Josh Gregory

The ability to recognize and correctly use the different parts of speech is key to demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. In this book readers will learn about the role adjectives play in sentences by following the story of Tom and his sister, Kate, who visit the zoo with their Uncle Mike. The story and activity sidebars help teach concepts such using adjectives to provide description...

Details the type of work performed by climate scientists and outlines the tools and techniques they use to perform their job. Details the importance of climatology to our understanding of the planet and discusses how readers can follow this career path. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further reading sources.

The ability to recognize and correctly use the different parts of speech is key to demonstrating command of the conventions of standard English grammar and usage when writing or speaking. In this book, readers will learn about the function verbs have in sentences by following the story of Will and his new puppy, Brownie. The story and supplemental activity sidebars help teach concepts such as tense, use of regular and irregular verbs, and the difference...

Presents information on the skills and training needed to become an information systems technician, someone who runs the military's state-of-the-art communications and computer systems.

Descrbies the characteristics and behaviors of polar bears and examines how polar bear cubs compare to adults. Includes color photographs.

Discusses how a German scientist created Velcro after taking a walk in the woods and having his clothes covered with burrs.

Describes how scientists are studying the woodpecker to create better helmets to protect the human head from dangerous injuries.

This book details the life of the dinosaur known as Spinosaurus. Readers will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning when Spinosaurus lived and what it likely looked like. They will also find out how it lived, from what it ate to how it dealt with enemies. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

This book details the life of the dinosaur known as Ichthyosaur. Readers will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning when Ichthyosaur lived and what it likely looked like. They will also find out how it lived, from what it ate to how it dealt with enemies. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.

Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between butterfly wings and display technology for digital screens. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how butterfly wings inspired the invention of new digital display technology. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding...