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Petroleum Engineer

Wil Mara (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620834

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a petroleum engineer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Reticulated Python

Tamra B. Orr (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620575

Introduces facts about reticulated pythons, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.

Observatory Director

Nel Yomtov (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620865

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as an observatory director. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Smokejumper

Wil Mara (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620858

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a smokejumper. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Hornbill

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620537

Introduces facts about hornbills, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.

Red-eyed Tree Frog

Tamra B. Orr (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620568

Introduces facts about red-eyed tree frogs, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.

Spider Monkey

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620582

Introduces facts about spider monkeys, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.

Robotics Engineer

Wil Mara (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620841

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a robotics engineer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Water/Wastewater Engineer

Nel Yomtov (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620889

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a water/wastewater engineer. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Harpy Eagle

Susan H. Gray (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620544

Introduces facts about harpy eagles, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.

Poison Dart Frog

Tamra B. Orr (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620551

Introduces facts about poison dart frogs, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.

Hazmat Removal Worker

Wil Mara (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620827

Readers will learn what it takes to succeed as a hazmat removal worker. The book also explains the necessary educational steps, useful character traits, and daily job tasks related to this career, in the framework of the STEAM, Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math, movement. Photos, a glossary, and additional resources are included.

Gasoline

Kevin Cunningham (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793507

Did you know that gasoline is made from petroleum that is extracted from deep inside Earth? And that the government of Saudi Arabia owns the world's largest petroleum corporation? Read this book to find out more about how petroleum is turned into gasoline and how that gasoline ends up in the tank of cars around the world.

Cell Phones

Kevin Cunningham (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791572

Alexander Graham Bell couldn't possibly have imagined that one day people the world over would be able to call someone on telephone smaller than the palms of their hands. Readers will discover how cell phone technology has emerged as a global phenomenon, connecting people all over the world to one another.

Watershed Conservation

Pam Rosenberg (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793569

What is a watershed? Why are watersheds important? What is it like to live where there is no clean, safe water supply? Read this book to find out more about the importance of watersheds and how you can help in the fight to keep Earth's freshwater sources clean and safe.

MP3 Players

Robert Green (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791619

Walk down the street of just about any city in the world and you will see someone listening to music on an MP3 player. This book will introduce readers to the history behind the development of MP3 Players and take them on a journey to companies around the world where they are manufactured.

Pencils

Kevin Cunningham (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793514

You probably use a pencil almost every day. Did you know that the 'lead' in pencil is really a mineral called graphite? And that China and Mexico are two countries with large graphite deposits? Read this book to learn more about how pencils are manufactured and how they end up in the hands of people in countries around the globe.

Jeans

Nancy Robinson Masters (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791640

Readers will find out more about the history of jeans worldwide, and how jeans are made, from the cotton picked from the fields to the processing plant and onto jean and clothing stores worldwide, making jeans truly a Global Product.

Salt

Nancy Robinson Masters (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602793521

You eat salt everyday, but did you know that only 20% of the world's salt is consumed as food? Read this book to learn more about how salt is harvested, its other uses, and why wars have been fought over this common, yet important, mineral.

Bicycles

Robert Green (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791596

It may be hard to believe in a world full of automobiles, but bicycles are still a favorite means of transportation for many people around the world. This book introduces readers to the history of bicycles and the economics of manufacturing them.

Athletic Shoes

Dana Meachen Rau (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791626

Which athletic shoe is right for you? Readers will learn about the materials that go into athletic shoes and how athletic shoes are produced and sold to millions of people all around the world.

Anaconda

Samantha Bell (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620513

Introduces facts about anacondas, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.

Chimpanzee

Samantha Bell (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781633620520

Introduces facts about chimpanzees, including physical features, habitat, life cycle, food, and threats to these rainforest creatures. Photos, captions, and keywords supplement the narrative of this informational text. Questions in the backmatter ask for text-dependent analysis.

Mountain Gorilla

Barbara A. Somervill (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791688

The mountain gorillas of Central Africa are a critically endangered species because of poaching, hunting, habitat loss, exposure to human diseases, and war. Readers will find out more about how people are working together to save these animals through habitat conservation and education.

Gray Wolf

Barbara A. Somervill (author)

Publisher: Cherry Lake Publishing ISBN: 9781602791657

At one time, the howling of gray wolves was a common sound throughout North America. Readers will learn more about these pack animals and what brought them to the edge of extinction. They will also find out more about the steps that have been taken to reintroduce gray wolves to the territories where they once roamed freely.