The National Geographic Society 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery

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The National Geographic Society 100 Years of Adventure and Discovery by C.D.B Bryan

For a century, the National Geographic Society has been bringing to an audience of millions the thrilling world of adventure, discovery, and natural wonders. Robert E. Peary's determined, successful struggle to be first to reach the North Pole; Hiram Bingham's exciting discovery of the mysterious lost city of the Incas, Machu Picchu; the awesome deadly eruption of the Mont Pelee volcano; the devastating San Francisco earthquake, Reinhold Messner's superhuman solo climb to the summit of Mt. Everest--these are but a few of the spectacular events reported at first hand by the Society. (Insert from in side cover jacket of book.)

Historica 1000 Years of Our Lives and Times

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Historica 1000 Years of Our Lives and Times by Chief Consultant Dr. Geoffrey Wawro

Historica shows the evolution of people's lives over the last thousand years, & shows how dramatically the world has changed. In the year 1000 most people lived in rural areas, cities were small & grew around cathedrals or fortresses or castles; transportation was by horse & cart; breakfast for most people was a small meal of bread & cheese at sunrise; most people were illiterate; education was usually only for wealthy boys & was conducted by the church (in natural history, 1,000 years ago you may have been taught that hyenas can change their sex at will, & that the only fear elephants have is of dragons), & personal freedom was very limited; people's roles in life were strictly limited by their place in society. Today the world is a very different place. How did these changes occyr? Historica tells the story: that of wars, invasions, inventions, discoveries, explorations, & the amazing people who played a key part in all these events that have brought us to where we are today. This is history made real & exciting, with stories that are as dramatic as today's news, with pictures & maps to bring the most distant events & civilizations in sharp focus.  (From Amazon.com product listing.)

Mcgraw Hill Science : Macmillan/Mcgraw-hill Edition

Mcgraw Hill Science : Macmillan/Mcgraw-hill Edition (contains affiliate link)

Unit 1 - Living Things Unit 2 - Lift it, Push it, Pull It Unit 3 - Matter and Energy Unit 4 - The Sun and Its Family Unit 5 - Rocks and Resources Unit 6 - Where Living Things Live Unit 7 - Human Body: Keeping Healthy This is a wonderful science book. (from Amazon.com product listing)

Lots of colorful illustrations and activities. Textbook for 2nd-3rd grade science.

McGraw Hill Science: Grade 2

McGraw Hill Science: Grade 2 (contains affiliate links)

2nd or 3rd grade Science textbook

Large type and lots of colorful illustrations and activities for 2nd and 3rd grade level students.

Horizons (with Audio CD) (Available Titles CengageNOW)

Horizons (with Audio CD) (Available Titles CengageNOW) {affiliate link enclosed)

"HORIZONS is a complete elementary French program that makes learning French easier through its step-by-step skill-building methodology, flexible and accessible approach to grammar and new vocabulary, and creative yet sophisticated coverage of Francophone culture. Through varied interactive activities and clear grammar explanations, the text helps you communicate effectively in French while culturally connecting you to the Francophone world. HORIZONS features a clear, easy-to-follow structure that carefully guides you, Competence by Competence, through your first year of elementary French." (from Amazon.com product listing)

The Ornaments of Life

The Ornaments of Life Coevolution and Conservation in the Tropics by Theodore H. Fleming and W. John Kress

"The average kilometer of tropical rainforest is teeming with life; it contains thousands of species of plants and animals. As The Ornaments of Life reveals, many of the most colorful and eye-catching rainforest inhabitants—toucans, monkeys, leaf-nosed bats, and hummingbirds to name a few—are an important component of the infrastructure that supports life in the forest. These fruit-and-nectar eating birds and mammals pollinate the flowers and disperse the seeds of hundreds of tropical plants, and unlike temperate communities, much of this greenery relies exclusively on animals for reproduction.

            Synthesizing recent research by ecologists and evolutionary biologists, Theodore H. Fleming and W. John Kress demonstrate the tremendous functional and evolutionary importance of these tropical pollinators and frugivores. They shed light on how these mutually symbiotic relationships evolved and lay out the current conservation status of these essential species. In order to illustrate the striking beauty of these “ornaments” of the rainforest, the authors have included a series of breathtaking color plates and full-color graphs and diagrams." (from publisher description on Amazon)

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