Thomas Edison

The Industrial Revolution was one of the most dramatic eras of all time, filled with fascinating people, strange events, and incredible stories. This period of great change comes into sharp focus through each spread with detailed, accessible language. Each fact is complemented with vivid, carefully-chosen historical images and illustrations, and a caption that adds just a touch more history. Readers are drawn deep into the facts not covered in history textbooks, like working conditions, inventions, failures, and characters, to make this important history lesson fun and engaging.

Imagine traveling at half the speed of a jet plane without ever leaving the ground! Students will discover the technology that makes such speeds possible, from special tracks and safety precautions to aerodynamically designed trains. What are the limits to the speed of trains? What imposes those limits? Students also will read about the future of passenger train travel, from flying trains to trains that use huge magnets to levitate inches or centimeters off the track. Some trains safely reach speeds of more than 200 mph!

Provides detailed instructions for experiments involving cells, the brain, the senses, breathing, circulation, and other areas of the human body.

En esta fantastica seleccion de historias de la Biblia encontrara una lectura para cada dia del ano. Incluye mas de 200 relatos biblicos del Antiguo y el Nuevo Testamento, asi como una seleccion de oraciones tradicionales y originales, adaptadas con un lenguaje sencillo para ninos de todas las edades e ilustradas con dibujos a todo color.

A biography of the Austrian bodybuilder who became an international action film star, an American citizen, and the governor of California.