STEP INTO READING: EAT MY DUST! HENRY FORD'S FIRST RACE

It’s 1901 and Henry Ford wants to build a car that everyone can own. But first he needs the money to produce it. How will he get it? He enters a car race, of course! Readers will love this fast-paced, fact-based story!

READY TO READ LEVEL 2 CHILDHOOD OF FAMOUS AMERICANS: GEORGE WASHINGTON'S FIRS…

When George Washington was eleven years old, he wanted nothing more than to visit his brother who lived many miles away. George's mother would not allow him to go, but George thought of a clever way to convince her. His first victory wasn't as grand as leading the troops during the Revolutionary War, but it showed the determined type of man he was to become.

READY TO READ LEVEL 2 CHILDHOOD PF FAMOUS AMERICANS: THOMAS EDISON TO THE RESCUE

One day while young Tom Edison hands out sandwiches on the Mt. Clemens railroad platform, he sees the station telegraph operator's son, Jimmy, playing on the track. When a boxcar comes rolling toward Jimmy at top speed, it's Tom to the rescue -- and the deed is rewarded with some telegraph lessons that will change Tom's life forever.

STEP INTO READING 4: THE GREAT HOUDINI: WORLD-FAMOUS MAGICIAN AND ESCAPE ARTIST

Harry Houdini was a great escape artist, but perhaps his greatest trick was becoming the famous magician that we have come to know. As a child, Houdini worked hard--and even quit school--to help support his family. But his dream always was to become a great magician and performer. He practiced day and night, thinking up new tricks and more and more dangerous stunts. His intense ambition paid of…

DISCOVERY: NORTH AMERICAN INDIANS

Step back in time to North America when the Sioux, Apache, and other tribes roamed the Great Plains hunting bison and constructing tips made of animal skins, or when families of Iroquois farmers lived in communal longhouses. Step Into the World of North American Indians helps children explore the fascinating lifestyles, clothes, and ceremonies of the wide variety of North American Indian tribes…

DISCOVERY: MUMMIES AND TOMBS

Journey into the fascinating and exciting world of life after death. Uncover the dark secrets of the mummies of ancient Egypt.

DISCOVERY: KNIGHTS AND CASTLES

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ISBN/ISSN

978-1-84477-723-5

Collation

64 p. ; col. Ill ; 22 cm.

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Call Number

909.07 TAY k c.1 201860056

DISCOVERY: PIRATES

Discover the exciting world of pirates and buccaneers - who they were, how they lived, and their swashbuckling deeds. Find out what it was like to sail the Seven Seas, to dodge angry naval patrols and capture a Spanish galleon filled with treasure.'

WHO WAS QUEEN ELIZABETH?

Our bestselling series is fit for a queen! The life of Queen Elizabeth I was dramatic and dangerous: cast out of her father's court at the age of three and imprisoned at nineteen, Elizabeth was crowned queen in 1558, when she was only twenty-five. A tough, intelligent woman who spoke five languages, Elizabeth ruled for over forty years and led England through one of its most prosperous periods…

THE WEIRD WORLD OF WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Everyone knows that William Shakespeare is famous for having a way with words and creating characters like romantic Romeo and murderous Macbeth. But in this book, readers can find out everything they didn't know, including how he did a seven-year vanishing act and how he nearly had his head chopped off by Queen Elizabeth I! Everything readers ever wanted to know about the man with the quill pen.