanac Kids™From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac™ comes a full‑color, full‑of‑fun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about America—everything about the 50 states and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about about the United States, from its natural resources and landmarks, to the first peoples to inhabit and explore the Americas, to the innovation and diversity of the nation in the 21st century––and everything in between. Kids, teachers, and families will find timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and illuminates.
The World Almanac 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature, Science, and People
by World Almanac Kids™From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac™ comes a full‑color, full‑of‑fun, oversize book packed with thousands of awesome facts about science, nature, and people—everything on planet Earth and beyond. Kids want to learn about the world around them, and with this engaging, colorful collection of facts, figures, photographs, and fun, they will. Perfect for home or for school, and a great gift for any curious reader, here are thousands of fascinating and surprising facts about almost everything: Animals—Dogs, cats, snakes, insects, spiders, sharks, and moreCulture—Art, holidays, food, movies, and moreDisasters—Earthquakes, shipwrecks, floods, storms, and moreGeography—Oceans, mountains, continents, habitats, and moreGeology—Volcanoes, tectonics, minerals, gems, and moreHuman Body and Medicine—Diseases, organs, senses, and other weird and wonderful human body facts.Record-setters—All about the biggest, smallest, fastest, tallest, and moreSpace—The moon, stars, planets, human spaceflight, and moreSports—Basketball, baseball, football, hockey, Olympic, and soccer superstars past and present, and moreTechnology—Computers, drones, inventions, and more The World Almanac™ 5,001 Incredible Facts for Kids on Nature, Science, and People provides kids, teachers, and families timely and timeless information on an enormous variety of subjects. It will give readers hours and hours of fun while it educates and illuminates.
World Almanac Oddball Animals: 2,501 Fantastic Facts About the Weirdest, Wackiest, and Wildest Creatures on Earth
by Joanne Mattern World Almanac Kids™From the #1 New York Times bestselling World Almanac comes a colorful, fun-filled book devoted to the odd, fascinating, and unusual animals that share our planet. From the weirdest mammals and birds, to reptiles, amphibians, insects, and fish you may not have even known existed, this book combines trivia and fast facts with solid science on the oddest critters around. Find a new pest––or pet possibility?––on every page, complete with eye-catching photos to appeal to animal lovers of all ages. While younger readers enjoy sharing just how weird the animal world gets, parents and teachers will find a valuable source of information with fun details and engaging new topics you can't find in just every textbook or even a trip to the zoo. Amaze curious animal lovers with astonishing odd animals and their singular quirks, such as: A sea star (what was once called a starfish) isn't a fish at all. And since its mouth is too small to swallow its food, instead it pushes its stomach outside of its mouth to eat. The archer fish shoots powerful jets of water from its mouth to knock tasty insects out of mid-air from up to five feet away. When threatened, a bombardier beetle can release a chemical strong enough to burn skin. Binturongs smell like popcorn––but the reason why might be too gross to put into words here. You'll have to look inside for more! Even the biggest animal lover can find something new and fascinating about the animal kingdom in World Almanac Oddball Animals.
The World Around Us: Regions Near and Far
by James A. Banks Walter C. Parker Barry K. Beyer Jean CravenGeography textbook
World at War, 1944
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal MurdoccaThe first Magic Tree House® Super Edition—and Jack and Annie’s most dangerous mission ever in the scariest time the world has ever known—World War II. With a longer story and additional facts and photographs, this is a thrilling adventure no reader will want to miss! When the magic tree house takes Jack and Annie back to World War II, Europe is in trouble! It is June 1944 and the brother-and-sister team must go behind enemy lines and crack a code that could save a lot of lives. But this is war, and Jack and Annie might just be in the wrong place at the wrong time. Can they save everyone before the great battle of D-Day begins? They don’t know, but they have to try! Previously published in hardcover as Magic Tree House Super Edition #1: Danger in the Darkest Hour. Have more fun with Jack and Annie on the Magic Tree House® website at MagicTreeHouse.com. Did you know there’s a Magic Tree House book for every reader? Find the perfect book for you: Magic Tree House® Classics: Adventures with Jack and Annie, perfect for readers who are just starting to read chapter books. F&P Level M. Magic Tree House® Merlin Missions: More challenging adventures for the experienced Magic Tree House® reader. F&P Level N. Magic Tree House® Super Edition: A longer and more dangerous adventure with Jack and Annie. F&P Level P. Magic Tree House® Fact Trackers: Non-fiction companions to your favorite Magic Tree House® adventures. F&P Levels N-T.
World Atlas: Grade 3-6
by Macmillan/McGraw-Hill GlencoeFamiliarize students with: * Earth * Its People * And Its Countries With Primary Atlas for K-3 and Intermediate Atlas for 3-6.
A World Below
by Wesley KingA class field trips turns into an underground quest for survival in the latest middle grade novel from the author of Edgar Award winner OCDaniel. <P><P>Mr. Baker’s eighth grade class thought they were in for a normal field trip to Carlsbad Caverns in New Mexico. But when an earthquake hits, their field trip takes a terrifying turn. The students are plunged into an underground lake…and their teacher goes missing. They have no choice but to try and make their way back above ground, even though no one can agree on the best course of action. The darkness brings out everyone’s true self. Supplies dwindle and tensions mount. Pretty and popular Silvia does everything she can to hide her panic attacks, even as she tries to step up and be a leader. But the longer she’s underground, the more frequent and debilitating they become. Meanwhile, Eric has always been a social no one, preferring to sit at the back of the class and spend evenings alone. Now, he finds himself separated from his class, totally by himself underground. That is, until he meets an unexpected stranger. Told from three different points of view, this fast-paced adventure novel explores how group dynamics change under dire circumstances. Do the students of Mr. Baker’s class really know each other at all? Or do they just think they do? It turns out, it’s hard to hide in the dark.
The World Between Blinks #1
by Ryan Graudin Amie KaufmanBestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin invite readers into a wondrous world where lost things are found, and where two cousins must come face-to-face with the impossible…Whenever Jake and Marisol get together, adventure follows. They have their late Nana to thank for that. Her epic trips and treasure hunts were legendary. <P><P>With the whole family reuniting for one last summer vacation at Nana’s home, the cousins are prepared for an extraordinary trip of their own. Following a map Nana left behind, Jake and Marisol sneak out to a nearby lighthouse—then accidentally slip into another world! The World Between Blinks is a magical place, where all sorts of lost things and people wind up. Everywhere they turn, the cousins find real mysteries from history and a few they thought were just myths, from pilot Amelia Earhart to the fabled city of Atlantis. <P><P>But the man who holds the key to Jake and Marisol’s journey home doesn’t want to be found . . . and if the cousins don’t catch him fast, they could end up lost in this world forever. <P><P>This first book in an exciting, fast-paced fantasy adventure series—featuring fun, interesting facts about history––is perfect for fans of Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s The Missing series!
The World Between Blinks #2: Rebellion of the Lost
by Amie Kaufman Ryan GraudinBestselling authors Amie Kaufman and Ryan Graudin invite readers back to the wondrous world where lost things are found in this second book of an exciting, fast-paced middle-grade fantasy adventure series. Perfect for fans of Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories and Margaret Peterson Haddix’s The Missing!When Jake and Marisol return unexpectedly to the World Between Blinks, they find that nothing is as they left it. The Administrator is on an unstoppable mission, ordering his Curators to catalog absolutely everyone and everything as if they're exhibits in a museum. With rebels like Amelia Earhart and Queen Nefertiti facing the threat of their hourglasses of memories being flipped, Jake and Marisol, along with Marisol’s big brother, Victor, must locate a mysterious item known as the Rocket. This unknown object is their only chance to defeat the Administrator—before everything that makes the World wonderful is lost, in a whole new way.…Propelled by a page-turning mystery and plenty of action, this sequel also features fun, interesting facts about history and engaging back matter that helps readers separate fact from fiction!
The World Beyond
by Ray CummingsOut of nowhere came these grim, cold, black-clad men, to kidnap three Earth people and carry them to a weird and terrible world where a man could be a giant at will.
World Champions! A Max Einstein Adventure (Max Einstein #4)
by James Patterson Chris GrabensteinMax finally meets her hero, Albert Einstein, as she dashes across glaciers, visits the Great Barrier Reef, and flies a solar-powered jet in a race to stop Global Warming—before it&’s too late for Planet Earth.World Champions . . . GET OUTDOORS From racing across glaciers in Greenland and flying in a super fancy solar-powered jet to Hawaii, to visiting the Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia and hanging out with a robot named Leo, twelve-year-old genius Max and her friends live for adventure. TAKE ACTION Whenever there's a problem to solve, the kids work better together. So does an evil group of the rich and powerful, who will do whatever it takes to split the kids up—even as the planet is changing before their eyes. NEVER GIVE UP Max has one more surprise in her playbook, and if she's going to pull it off, she needs her team around her. Whoever said that kids can't save the world?
World Cup: An Action-Packed Look at Soccer's Biggest Competition
by Matt Christopher<p>Dive into the thrilling history of soccer's most famous tournament in this comprehensive guide to the World Cup! <p>Soccer. No other sport in the world captivates a bigger audience--and no other competition electrifies its fans like the World Cup. Jam-packed with information about each and every World Cup ever played, this revised and updated edition of a Matt Christopher classic captures all the amazing highlights of soccer's most famous tournament. <p>Want to know who was behind the biggest surprise defeat of the 1950 World Cup? It's in here. Want to know which country has won the Women's World Cup more than any other? Just turn the page. Want to know more about the biggest triumphs and harshest defeats, all while feeling like you're on the field with the sports legends? Wondering what the term Total Football means? You'll find the answers here--along with much, much more.
The World Cup (Sports Championships)
by Tyler OmothA forward dribbles upfield and works to get into position to score, but a defending player covers too well. Then the forward fakes, and the defender overreaches. One swift kick and . . . gooooaaaallll! The crowd roars. Soccer's ultimate prize is on the line. Readers will delight in discovering the legendary players, thrilling games, and long history of the World Cup.