Stephen Marchesi

"Every four years, thirty-two of the best men's soccer teams from across the globe compete for the title of FIFA World Cup winner. Over one billion people tuned in worldwide to watch the final game of the 2014 competition, making the World Cup the most widely viewed sporting event in the world, exceeding even the Summer Olympics! This book takes a look back at what has changed since the first tournament in 1930 and what lies ahead for the most popular...

Describes the work of Wilhelm Roentgen, the German physicist who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X rays.

Star maps of the constellations with accompanying pictures of the characters and creatures the ancients imagined in the star groups. Includes the origin of the names of the constellations. Star maps can be charged and "re-charged" by holding them under a light for a few seconds.

With an emphasis on her early years, covers the life of the South African woman who married a prominent fighter for racial equality in South Africa and later became a leader in her own right.

When a boy who spends most of his time in a wheelchair rides a horse, he finds freedom, power, joy, and strength.

Aprende más acerca de Nelson Mandela con esta entretenida y fascinante biografía ilustrada.

Even though he is the runt of the litter from her father's prize sled-racing dog, ten-year-old Rachel plans to train her puppy to become a champion racer and determines to track him down when he mysteriously disappears.

Explains how hurricanes originate, and where and how they strike.

A biography of Pocahontas, the Powhatan Indian woman famous for rescuing John Smith, and who was herself kidnapped and taken to live at Jamestown, where she eventually married colonist John Rolfe.

A profile of César Chávez, the Mexican American union leader who fought to get better wages for migrant farm workers.