PulleysThrough carefully leveled text and powerful images, explores pulleys a useful simple machine.

animals such as West Indian manatees

and expertly translated text to learn all about tow trucks

covering their size

and expertly translated text to learn all about ship lifeboats

The book begins on an eerie note as a gravedigger at Paganini's monument tells his young assistant the story of the violinist

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and other information about dinosaurs during the Cretaceous age

A class is learning a lesson on making graphs and interpreting data

who dresses in jackets and tweed and treats himself to sushi for dinner after a walk through the park

Includes a glossary and an activity that lets readers practice teaching skills

Part of the In My Backyard series

including her relationships with controversial political figures and emphasis on suffering