Earth Gets Weird—Black holes and blue holes, chocolate hills and solar explosions. Earth and space have some real surprises!
Final Resting Places—Readers visit famous and unusual tombs around the world, learning about the leaders who are buried in them—and their plans for the afterlife.
Invented by Mistake—How are pacemakers, potato chips, penicillin, and Silly Putty alike? They—and many other inventions—were invented by mistake!
Weird Jobs—Some people have weird jobs. In this book you’ll meet workers who design roller coasters, study garbage, make fake food, and act like aliens for a living!
Weird Science—Scavengers, deep-sea monsters, and two-headed flatworms are just a few of the weird creatures that live in our world. Beware of the eyelash mites!
This high-interest nonfiction series includes reading experiences in five content areas: Life Science, Earth and Space Science, History/Social Studies, Technology, and Careers. It introduces grades 4–8 content-area vocabulary in a medium that struggling readers can master. Core vocabulary words are highlighted within the text and listed at the end of each book. Pictures throughout each chapter build interest and support the text.