The Freedom Ship of Robert Smalls (Young Palmetto Books)
by Louise Meriwether
A brief biography of the slave who escaped to freedom with his family and other runaway slaves on a captured Confederate gunboat.
This charming series is designed for young children who are just beginning to read alone and are looking for lively stories to tackle. Colourful pictures combine with narrative text written to encourage reading skills. Ages 5+.
Increasing demand for water, higher standards of living, depletion of resources of acceptable quality, and excessive water pollution due to urban, agricultural, and industrial expansions have caused intense environmental, social, economic, and political predicaments. More frequent and severe floods and droughts have changed the ability and resiliency of water infrastructure systems to operate and provide services to the public. These concerns and issues have also changed the way we plan and mana...
Describes how various kinds of boats are designed and constructed for speed.
Cruceros (Cruise Ships) (Vehiculos de Alta Tecnologia)
by William Amato and Anastasia Suen
Finding the Titanic (Hello Reader! Level 4 (Prebound)) (Hello reader)
by Robert D. Ballard
Describes the voyage of the Titanic, the accident that caused it to sink, the rescue of those who survived, and the 1986 expedition to find the sunken ship.
New titles in this fact-packed, wide-ranging series.- Three new books added to this comprehensive first library of key science, history and geography topics.- Quiz questions encourage children to look closely at each page.- Activities challenge kids to try out ideas for themselves.- Ideal for use at home and school.