Finding the First T. Rex (Totally True Adventures)

Finding the First T. Rex (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2010-04-14
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0307477878

IN 1902, WILLIAM HORNADAY handed a map to the famous paleontologist Barnum Brown. It was Hornaday’s hand-drawn directions to a remote area of the Montana Badlands, where he believed amazing dinosaur fossils lay buried. Following the map, Brown dug up a jawbone edged with six-inch long teeth, the remains of a monstrous creature no one had ever seen before. But one bone wasn’t enough, and Brown soon found himself in a desperate race to discover the skeleton of the mystery carnivore!

Finding the First T. Rex

Finding the First T. Rex
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher:
Total Pages: 112
Release: 2014-11-21
Genre:
ISBN: 9781484439784

Tells the true story of the amazing dinosaur discovery of the first T-Rex in the Montana Badlands in the early 1900s after paleontologist Barnum Brown was given a hand-drawn map, dug up the teeth of the unknown creature, and kicked off a race to find

The Search for El Dorado (Totally True Adventures)

The Search for El Dorado (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Lois Miner Huey
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2016-04-19
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0553536168

Was the City of Gold a real place? Treasure seekers and mystery readers alike will love this action-packed Totally True Adventure. Towers of gold! Glittering streets! Jewels, coins, and more! Early Spanish explorers heard a story about El Dorado. It was a lost city in the Americas made of gold. The explorers believed it was real—and they believed they could find it! Soon the story became a legend, and the legend changed the world. But the city of El Dorado has not been found . . . yet. This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)

Apollo 13 (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2015-03-24
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0385391277

Could you survive an outer-space disaster? Aspiring astronauts and young explorers will love this out-of-this-world Totally True Adventure. Astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise blasted off for the Moon on April 11, 1970. But after a disastrous explosion damaged their spacecraft, the three men had only one goal: to get back home safely. This informational text makes space travel exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

The $25,000 Flight (Totally True Adventures)

The $25,000 Flight (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Lori Haskins Houran
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2014
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0385382847

This title about America's first superstar pilot ties in with the exciting re-launch of Stepping Stones Nonfiction. The true-story adventure of Charles Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean comes to life in this early chapter book featuring updated content that emphasizes Common Core. Illustrations.

Climbing Everest (Totally True Adventures)

Climbing Everest (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Gail Herman
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0553509888

Could you climb the world’s highest mountain? Thrill seekers and young explorers will love this inspiring Totally True Adventure. The peak of Mount Everest is the highest place on Earth—and one of the deadliest. Terrible storms stop climbers in their tracks! Avalanches tumble down! Brave adventurers disappear on the snowy slopes. Then Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay decide to climb. They come from different cultures, but their dream is the same. Can teamwork help them make it to the roof of the world? This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

The Race Around the World (Totally True Adventures)

The Race Around the World (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Nancy Castaldo
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2015-08-04
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0553522787

Does Nellie Bly have what it takes to race around the world? Travel to all corners of the globe in this action-packed Totally True Adventure. When Nellie Bly read Around the World in Eighty Days by Jules Verne, she had an amazing idea. What if she traveled around the world in real life, and did it in less than eighty days? In 1889, people doubted it could be done—especially by a woman. But with one small bag and a sturdy coat, Nellie set out anyway. Soon the whole world was rooting for her. Could she make it back home in time? This nonfiction chapter book makes history exciting and accessible for younger readers and features illustrations, photographs, a map, Common Core connections, and additional Story Behind the Story facts. Perfect for readers of the I Survived series and the Who Was . . . ? series, Totally True Adventures are captivating nonfiction stories with not-to-be-missed bonus content.

Finding the First T. Rex

Finding the First T. Rex
Author: Kathleen Weidner Zoehfeld
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780375946622

The story of dinosaur hunter Barnum Brown and his discovery of the first Tyrannosaurus rex for the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

The Titanic Sinks! (Totally True Adventures)

The Titanic Sinks! (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Thomas Conklin
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 129
Release: 2009-09-02
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 030756066X

Here is the exciting true story about the "unsinkable" Titanic! Dramatic accounts, white-knuckle suspense, and fast-paced action of how the world's biggest, safest ship sank on its maiden voyage. Includes black-and-white photos and full-color underwater photos of the wreck.

George Washington's Spies (Totally True Adventures)

George Washington's Spies (Totally True Adventures)
Author: Claudia Friddell
Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages: 114
Release: 2016-12-27
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 0399550798

Think you know everything about Washington? Think again. During the Revolutionary War, General George Washington (AKA “Agent 711”) was the leader of a ring of spies! The group—called the Culper Ring—used secret names, codes, invisible ink, and more to spy on the British and pass along information. Nobody knew about it at the time (and few do so today), but those sneaky heroes risked their lives to help win the American Revolution! Illustrated throughout in black and white, with an appendix that includes photographs, bonus content, and links to primary source materials, this Totally True Adventures series book is ideal for supporting the Common Core State Standards and today's renewed interest in nonfiction. It’s a thrilling read—made even better because it really happened!