Readers will learn about how thunder and lightning are made and why we hear it and see it. This title is informative yet simple. Big text and simple sentences combined with vibrant photographs will entertain readers, teach them scientific facts, and strengthen their reading skills. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Abdo Kids is a division of ABDO.

"This title will help readers discover Ankylosaurus dinosaurs that lived in the late Cretaceous period around 70 million years ago. Each title is complete with cool realistic illustrations, photographs of fossils, and a map of where Ankylosaurus fossils have been found. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.

"This title will teach readers about green turtles and where they live. It will also let readers know that green sea turtles are endangered and that they face many threats, like illegal hunting, pollution, and warming seas"--Provided by publisher.

"This title will help readers discover Allosaurus dinosaurs that lived in the late Jurassic period around 150 million years ago. Each title is complete with cool realistic illustrations, photographs of fossils, and a map of where Allosaurus fossils have been found. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards."--Publisher's website.

"This title will take readers into factories where root beer is brewed using special root extracts, water, sugar, and yeast"--Amazn.

Takes readers through the beautiful Zion National Park in southwestern Utah. Readers will learn the park's size, and the important plants, animals, and natural features that make it unique. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

"Great Smoky Mountains National Park, located in North Carolina and Tennessee, is known for the grand amount of plants and animals that thrive there (more than 10,00 species!). Readers will learn about when it officially became a national park, who was involved, the park's climate, and plants and animals that are commonly found there."--

Traces the steps taken in processing cotton and wool to make yarn that can be knitted into sweaters, and depicts some of the machinery that does each job.

Photographs and text offer a tour of the Colosseum in Rome, Italy, and offer information about its history and design.

"This title will teach readers about honey bees and where they live. It will also let readers know that some honey bee populations are in decline due to pesticide use, habitat loss, pollution, and more"--Provided by publisher.