Discusses the Titanic, including its design, how the ship sank, the passengers onboard, and why the ship's legacy lives on.

Desribes some common behaviors of snakes, including using their tongues to smell, using fangs for hunting, and slithering along the ground.

What causes thunder and lightning? How do different clouds form? What makes a tornado twist? Kids will discover the answers to these questions and more in this colorful, photo-packed book.

Provides facts about tigers, such as their habitat, talents, and feeding habits.

Provides facts about wolves, such as their habitat, packs, and feeding habits.

"Find out about dragon-like critters in this new Co-reader from National Geographic Kids. Co-readers provide one page of adult-read-aloud text and one page of kid-read-aloud text on each spread, building toward a collaborative reading experience. Think dragons exist only in fairy tales? Think again! Meet huge komodo dragons, flying lizards, and all sorts of amazing creatures that really are stranger than fiction. Adult and child readers will learn...

"These heartwarming stories of animal babies, rescued and nursed back to health by humans, will pull at the heart strings and make kids realize there's a survivor inside all of us. This reader is illustrated with adorable photographs that document these animals' recoveries. The carefully written text guarantees a successful and rewarding reading experience for level 1 readers"--

Introduces some of the most dangerous animals on Earth, describing the physical characteristics and behavior that makes them deadly, including such creatures as saltwater crocodiles, poison dart frogs, box jellyfish, and scorpions.

Introduces dinosaurs, including how scientists know they existed, what they ate, how they cared for their young, and what the descendants of dinosaurs may look like today.

Explore the history of Ellis Island, one of the most recognized landmarks in American history. Kids will learn about its early history as a Mohegan island and rest spot for fishermen, through its time as a famous immigration station to today's museum.