Katie Marsico

Practice Good Hygiene! focuses on hygiene skills while discussing steps children can take to practice healthy lifestyles. Readers are introduced to basic body care and why cleanliness is important. Body odor, bad breath, germs, and self-esteem are discussed. Callouts prompt inquiry, further thinking, and close examination of photographs. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information

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Describes the benefits of exercise, the importance of building up stamina, and the different ways to exercise.

Photographs and easy-to-follow text describe a typical day and night in the life of an arctic fox, exploring how they move, sleep, eat, and hunt.

Why did the German people follow Adolf Hitler during World War II? Why did the Soviet Union switch sides partway through the war? How did U.S. women and racial minorities hope to use their participation in the war to change society at home? From the invasion of Poland to the dropping of atomic bombs, World War II: Why They Fought reveals the motivations behind World War II from all sides. Go beyond names and dates and ask: what were they fighting...

Learn about cheetahs including their physical characteristics, behavior, habitat, and life cycle.

Explains how math can be used in a garden, from measuring the area to predicting vegetable growth.

Math is everywhere when it comes to fitness! See who's exercising inside this book?and how we need math to measure movement! You'll need your math smarts to calculate target heart rate, measure physical activity, plan weekly workouts, predict winners in athletic competitions, and more. It all adds up to a lot of fun!

Introduces young readers to working at a bank.

Follow a reindeer through its day as it eats, sleeps, and cares for its young.

This book describes significant Civil War battles, such as the Confederate firing on Ft. Sumter, the Confederate victory at the First Battle of Bull Run, the Union victory at the Battle of Antietam, the Battle of Gettysburg, and the Confederate surrender at Appomattox Courthouse in 1865.