Henry Carter Hull

"Vibrant illustrations accompany information about a backhoe's daily jobs. The narrative nonfiction text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade."--

"Vibrant illustrations accompany information about an airplane's daily tasks. The narrative nonfiction text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade."--

"Vibrant illustrations accompany information about the Sun. The narrative nonfiction text is intended for students in kindergarten through third grade"--

Explains what a doctor is and what their responsibilities are, including helping people who are sick or hurt.--

It's about being seen. Both for who you are, and who you hope you can become. History is a mirror, and all too often, the history we're told in school reflects only a small subset of the population. In the new ongoing graphic novel program; Seen: True Stories of Marginalized Trailblazers, you'll find the stories of the real groundbreakers who changed our world for the better. Meet Edmonia Lewis, the woman who changed America during the Civil War by...

School mathematics sometimes excite and sometimes scare, and sadly, sometimes bore. In fact, elementary school arithmetic seems to get us through most situations. So why all the rest? This book aspires to give a glimpse into how things started and evolved, and how math can help us today, from simple measurements to navigating using mathematically simplified maps. The accompanying activities (some easier and some more challenging ones) aim to engage...

Did you know England is almost exactly 1,000 years old? Not only that, but can you believe English people have been around for even longer? It's true: even before England had been invented, English people lived in several smaller countries all over the island of Britain. The Saxon King Alfred the Great is famous for trying to bring these countries together--even though this caused many clashes with their greatest enemies, the Vikings. Eventually,...

Born in Baltimore in 1915, and dead too early in New York in 1959, Billie Holiday became a legendary jazz singer, even mythical. With her voice even now managing to touch so many people, we follow a reporter on the trail of the artist on behalf of a New York daily. Beyond the public scandals that marred the life of the star (alcohol, drugs, violence ... ), he seeks to restore the truth, revisiting the memory of Billie. Through this investigation,...

Do you want to speak Hittite? Hold out a glass and ask for wa-tar. This unique activity book for children ages nine and up shows what life was like among the Nubians, Mesopotamians, Hittites, and their neighbors the Egyptians from around 3100 B.C., when Upper and Lower Egypt became one kingdom, to the death of Queen Cleopatra under the Romans, in 30 B.C. Projects such as building a Nubian irrigation machine, creating a Mesopotamian cylinder seal out...

Sometimes figuring out what the words in the Bible mean is confusing, even for grown-ups. This dictionary is an excellent tool to help children more fully understand God's Word. Simple definitions, maps, charts, and many other features make learning about the Bible fun and interesting for young readers.