A tour of the ancient and modern wonders of the world becomes an adventure in learning geometry! Students will explore mathematics in a meaningful way by examining the shapes and symmetry of places like the Taj Mahal, Machu Picchu, the Lighthouse of Alexandria, the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, the Colosseum, and the Great Wall of China. This full-color grade 4 math reader builds literacy and math content knowledge while introducing students to new...

"Learn about the seven wonders of the United States: The Everglades, Glacier point: Yosemite National Park, Grand Canyon, Mississippi River, Mount McKinley: Denali National Park, Niagara Falls and Redwood Forest"--

Seventeen-year-old Aiden has been living like a ghost since his mother tried to stop a family curse by causing him to forget his psychic experiences but when Jarrod, a childhood friend, returns, so do the memories and Aiden is compelled to seek the truth and release them all from the story that has trapped them.

""Engaging images accompany information about the Colosseum. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--Provided by publisher"--

The Statue of Liberty pays homage to what is best about America, but it was the idea of two Frenchmen who lived under the harsh rule of Emperor Napoleon III. Edouard Laboulaye and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi wanted to remind their countrymen that tyranny is not inevitable, that citizens have rights which no government can take from them. It took two decades of planning, fundraising, and building for their dreams to cross the ocean And now the statue...

"Engaging images accompany information about Chichén Itzá. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8" --

"Engaging images accompany information about the Great Wall of China. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8" --

"Engaging images accompany information about Machu Picchu. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--

Tour some of the amazing geological features beyond Earth, among them planet-circling lava flows on Venus and the solar system's largest volcano and canyon on Mars. Close with the hydrocarbon lakes on Saturn's moon Titan, proving that there is no end to geological wonders throughout the cosmos.

A child's imagination is a wonderful thing, and it is something that should be nurtured and encouraged. Books about the Wonders of the World, allows children to dream big of far off places, develop reasoning skills, and gain a love of man and naturally occurring wonders. Books of this nature also help children develop geography skills and deductive reasoning skills. Because of this, books about the Wonders of the World are especially helpful in nurturing...