New Releases by Laura Purdie Salas

release date: Sep 01, 2006

Discusses how different animals eat.

Do Crocodiles Dance?

release date: Sep 01, 2006

Discusses behaviors of some different animals.

Phillis Wheatley

release date: Jan 01, 2006

Kidnapped from her home in Africa and sold as a slave in America, Phillis Wheatley defied the odds and became a published poet by age 14.

China

release date: Jan 01, 2006

Introduces the geography, history, government, economy, culture and people of China.

Whose Gloves Are These?

release date: Jan 01, 2006

Describes some of the different kinds of gloves that people wear.

Whose Coat is This?

release date: Jan 01, 2006

Learn about the different coats workers wear.

Charles Drew

release date: Jan 01, 2006

Provides an introduction to the life and biography of Charles Drew, the African American doctor noted for his work with blood and blood plasma.

Whose Shoes Are These?

release date: Jan 01, 2006

Describes various types of shoes worn by different people, including ballerinas, athletes, divers, and construction workers.

The Great Outdoors

by: Aileen Weintraub, Kristin Thoennes Keller, Laura Purdie Salas

release date: Jul 01, 2004

Come explore the Great Outdoors. Outdoor enthusiasts will learn about the equipment they need, the techniques to employ, and the conservation measures that will ensure a great adventure.

The New Nation

by: Katie Bagley, Susan E Haberle, Laura Purdie Salas

release date: Jul 01, 2004

Filled with terrible struggles and tremendous gains, these books help readers understand the "Second Revolutionary War," feel the sorrow and suffering along the Trail of Tears, applaud the women suffrage movement, and more.

Discovering Nature's Laws

release date: Sep 01, 2003

A biography of physicist Sir Isaac Newton, who invented calculus, discovered a law of gravity, and made other significant scientific discoveries in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

The Trail of Tears, 1838

release date: Jan 01, 2003

Discusses events leading up to the removal of the Cherokee Native Americans from their homelands, hardships faced on the Trail of Tears, challenges of the new territory in Oklahoma, and the Cherokee nation today.

The Wilderness Road, 1775

release date: Jan 01, 2003

Discusses colonial America''s need for a route to the west, how the Wilderness Road developed, early explorers and settlements along its path, and the impact it had on western expansion.

The Thrill of the Ride

release date: Nov 01, 2002

Forest Fires

release date: Jan 01, 2002

Explains why forest fires occur and describes the techniques used to fight forest fires, the damage they inflict, their role in the the natural cycle of a forest, and some famous forest fires.

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release date: Jul 01, 2001