"Step into the world of ancient Rome and meet its emperors, gods, soldiers, and gladiators. Who were Rome's most famous emperors? What was everyday life like for a soldier in the Roman army? How did the citizens of ancient Rome live? Did gladiators really fight to the death in the mighty Colosseum? Find out the answers to all these questions, and many more, in Eyewitness Ancient Rome. Photographs of real artefacts and detailed illustrations will help...

Women's basketball star Becky Hammon demonstrates strong leadership skills, determination and self confidence to accomplish her goals.

Includes index. Photographs and text explore the anatomy and life cycle of trees, examining the different kinds of bark, seeds, and leaves, the commercial processing of trees to make lumber, the creatures that live in trees, and other aspects.

Simple text and illustrations of Duck, Goose, and their friends introduce the numbers one through ten and the concept of counting.

Documents the history and significance of mummies, both natural and man-made, and describes the principles and ceremonies associated with them.

When Ms. Frizzle, the strangest teacher in school, takes her class on a field trip to the waterworks, everyone ends up experiencing the water purification system from the inside.

Describes, in text and photographs, the physical characteristics, habits, and natural environment of various species of snakes.

A Step 3 reader introducing trains of all shapes and sizes doing what they do best: hauling freight, carrying passengers, and zooming at speeds close to 400 miles per hour! Readers will encounter the Jacobite—a Scottish train that plays the Hogwarts Express in the Harry Potter films. They will learn about the great steam locomotives that crossed the United States, joining east and west in 1869. And they will learn about the different technologies­­—steam,...

On a day when everything goes wrong for him, Alexander is consoled by the thought that other people have bad days too.