New Releases by Greg Roza

Examines the lives and accomplishments of the members of Outkast--Antwan Patton and André Benjamin--discussing their childhoods, collaboration, big break in the hip-hop industry, music, side projects, and more.

Take your readers on a trip back in time with this engaging book about the history of the first U.S. transcontinental highway. The trip begins with Carl G. Fisher and his vision of the Lincoln Highway, and continues through the planning, construction, use, and legacy of the great road.

Bundle up for a fact-finding mission to the Arctic. Readers will learn about Arctic plants and animals, and how they depend on each other for survival in the coldest ecosystem on Earth.

This book explains the characteristics of plutonium, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.

Arsenic (As) was widely known as a deadly poison for centuries, particularly among the wealthy and royalty. Over the years it has become known as the Poison of Kings, and the King of Poisons. The French tyrant Napoleon Bonaparte died of arsenic poisoning. For years people assumed his death was the result of murder. However, some chemists think the arsenic came from the wallpaper in the room in which he diedu0096u0096it contained a popular green pigment made from arsenic, called Scheeleu0092s Green. Napoleon probably breathed in the arsenic for weeks before his death. Whether this is what killed him or not is still under discussion. Today, arsenic poisoning has become an issue in many areas of modern life. Students will discover the useful and important applications of arsenic in our world, including in the manufacture of medicines, pesticides, electrical circuitry, and glass, but they will also learn about the dangers of arsenic. The book explains arsenicu0092s place on the periodic table of elements, its atomic structure, its role as a nonmetal (metalloid), and its use in compounds, such as arsenic oxides, hydrides, sulfides, and halides. The health effects of arsenic poisoning are also examined.

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If a second-grader was a strong as an ant, he or she would be able to lift a car. This book takes readers under the surface into the fascinating and complex world of the ant colony. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

With a look at the different people vital to our community and their jobs, reader''s ask and answer the important questions: who, what, when, where, and why. Strongly correlated to the Informational Text Standards from the Common Core, readers look into the lives of welders, scientist, businessmen, and more.

This biography introduces readers to the industrialist Henry Ford, from his beginnings on a prosperous farm to the revolutionary automotive inventor who changed the way we travel. Books of the Real Life Readers Program use real life scenario narratives to help readers further develop content-area reading, writing, and comprehension skills.

The Southeastern Conference (SEC) is divided into east and west divisions, each containing six basketball teams. The East Division consists of the University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Kentucky, University of South Carolina, University of Tennessee, and Vanderbilt University. The University of Alabama, University of Arkansas, Auburn University, Louisiana State University, University of Mississippi, and Mississippi State University make up the West Division. Basketball in the SEC (Southeastern Conference) is packed with a wealth of fascinating information and statistics about one of the nationu0092s most popular sports and most successful college conferences, including conference history; teams and mascots; player and coach profiles; conference rivalries; and important game and tournament highlights.

Introduces the religious and mythological beliefs of the Incas, including their gods, heroes, and basic legends.

Football in the Southeastern Conference offers a wealth of fascinating information and statistics about one of the nationu0092s most popular sports and its most successful and profitable college conferences. In the rich tradition of sports journalism, this book is written with a reverence for the history of college football, an enthusiasm for statistics, and a u0093you are thereu0094 style of reporting. Packed with information, it includes teams and mascots, player and coach profiles, conference rivalries, and important game highlights.

Explains the characteristics of potassium, where it is found, how it is used by humans, and its relationship to other elements found in the periodic table.

Describes the devastation of various earthquakes and how people survived them.

Provides a summary of the movie "Frankenstein meets the Wolf Man," gives a brief history of the characters involved, and describes how the movie was created and the success of horror movies in Hollywood.

Profiles the characteristics of and qualifications needed for fourteen jobs in the writing industry.

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A boy goes grocery shopping and sees many foods while he looks for the spaghetti. Build early literacy skills, and develop oral and written language skills in emerging Spanish readers with this leveled fiction reader.

Explores some severe storms, focusing on the math skills that meteorologists use to study and calculate velocity.

6 copies of 1 bookAlso available as a Big Book!Math that students can relate to!This full-color, photo-illustrated math reader seamlessly integrates Math with the curriculum areas of Science and Social Studies. Grab your students'' attention and inspire a love of Math and of learning.