Florence Nightingale

Defines pulleys, explains their functions, and suggests simple experiments to demonstrate how they work.

Solar Energy Is Explained. Included In This Book Is Where It Comes From, Who Uses It, And The Positive And Negative Benefits Of Using It. Correlated To Common Core, Texas TEKS, Virginia Sols, And Georgia Performance Standards.

National Historic Landmarks are historic places that have exceptional value illustrating our heritage. The Alamo might be one of the best-known monuments, but reader will learn that there over 45 sites in Texas that are marked as historical monuments.

A simple biography of the man who worked to win fairer treatment of the migrant farm workers in California in the 1960s and to establish the United Farm Workers union.

Introduces the concept of opposites through pictures of a girl named Laura as she takes part in common daily activities.

Translated summary: In northern Iceland, 1829, Agnes Magnúsdóttir is condemned to death for her part in the brutal murder of her lover. Based on actual events.