Build your child’s reading confidence at home with books at the right level What was the Big Bang? What was the Universe like just after the Big Bang? Who discovered the Big Bang? Stunning photographs and detailed information help to explain the answers to these and many other questions in this fascinating non-fiction information book about the Big Bang theory written by award-winning author, Andrew Solway. Sapphire/Band 16 books offer longer reads to develop children's sustained engagement with texts and are more complex syntactically. Text type: A non-fiction book This book has been quizzed for Accelerated Reader.

Food Chains and Webs explains that feeding relationships are at the heart of life on Earth. It looks at the different types of living things in a food web - from producer to top consumer - as well as food pyramids and topics like bioaccumulation. It tackles common confusions about the science and shows how topics are relevant to the reader.

What are Q-ships? Which country holds the largest number of nuclear weapons? What are some of the tactics used by guerilla fighters? Real World Data presents information about familiar curricular topics through charts and graphs. Each title shows how to organize data in different visual forms, and how to interpret and create tables, line graphs, bar graphs, and pie charts.

Civil engineering is one of the oldest engineering fields. Civil engineers are involved in the design and construction of various structures, including high-rise buildings, sports stadiums, canals, dams, and bridges. This book gives readers a up-close look at the technology used to build various structures around the world, including the ancient pyramids, the Eiffel Tower, the Golden Gate Bridge, and modern skyscrapers. Readers learn about the design process and tools used by civil engineers and are guided through a design challenge to create their own stable structures.

Curriculum connections represent the strongest package of information for high school students available. Featuring Curriculum Connection sidebars on every page, students are lead to know what is important and why. Numerous other sidebars allow students to "self test" and investigate further.