Bøger udgivet af Crabtree Publishing Co,Canada

Helps children learn how the bodies of different animals, including frogs, butterflies, and beetles, change as these animals go through their life cycles. This book explains metamorphosis in a format that is accompanied by pictures. It is intended for ages 6-10.

Presents a rich variety of cultural life in Argentina, created by the mixture of different traditions brought by immigrants. This book celebrates its nation's symbols, the gaucho and the tango, as well as other important cultural aspects including religion, festivals, folk art, language, and literature. It is suitable for children of ages 9-14.

From early Viking explorers, to reindeer herders and busy city-dwellers, this book talks about the daily life and traditions in the Land of the Midnight Sun. This book includes such topics as: early history and Viking invaders; the Sami and other ethnic groups; arrival of Christianity; birth of a kingdom; city and country living; and more.

Suitable for ages 9 to 14 years, this book takes a look at the interesting mix of people and cultures that make up South Africa. It also includes a section that focuses on traditional African beliefs and healing.

Suitable for ages 9 to 14 years, this book celebrates Mexico's heroes, past and present, and explores the values and the traditions of Mexicans at home, school, and work. It also features a timeline that show Mexico's history from the Olmecs to the 21st century.

Suitable for ages 9 to 14 years, this title features photographs that reveal the beauty of South Africa from Table Mountain near Cape Town to the dry veldt in the north.

Suitable for ages 9 to 14 years, this title helps you learn about the daily lives and family traditions of the people who have lived in this land for thousands of years. It also features photos that create intimate portraits of life in both the village and the big city.

Offers children a fun lesson in having a positive attitude. In this book, children may also become familiar with the format for dialogue within text as they are asked on several pages to repeat the phrase 'Today is a great day!' out loud. It includes an activity that encourages children to think positively and see how it spreads to other people.

Rap is being used to teach reading in many schools. It is a fun way to introduce sounds and rhymes, as well as beat. This book features pictures of rapping reptiles that make children laugh and want to create their own rap verses. It covers the rapping reptiles that introduce their classifications, body structures, behaviour, and food choices.

Superstar singer, songwriter, and artist MIA ('Maya' to her friends) has come a long way from humble beginnings. Born in Britain, she lived most of her young life in the birthplace of her parents, Sri Lanka, while it was torn by civil war. After returning to Britain, she rose to fame as a multi-talented composer, performer, and music producer.

Following the passage of a law that made it a crime to aid in the escape of slaves, Stowe lent her actions and her words to the effort to help slaves and put an end to slavery. She actively aided fugitive slaves and, with the publication of the anti-slavery novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin", focused the nation's consciousness on the inhumanity of slavery.

Harriet Tubman served as an abolitionist, emancipator of slaves, military spy and advocate for women's rights. When Civil War broke out, Tubman guided an expedition of Union soldiers on a raid in South Carolina that freed over seven hundred slaves.

Learning to tolerate different opinions, perspectives, and beliefs is vital to a healthy society. This title helps students understand the need and importance for tolerance, and the steps they can take to increase peace in their lives and in the world.

Shows our connection to the natural world and to one another. This title asks children to put aside their differences and to work together for the common good. What are our common goals? How can we work toward peace, safety, tolerance, and integrity in our lives? How can we live together with respect, kindness, and friendship?

Explains the many concepts of money to primary readers, including understanding the value of unique coins and bills, counting money, and checks.

The number system children may use throughout their lives is based on a place-value system. Understanding the place value system is a foundation to various operations as children progress in mathematics education.

Presents the words of reconciliation that Abraham Lincoln preached as he tried to reunite a nation at the end of the American Civil War.

Suitable for the children of ages 8 to 14 years, this book follows the rise, and in some cases the fall, of the most powerful countries in MX racing history - UK, USA, Belgium, Netherlands, France, and Germany.

Challenges children to observe natural creatures to see what makes them the same and different. This book presents a way of looking at objects because the objects may not be exactly the same. It is intended for children aged 4 to 7 years.

Earth has more than a million species of insects! There are helpful insects, harmful insects, flying insects, insects that work together, endangered insects, and some really weird insects! This book delights children and encourages them to identify insects in their world. It offers them information to write their own books about insects.

Uses images of plants, animals, and people to help children compare the relative sizes and weights of natural objects. This book intends to promote the learning of these concepts in a natural way. It enables children to learn the appropriate words to describe the size and weight of natural objects.

Developed by Native Americans, lacrosse is North America's oldest known game. This book explains the basic rules, how to hold the stick, and how to pass and catch the ball. It is suitable for children aged 6 to 10 years.

Suitable for ages 5 to 8 years, this book shows oceans as a type of habitat or place in nature where plants and animals live. It explains why some oceans are warm and some are cold, which kinds of plants and animals live in oceans, and how the bodies of ocean animals are built to help them glide through water.

Tells about the culture and mechanics of choppers, cruisers, and other motorcycles in the street bike family. This book teaches about different types of bikes, the parts of a motorcycle, and the gear and clothing a biker needs to stay safe. This book is for ages 7-14.

Intended for ages 4-8, this work helps young readers learn about temperate mixed forests, which are filled with a variety of interesting plants and animals. It explains how the habitat changes as the seasons change.

Young readers will be amazed by the photos of armored fighting vehicles, or AFVs, in this informative book. Military vehicles protected with plating, such as tanks, artillery, and personnel carriers, are featured along with explanations of how they work and how their armor plating protects them.

Documents the earliest experiments with radio waves to the arrival of podcasting. This work includes topics such as: how people communicated information before radio; Reginald Fessenden's first voice transmission; early radio stations and the advent of commercials; ham radio operators; and, the Golden Age of radio broadcasting.

Maize, or com, was the staple food of many early cultures in South America, Mesoamerica, and the Caribbean. This book teaches young readers how the farming of corn spread to the rest of the world and how corn may be one answer to the problem of fossil fuel consumption. It is for ages 7-14.

Uses simple language and photographs to introduce kids to the world of reptiles. This book helps children learn about the bodies, feeding habits, and natural habitats of many different reptiles, including snakes, lizards, crocodilians, and turtles. It is intended for ages 5-9.