Meg Marquardt
Author
Series
Publisher
Core Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
48 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Introduces video game technology, describing the very first games with poor graphics, the types of platforms and hardware used for different games, and how improvements in hardware and software have made games more realistic.
Author
Series
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2018]
Lexile measure
1020L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Readers will learn about some of the most meaningful and fun debates in the world of E-Sports. This title explores if E-sports competitors are real athletes, and scholarships for E-sports and much more.
Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Reference, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Lexile measure
770L
Physical Desc
192 pages : color illustrations, color photographs ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Explore the world of insects, arachnids, centipedes, and millipedes with this illustrated encyclopedia of all things creepy-crawly.
Author
Publisher
Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
This title introduces fans to the STEM concepts in the World Cup, exploring how science, technology, engineering, and math are all at play in this exciting event.
Author
Publisher
SportsZone, an imprint of Abdo Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
810L
Physical Desc
48 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"This title introduces fans to the STEM concepts in the Final Four, exploring how science, technology, engineering, and math are all at play in this exciting event. The title features informative sidebars and infographics, exciting photos, a glossary, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. " -- Amazon.com.
Author
Series
Publisher
12 Story Library
Pub. Date
2018.
Lexile measure
780L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
Reveals the stories behind 12 of the most astounding new technologies. Learn about the innovations that will forever change our everyday lives, from delivery drones to personal assistant robots.
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Bronze Age was a time of growth. Chapters cover how people used bronze to make tools and weapons, how empires grew in Mesopotamia and China, how writing appeared in several cultures, how complex social structures gave rise to rules and laws, and how religion, science, and medicine all grew. Then the Bronze Age collapsed, and researchers still don't know exactly what happened" --
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Iron Age was the last great prehistoric age. Iron tools made life easier, yet the Iron Age was a time of constant war. Chapters cover how Greece went through a Dark Age, how new forms of government began, how architecture became more complex, new religions formed, and money was invented" --
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
700L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, map ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the Middle Stone Age, change happened everywhere, but at different times in different places. Chapters cover how Mesolithic people shaped flints into scrapers and sharp tips for arrows and spears, how they began domesticating animals, how they started building more permanent settlements, and how they drew other humans, maybe as an early way of writing" --
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"In the final stage of the Stone Age, humans' use of stone tools was coming to an end. People started farming, at different times in different places. Chapters cover how plants and animals were domesticated, how pottery production boomed, and how farming meant that people could settle down, stay put, and build great cities like Jericho. The first known plague victim dates from this era, and so do the earliest temples" --
Author
Series
Publisher
12-Story Library
Pub. Date
[2020]
Lexile measure
710L
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The Old Stone Age was the time of the earliest humans. Chapters cover how these early people left Africa and spread around the world, how they made tools to solve life's problems, and the role of Paleolithic women, who probably did a lot more than stay home and care for the kids" --