DK Readers: Solo Sailing

DK Readers: Solo Sailing
Author: Esther Ripley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756692172

From the first Golden Globe race to Ellen MacArthur becoming the fastest woman to sail around the world, your child will be hooked on the adventures of Solo Sailing! Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together! The playful images in this eBook are enhanced with entertaining animations and surprising sounds to bring this story to life.

DK Readers: Solo Sailing

DK Readers: Solo Sailing
Author: Esther Ripley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2012-05-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756696267

From the first Golden Globe race to Ellen MacArthur becoming the fastest woman to sail around the world, your child will be hooked on the adventures of Solo Sailing! Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together!

Singlehanded Sailing

Singlehanded Sailing
Author: Andrew Evans
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 255
Release: 2014-09-05
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071836543

"It takes thousands of hours of sailing to get the kind of knowledge contained in this book." -- from the Foreword by Bruce Schwab The ONLY bible for how to sail your boat fast, safe, and alone Solo sailing is within any sailor's grasp with a little forethought--and this essential guide. Got a 35-foot sailboat? No problem. Is the wind blowing 20 knots? No problem. Are you racing offshore overnight? Even better. Singlehander Andrew Evans learned the hard way how to sail and race alone--with lots of mishaps, including broaches and a near tumbling over a waterfall--and in Singlehanded Sailing he shares the techniques, tips, and tactics he has developed to make his solo sailing adventures safe and enriching. Learn everything you need to know to meet any solo challenge, including: Managing the power consumption aboard a boat to feed the electric autopilot Setting and gybing a spinnaker Finding time to sleep Dealing with heavy weather

DK Readers L4: Dinosaur Detectives

DK Readers L4: Dinosaur Detectives
Author: Peter Chrisp
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2009-09-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756668468

This introduction to paleontology weaves together facts about fossil hunting with fictionalized first-person accounts from dinosaur detectives.

DK Readers L3: The Big Dinosaur Dig

DK Readers L3: The Big Dinosaur Dig
Author: Esther Ripley
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2009-09-21
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 075666845X

Travel to the Sahara Desert with Josh Smith, real-life archeologist, as he and his crew of intrepid dinosaur hunters face fierce sandstorms, long hours of difficult work, and, finally, the joy of discovering a new species of dinosaur!

DK Readers L4: Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters

DK Readers L4: Earthquakes and Other Natural Disasters
Author: Harriet Griffey
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2010-03-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756669979

This book brings readers face to face with some of the deadliest natural disasters of all time, from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius to the San Francisco earthquake of 1906. As they go, they'll learn about the scientific forces that cause these incredible events.

Gotcha for Guys!

Gotcha for Guys!
Author: Kathleen A. Baxter
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2006-11-30
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0313090580

Research indicates boys are interested in reading nonfiction materials, yet most children's librarians prefer to booktalk fiction. Offering citations for more than 1,100 books, Gotcha for Guys! deals specifically with books to pique the interest of middle grade boys. A series of booktalks are grouped within chapters with like titles such as: Creepy-Crawly Creatures, Disasters and Unsolved Mysteries, Action and Innovation, and All Things Gross. Complete booktalks are presented in a beginning section of chapters 1-9. A second section in each of these chapters contains short annotations and talks for other books of interest, and a third section offers lists of well-reviewed titles to consider for boys. The book is enhanced with book cover art and reproducible lists for teachers and librarians.

The Spy-catcher Gang

The Spy-catcher Gang
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008-06-16
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756644046

Help your child learn to read with this thrilling graphic tale perfect for reluctant readers Graphic Readers are gripping comic-book adventures aimed at boys and reluctant readers. Help your child learn to read as they travel back in time to a world of spies and unexploded bombs among the rubble of London during the Blitz. Watch as they read about 10-year-old Harry Tucker as he leads a gang of friends on the trail of a suspected spy – their adventures take them into abandoned buildings and factories, through the streets of London, into air-raid shelters and down into the Underground tube stations.

DK Readers L4: Skate!

DK Readers L4: Skate!
Author: Amy Junor
Publisher: DK Children
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780756638290

"Gus is the new kid in town. Read all about how he makes new friends and teaches them cool tricks."--Cover back.

The Price of Victory

The Price of Victory
Author: Stewart Ross
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 52
Release: 2007-03-05
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0756641837

Watch the past come to life in this gripping comic-book tale, The Price of Victory. Travel back in time to the Olympic Games in Ancient Greece and meet Pylades and his brother Kinesias, a champion athlete. From falling statues to sinking boats, join the brothers on their dangerous adventure, as it becomes clear someone wants to murder Kinesias before he can compete. But can they stop the person behind this dastardly assassination plot before the Games begin? Combining the excellent content of DK Readers with the excitement of a graphic novel, these thrilling books use rich, historically accurate settings-such as Ancient Egypt and Ancient Rome-as the backdrops for tales of murder, betrayal, and revenge. Reference section provides nonfiction context, including timeline, maps, and glossary.