Bert Wilberforce

It's time to hunt for vampires Readers of this exciting book will be armed with maps and folklore to find vampires of myth and legend. They'll practice map reading skills while learning about geographic locations on the continent of Europe. Curricular social studies concepts, including knowledge of different cultures, are presented in a high-interest format and inviting design. Fact boxes, real-life photographs, historical images, and colorful maps support the main content, making this volume an invaluable addition to any social studies collection.

It's time to hunt for vampires Readers of this exciting book will be armed with maps and folklore to find vampires of myth and legend. They'll practice map reading skills while learning about geographic locations on the continent of Europe. Curricular social studies concepts, including knowledge of different cultures, are presented in a high-interest format and inviting design. Fact boxes, real-life photographs, historical images, and colorful maps support the main content, making this volume an invaluable addition to any social studies collection.

It's time to hunt for sea monsters The kraken, sirens, and others may lie in wait, just under the water's surface. Readers of this exciting book will be armed with maps and folklore to find famous sea monsters of myth and legend. They'll practice map reading skills while learning about geographic locations in the oceans and other bodies of water. Curricular social studies concepts, including knowledge of different cultures, are presented in a high-interest format and inviting design. Fact boxes, real-life photographs, historical images, and colorful maps support the main content, making this volume an invaluable addition to any social studies collection.

It's time to hunt for Sasquatch, otherwise known as Bigfoot Readers of this exciting book will be armed with maps and folklore to find Bigfoot and his elusive friends. They'll practice map reading skills while learning about geographic locations across the continent of North America as well as myths and legends of Sasquatch. Curricular social studies concepts are presented in a high-interest format and inviting design. Fact boxes, real-life photographs, historical images, and colorful maps support the main content, making this volume an invaluable addition to any social studies collection.

It's time to hunt for Sasquatch, otherwise known as Bigfoot Readers of this exciting book will be armed with maps and folklore to find Bigfoot and his elusive friends. They'll practice map reading skills while learning about geographic locations across the continent of North America as well as myths and legends of Sasquatch. Curricular social studies concepts are presented in a high-interest format and inviting design. Fact boxes, real-life photographs, historical images, and colorful maps support the main content, making this volume an invaluable addition to any social studies collection.

It's time to hunt for sea monsters The kraken, sirens, and others may lie in wait, just under the water's surface. Readers of this exciting book will be armed with maps and folklore to find famous sea monsters of myth and legend. They'll practice map reading skills while learning about geographic locations in the oceans and other bodies of water. Curricular social studies concepts, including knowledge of different cultures, are presented in a high-interest format and inviting design. Fact boxes, real-life photographs, historical images, and colorful maps support the main content, making this volume an invaluable addition to any social studies collection.

The culture of the United States was developing even before the nation was established during the American Revolution. Life in the British colonies of North America provided much of the foundation for the country. This significant volume, an engaging look back in time, invites readers to learn about the colonial period, including European settlement, schools and education, and the colonies' relationships with Native Americans. Interesting fact boxes and sidebars, a timeline and maps, and striking historical images help readers imagine life in the colonies from their establishment to the revolution.

Some studies of early America highlight events such as the first Thanksgiving and the establishment of different colonies. But true historians realize that American history is tightly bound to the history of enslavement in the Americas. This carefully researched volume presents the difficult topic of American slavery sensitively yet comprehensively. Readers will learn about the European slave trade and how and why it expanded to the American colonies. They'll also learn how slavery repeatedly threatened to tear the nation apart for decades before the Civil War. Historical images and thoughtful fact boxes and sidebars enhance the text's critical ideas.

People may have been living in North America 30,000 years ago Archaeologists are constantly looking for information about how these early people arrived and how they survived. What is known is that the arrival of Europeans forever changed the lives of the Indigenous tribes living in America, often with tragic results. Still, many cultures endured with their languages, customs, and spiritual beliefs intact. This essential book, replete with fascinating historical images, fact boxes, and sidebars, spotlights the information about Native peoples that students of U.S. history need to know.

People may have been living in North America 30,000 years ago Archaeologists are constantly looking for information about how these early people arrived and how they survived. What is known is that the arrival of Europeans forever changed the lives of the Indigenous tribes living in America, often with tragic results. Still, many cultures endured with their languages, customs, and spiritual beliefs intact. This essential book, replete with fascinating historical images, fact boxes, and sidebars, spotlights the information about Native peoples that students of U.S. history need to know.

Some studies of early America highlight events such as the first Thanksgiving and the establishment of different colonies. But true historians realize that American history is tightly bound to the history of enslavement in the Americas. This carefully researched volume presents the difficult topic of American slavery sensitively yet comprehensively. Readers will learn about the European slave trade and how and why it expanded to the American colonies. They'll also learn how slavery repeatedly threatened to tear the nation apart for decades before the Civil War. Historical images and thoughtful fact boxes and sidebars enhance the text's critical ideas.

The United States was once a small group of states that had been colonies of Great Britain. It grew into a world power rapidly and a major driver of that rise was immigration and migration. Readers of this thought-provoking book will discover just how important the movement of people to and across the United States has been throughout the nation's history. They'll learn how diversity has been vital to the country's growth and success and consider the controversies that have long surrounded the issues of immigration and migration, connecting the past to the present.

Triangles are terrific We see this shape around us every day. Our favorite chips may be triangles. Mathematicians use triangular rulers, and triangles feature prominently in many flags. This book, which supports elementary math curricula, will guide readers in seeing this shape in other commonplace objects, through achievable text and images that support more challenging vocabulary. A concluding question asks readers to identify triangles in a final image, providing a closing assessment opportunity.

Shapes are a crucial concept for young learners. There's no better way to reinforce this math concept than by encouraging them to see shapes in the world around them. These vibrant, accessible books will motivate and inspire readers to recognize basic shapes, such as triangles, rectangles, and circles, as well as to acquire vocabulary terms and reading fluency through the text. A concluding question in each volume aids in assessing budding mathematicians' understanding.

Pizzas, cookies, bike tires . . . some of the best things in life are circles. In the bright pages of this volume, readers will recognize circles in their everyday life. Achievable text is accompanied by carefully chosen photographs, which aid in acquisition of new vocabulary and practice in fluency. Readers are also asked to identify circles in a concluding image, a motivating assessment of what they've learned. This volume addresses concepts in both math and early language arts curricula.

Triangles are terrific We see this shape around us every day. Our favorite chips may be triangles. Mathematicians use triangular rulers, and triangles feature prominently in many flags. This book, which supports elementary math curricula, will guide readers in seeing this shape in other commonplace objects, through achievable text and images that support more challenging vocabulary. A concluding question asks readers to identify triangles in a final image, providing a closing assessment opportunity.

It might not always occur to us, but our world is full of shapes. And squares are some of the most popular. We cut our brownies into squares and stack square blocks. We snack on square crackers and rest our heads on square pillows. This book will encourage young readers to recognize the square as a geometric shape in their world. Colorful photographs accompany comprehensible text, supporting readers' budding vocabulary and making this text achievable. A concluding question asks readers to identify squares in a final image, providing a closing assessment opportunity.