Grade 7

Mary Fales woke suddenly to discover a strange glow lighting the night sky. Dry winds were spreading flames toward her house. She and her husband David needed to move fast to escape the… More →

Get ready for an exciting ride. In Horse Power, young children learn how these proud animals provide a valuable resource for people. From racehorses to police horses, military horses, working More →

From classic heroines like Lassie to contemporary heroes like Beethoven, children will thrill to stories about the real-life dogs that are part of the entertainment industry. Young readers… More →

In narrative detail,The Exxon Valdez's Deadly Oil Spillchronicles the worst oil-spill disaster in U.S. history. Readers will meet Joseph Hazelwood, the Valdez's captain, who accidentally ran… More →

A horse's great physical strength yet peaceful nature has made it man's ideal working partner throughout history. From taming the Wild West to herding cattle, horses have helped people… More →

Apprehensive, the crowd watches as Binti Jua approaches the boy who has fallen into her pit. Acting as a loving rescuer, she cradles the unconscious boy and carries him to safety. Saving this More →

In Wolves,children will follow Professor Harry Frank as he uncovers the truth about wolf intelligence. Despite their reputation as the big bad wolf, wolves rarely attack humans and are among… More →

On the cold morning of January 28, 1986, onlookers watched as the space shuttle Challenger prepared for lift-off. Commander Francis "Dick" Scobee and his crew kept NASA appraised of all… More →

In Police Horses, children will learn the history and widespread use of mounted police units. With candid photos and fast-paced narrative text that show horses in action, Police Horses… More →

The Fossil Feud recounts the rivalry between two competing paleontologists, Othniel Charles Marsh and Edward Drinker Cope. In the mid-19th Century, Marsh and Cope stopped at nothing-from… More →

Stormy, a standard schnauzer, works in a lab to detect cancer. Belle, a beagle that's been called a "wonder dog," is trained to sense when her owner is about to lose consciousness from… More →

From lions to rhinos, Wildlife Survival explores animals' natural habitats, physical characteristics, diet, lifecycle, and behavior. Each book details how these amazing animals thrive with… More →