Freaky True Science: Sets 1 - 3


Book Description

Freaky is a word used to describe the strange and bizarre, but a lot of freaky things that happen in our world are just pure science when they're examined closely. This admired series gathers the freakiest facts from many realms of science, including outer space, weather, electricity, and the animal kingdom. Readers will learn that behind every quirk of nature is a scientific fact waiting to be uncovered. The ultra-interesting information is supported by eye-catching photographs and a striking book design. Features include: High-interest topics attract scientists of the future. Fact boxes and sidebars delve further into the fascinating, odd, and abnormal. Offers many opportunities to practice skills and standards of the English Language Arts Common Core.




Freaky True Science Set


Book Description

Scientists are always making wild discoveries. Whether they're studying space or deep inside the oceans, there's so much to learn about the universe. Science is saving lives and helping us live smarter, but it's also finding some freaky things! From wormholes in space to amazing advances in our understanding of DNA, there is lots to learn about our world. Filled with entertaining, and sometimes gross, scientific discoveries, readers will love learning about key elements of the science curriculum in these wild and entertaining volumes. Topics chosen for appeal as well as importance to elementary science curriculum Provides opportunities for examining informational text elements, an important facet of the Common Core English/Language Arts Standards Each volume contains numerous "Fun Fact" boxes to supplement information Graphic organizers demonstrate organizational skills and enhance text




Freaky True Science: Set 1


Book Description

Scientists are always making wild discoveries. Whether they're studying space or deep inside the oceans, there's so much to learn about the universe. Science is saving lives and helping us live smarter, but it's also finding some freaky things! From wormholes in space to amazing advances in our understanding of DNA, there is lots to learn about our world. Filled with entertaining--and sometimes gross--scientific discoveries, readers will love learning about key elements of the science curriculum in these wild and entertaining volumes. * Topics chosen for appeal as well as importance to elementary science curriculum * Provides opportunities for examining informational text elements, an important facet of the Common Core English/Language Arts Standards * Each volume contains numerous "Fun Fact" boxes to supplement information * Graphic organizers demonstrate organizational skills and enhance text




Freaky True Science: Set 3


Book Description

Most events, objects, and organisms in nature that seem bizarre to us can be explained by modern science. This noteworthy set, a continuation of our popular series, will encourage young scientists to be excited about science and how it can unlock the secrets of our weird world. From the extraordinary inner workings of the human body to peculiar phenomena in outer space, there's a volume for readers of all interests. All odd and freaky info is followed by comprehensible explanations of science concepts and accompanied by attention-grabbing photographs. Features include: Carefully chosen topics pair well with curricular science content. Thought-provoking sidebars and fact boxes add more motivating information. Understanding informational texts, including science texts, is a key standard of the English Language Arts Common Core.




Freaky True Science


Book Description

The world of science is anything but dull. In fact, some would say it's downright freaky. Scientists work hard to make amazing advances in understanding electricity and to create wild new inventions that change the world, but they're also studying genetically modified plants and even the paranormal. From exploding head syndrome to mind-blowing surveillance technology to destructive computer viruses, this series is filled with amazing stories that fit key elements of the science curriculum in an inventive, and freaky, new way.




Freaky True Science


Book Description

The world of science is anything but dull. In fact, some would say it's downright freaky. Scientists work hard to make amazing advances in understanding electricity and to create wild new inventions that change the world, but they're also studying genetically modified plants and even the paranormal! From exploding head syndrome to mind-blowing surveillance technology to destructive computer viruses, this series is filled with amazing stories that fit key elements of the science curriculum in an inventive--and freaky--new way.




The Science Fair is Freaky!: A Branches Book (Eerie Elementary #4)


Book Description

In book 4 of this hit series, a giant volcano grows up out of the floor of Eerie Elementary! Pick a book. Grow a Reader!This series is part of Scholastic's early chapter book line Branches, aimed at newly independent readers. With easy-to-read text, high-interest content, fast-paced plots, and illustrations on every page, these books will boost reading confidence and stamina. Branches books help readers grow!Eerie Elementary is having a science fair. Sam, Antonio, and Lucy are hard at work on their projects when they find a strange, old book. Suddenly, the school comes alive! The ground shakes, science projects explode, and the school gym turns into a giant volcano! How will Sam and his friends fight hot lava? And what is hidden in that strange, old book?




The Real Werewives of Colorado Box Set Vol. 1 Books 1-3


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Join The Real Werewives for this STEAMY season as cowboy wolves over forty find the curvy mates that will help them save their ranch. 30 Day Mate Will my past steal Saint’s future? After a misunderstanding costs me a dream contract for a cooking show on a major network, I’ll do whatever it takes to repair my reputation. Even apply to be one of The Real Werewives of Colorado. The dating reality show is my last chance to prove I’m for real, even if it means I’ll belong to a wolf shifter forever. Saint Lovell says I’m his mate, and I get whisked away on an all-expenses-paid trip to Colorado Ranch. More than that, the cowboy wolf is counting on me to stop an obscure clause in an ancient treaty from taking the land away from his pack. The cameras are rolling, and now I have to prove I’m the woman I claimed to be on my cooking show. Saint’s willing to give me everything I need to succeed, but am I cut out for real country living? This cowboy is offering me a whole new life, but my reputation insists on following me to Colorado Ranch. This time, the legacy of an entire pack is on the line… Midlife Mate When my beloved librarian job becomes a victim of budget cuts and my husband decides it’s time to trade me in for a newer, sleeker model, I should be depressed. But instead, I’m excited. I finally have a chance to break out of my shell and apply to be a contestant on The Real Werewives of Colorado. Never did I expect one of those cowboy wolf shifters to choose me from my audition tape, but Mason Hemmings thinks I’m his forever mate. Problem is, I’ve been thinking like a mom and a librarian for so long I don’t know how to be sexy anymore. But Mason makes me want to take chances. Get familiar with my long-neglected wild side. Mason’s been caught between two worlds too. Some of the unruliest wolves in the pack think he should be alpha, and he needs to blaze his own trail. He’s willing to make all my dreams come true—including giving me carte blanche to rebuild the pack library. This wolf has fallen head over spurs for me, and the feeling is mutual. But when that wild side that’s come out since I arrived in Colorado threatens to take everything from us, our episode goes from fantasy to reality. Fast. Will our new little family be able to bring the pack together and save Colorado Ranch? Second Chance Mate I’ve raised my kids, rose to the top of the game in my career as a private celebrity chef, and now it’s my time to shine. All my adult life I’ve worked hard to provide the best life possible for my family. I can finally take some time for myself and maybe even find a man who’s willing to stand by my side. So when I hear The Real Werewives are looking for contestants for their Colorado season, I apply. Levi chose me as his forever mate. This cowboy wolf has a rebellious streak that’s seriously hot. He’ll break all the rules to claim me, even if it causes a pack war. I know a thing or two about fighting for the things I want. And I’m determined to fight for this pack. But when my daughter drops a bombshell on me, I realize it might be too late for me to help Levi save Colorado Ranch.




Rulers of Darkness Box Set (Books 1-3)


Book Description

Read 3 sizzling, dark, paranormal romance novels. Passion can be lethal... Caressed by Moonlight Dorian Vlakhos is no ordinary aristocrat. He is a vampire king, who will do anything to save his clan from complete annihilation, before an ancient curse can claim his immortal life. Penniless and orphaned, Victoria Kingston has nothing to bring to a marriage, yet she must shackle an unsuspecting gentleman into marriage by the end of the month or forfeit her rights as guardian of her younger sister. With the help of her dearest friend, Victoria begins her hunt, and vows to stay far away from the dark, mysterious, Dorian Vlakhos. After meeting the beautifully innocent Miss Kingston, Dorian had to have her. He would do absolutely anything to make Victoria his. One sweet stolen kiss would bring them together while a force, more powerful than any vampire, would bind them for all eternity, but treachery, war, and death rule Dorian's dark world and Victoria would be fortunate to survive. Caressed by Night Dimitri Arsov, the last remaining pure vampire, was thought to be dead for the past four hundred years. Now, he is back and has a score to settle with the traitor that had tried to kill him centuries ago. But as he waits for his prey to blindly step into his carefully laid trap, his overwhelming hunger for blood is triggered when he saves a beautiful art historian. Kerstyn Ingmar's life was normal and straight up boring until the night she is rescued by the dangerously sexy, powerfully mesmerizing, Dimitri. Unable to resist his diamond blue eyes and intense kisses, she is drawn into his world of darkness and closer to her impending doom. While their desire consumes them, Dimitri is haunted by images of a bloody and deadly future. As his enemies draw near, he must find a way to save his mate from her destiny before fate destroys them both. Caressed by a Crimson Moon Consumed by madness and tormented by dark memories of blood and death, Hadrian Lucretius, King of the Validus Clan, has returned after living in self-imposed exile for nearly three hundred and fifty years. To maintain peace with the vampires, Eva Maldonado is offered as a sacrifice to the crazed vampire king by her father, the alpha of the Silveria Shifter Pack. Hadrian's reputation is both legendary and lethal; he is ruthless, bloodthirsty, lusty, and soulless. When Eva arrives at the ancient fortress high in the Carpathian Mountains, she is shocked to find a ravaged man with dark burning eyes filled with loneliness and dangerous desire. Would she be his lover...or his prey? His savior...or his victim? Would Hadrian lure her into madness or would their perilous passion be their redemption?




Drive


Book Description

The New York Times bestseller that gives readers a paradigm-shattering new way to think about motivation from the author of When: The Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing Most people believe that the best way to motivate is with rewards like money—the carrot-and-stick approach. That's a mistake, says Daniel H. Pink (author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Motivating Others). In this provocative and persuasive new book, he asserts that the secret to high performance and satisfaction-at work, at school, and at home—is the deeply human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by ourselves and our world. Drawing on four decades of scientific research on human motivation, Pink exposes the mismatch between what science knows and what business does—and how that affects every aspect of life. He examines the three elements of true motivation—autonomy, mastery, and purpose-and offers smart and surprising techniques for putting these into action in a unique book that will change how we think and transform how we live.