Tom Jackson
1) Planet Earth
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the planet Earth, including fossils, rocks, minerals, glaciers, volcanoes, faults, stalagmites, stalactites, and more.
4) Insects
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Description
Ms. Frizzle and her class explore the world of insects, including crickets, moths, ants, butterflies, mosquitoes, and more.
11) Tropical forests
Author
Publisher
Raintree Steck-Vaughn
Pub. Date
2003
Description
A comprehensive look at the tropical forest biome, examining its climate, plants, animals, people, and future, plus detailed views of some particular tropical forest locations.
12) Pandemic
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Description
The best-selling Basher series illustrator and the author of Chilled explain the science behind the Covid-19 pandemic and why it has kept readers out of school, compromised employment security for families and harmed or killed so many people.
13) Chess
Author
Publisher
Kingfisher
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
Which member of the Piece Patrol is the most powerful? Can you tell a pin from a fork? Who is the greatest chess player of all time? Basher's Chess has the answers to these questions and more. Get to know the major players on the chessboard and find out the different moves they make to try and capture King. See how a game of chess unfolds from Opening to Endgame and pick up some top tips and strategies along the way. Meet the world's greatest chess...
16) Power and energy
Publisher
Brown Bear
Pub. Date
2012
Description
"Traces the progress of technology used to create energy to run machines from ancient watermills and windmills to today's biofuels, solar cells, and other renewable resources."--Provided by publisher.
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2017.
Description
An essential guide to milestone developments in astronomy, telling the story of our ideas about space, time, and the physics of the cosmos--from ancient times to the present day. From planets and stars to black holes and the Big Bang, take a journey through the wonders of the universe. Featuring topics from the Copernican Revolution to the mind-boggling theories of recent science, The Astronomy Book uses flowcharts, graphics, and illustrations to...
18) The math book
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2019.
Description
Applying the Big Ideas Simply Explained series' trademark combination of authoritative, accessible text and bold graphics to chart the development of math through history, The Math Book explores and explains subjects ranging from ancient mathematical ideas and inventions, such as prehistoric tally bones and Sumerian multiplication tables, through the developments in mathematics during medieval and Renaissance Europe, to the more recent rise of game...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Establishing a home in the New World is by no means an easy task, particularly in the wild backcountry of North Carolina during a period of dramatic political upheaval. The Frasers strive to flourish within a society which, as Claire knows all too well, is unwittingly marching towards Revolution. Jamie must now defend this home established on land granted to him by the Crown although this new mantle of responsibility sees him pitted against his godfather,...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
"Season Four continues the story of Claire and Jamie Fraser as they try to make a home for themselves in colonial America. The Frasers in North Carolina are at another turning point in history, the edge of the American Revolution. Along the way, the Frasers cross paths with notorious pirate Stephen Bonnet in a fateful meeting that will haunt the family. Meanwhile, Brianna and Roger grow closer in the twentieth century but make a shocking discovery...