Over the course of their 70-year lifespan, sperm whales will easily travel the circumference of the Earth in search of food and the need to breed and find a mate. Males will travel as far north as the Bering Sea and as far south as Antarctica in order to find enough food to sustain their ways of live—up to 700 squid a day! Along the way, these massive beasts battle 30-feet-long giant squids, …
We live in a technological universe in which we are always communicating. And yet we have sacrificed conversation for mere connection. Preeminent author and researcher Sherry Turkle has been studying digital culture for over thirty years. Long an enthusiast for its possibilities, here she investigates a troubling consequence: at work, at home, in politics, and in love, we find ways around c…
Tick-tock, tick-tock! Join Peppa and George on their very busy day, turning the clock hands as your read the story.
Princess Polly is a best-selling, potty-training phenomenon! Now her well-loved potty adventure comes to life for the first time in an interactive sticker activity book, ideal for sharing with a potty-training child. Princess Polly is getting rid of her nappies and learning to use the potty like a big girl! Follow her on her potty training adventure and join in by adding stickers to the story. …
Mischievous but good-natured Tom Sawyer lives life to the fullest. Join Tom as he hunts for buried treasure, makes nighttime visits to the graveyard, and explores the dark and secret caves near his home, turning even the mildest event into an unforgettable adventure.
Hey, You Look Out! There's A Great White Shark Right Behind You. Okay, maybe not. But if there was, you'd be all set. Why? Because in your hands you hold the solutions to all of life's problems. Well, most of them anyway. Introducing How to Survive Anything - your guide to navigating some of the scariest years of your life. Mean teacher got you down? Check out chapter 15. Planning on swimm…
He's quick. He's silent. He has five rows of deadly teeth. Chomp! Meet the shark-the fish who ruled the deep before dinosaurs roamed the Earth! This fish has soft cartilage so he can glide, twist, and turn before his prey can say "gulp!" He can smell a single drop of blood in 25 million drops of ocean. He can feel electricity given off by his prey. He will lose and replace more than 10,000 teet…
The cool story of volcanoes will intrigue kids and adults alike. Hot melted rock from the middle of our planet forces its way up through cracks in the Earth's crusts, exploding violently and sometimes unexpectedly in volcanic fury that can terrorize populations for months, even years. Anne Schreiber's narrative gives readers a little of the science, a little of the history, and a lot of the act…
Follow the journey of Nitro, a tiger kept in captivity in Kansas. His story starts when the county sheriffs visited a Kansas property and decided to confiscate all big cats from their owner. Lions were sent to the Detroit Zoo, and Nitro and his friend Apache went to the Carolina Tiger Rescue. As Nitro was adjusting to his new home, things went terribly wrong. Fever broke out, and he lost his si…
Where do snowflakes come from? How can one fluffy piece of snow turn into a raging whiteout blizzard? Learn all about snow, blizzards, ice storms, and more in this fun, photo-filled book. Build your Smart Word vocabulary and boost your comprehension of science.