Explains how to start enjoying the sports of rock climbing and rappeling, including the required equipment, and some basic skills and techniques.

"Engaging images accompany information about flying robots. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

"A look at prairie dogs, including their habitats, physical characteristics such as their acrobatic movements, behaviors, relationships with humans, and the significance of their grassland burrows today"--

Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full-color ebook device and in rich black and white on all other devices.

Narnia . . . where lies breed fear . . . where loyalty is tested . . . where all hope seems lost.

During the last days of Narnia, the land faces its fiercest challenge—not an invader from without but an enemy from within. Lies and treachery have taken root, and only the king and a small band of

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"Just in time for the third North American total solar eclipse of the twenty-first century, this book explains how to safely observe solar eclipses, how long eclipses last, and why they result in a blackout period during the day"--

Explores the main aspects of the ancient Egyptian world, including where and how they lived and the civilization they created.

It started as an assignment. Everyone in Caitlin's class wrote to an unknown student somewhere in a distant place. All the other kids picked countries like France or Germany, but when Caitlin saw Zimbabwe written on the board, it sounded like the most exotic place she had ever heard of -- so she chose it. Martin was lucky to even receive a pen pal letter. There were only ten letters, and forty kids in his class. But he was the top student, so he got...