Basketball's Greatest Players
- 52 stránek
- 2 hodiny čtení
Describes how and why such men as Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, and Larry Bird became great basketball players.
Začínáme číst, 5. stupeň Série
Tato série je navržena tak, aby pomohla dětem přejít od úplných začátečníků ke čtenářům s jistotou. Každá kniha je pečlivě vytvořena s ohledem na rozvoj čtenářských dovedností. Zaměřuje se na rozšiřování slovní zásoby a porozumění textu prostřednictvím poutavých příběhů. Je to ideální krok pro malé čtenáře, kteří se chtějí stát samostatnějšími.
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Illus. in full color with black-and-white photos. "Covers not only the story of Robinson's prowess and his problems as the first black man to play in the major leagues, but also the story of the rise and fall of black baseball and some of its star players and managers. Nicely geared by vocabulary, sentence length, and print size to the primary grades audience."-- Bulletin, Center for Children's Books.
Moonwalk. The First Trip to the Moon
- 48 stránek
- 2 hodiny čtení
The astronauts of Apollo 11 made history as the first men to land on the Moon. Learn more about how Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, and Michael Collins trained and achieved this momentous feat in this Step 5 History Reader. Step 5 Readers tell stories in chapters using longer paragraphs, for children who want to take the plunge into chapter books but still like colorful illustrations and photography. "The story of Apollo 11's historic flight, from lift-off, through 'The Eagle has landed,' to splashdown and quarantine. Donnelly does a good job of setting the stage with chapters on the history of the idea of flight to the moon, astronaut selection and training, and look at the flight's effect on people in general." --School Library Journal.
T. Rex: Hunter or Scavenger?
- 48 stránek
- 2 hodiny čtení
Jurassic World is the long-awaited next installment of the groundbreaking Jurassic Park series. T. rex’s, velociraptors, triceratops—as well as some all-new dinosaurs—will roar across the screen in this epic action-adventure directed by Colin Trevorrow starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Ty Simpkins and Nick Robinson! Was Tyrannosaurus rex a speedy and savage hunter, or was it a slow-moving scavenger, surviving on scraps left from other dinosaurs’ kills? World renowned tyrannosaur expert Dr. Thomas R. Holtz, Jr., shares the evidence on both sides of the argument in this easy-to-read, easy-to-understand Step into Reading book that young dinosaur enthusiasts will heartily devour.
Babe Ruth, Joe DiMaggio, Jackie Robinson, Roberto Clemente, and Hank Aaron—five amazing baseball legends. From the first black man to play major-league ball to the longest hitting streak ever, these are some of the game’s most inspiring stories. Find out what unforgettable feats won each player a place in the Baseball Hall of Fame.
Here is the gripping story of Hillary and Norgay's perilous ascent of Mount Everest as they battled snow and ice slides, whipping winds, and the grim knowledge that 19 others had died in the same attempt.
