Get reluctant readers excited about books with
Freestyle, for grades 6-9+. This brand offers readers books filled with dazzling images to help them decode information.
Short sentences without difficult vocabulary, clear sequencing of ideas, and information presented in bite-sized chunks that is reinforced with vocabulary support.
This Spring, we've added another New Series with 6 New Titles!
All titles include plenty of white space, sub-headings, and one key visual element on every page with smaller images in side-bars that have colored backgrounds to clearly separate from main body text. Freestyle titles also use one single column for body text and have a glossary bar on every page.
New Titles for Spring 2012:
THE WEB OF LIFE: Adaptation and Survival, Behavior in Living Things, Food Chains and Webs, Life Processes, The Future of Life on Earth, Variation in Living Things
Complete list of titles: Control Freak : Hormones, the Brain, and the Nervous System, Defend Yourself : The Immune System, In Your Genes : Genetics and Reproduction, Move Your Body : Bones and Muscles, Pump It Up : Respiration and Circulation
A PAINFUL HISTORY OF MEDICINE DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Bedpans, Blood & Bandages, Bedpans, Blood & Bandages, Pills, Powders & Potions, Pills, Powders & Potions, Pox, Pus & Plague, Pox, Pus & Plague, Scalpels, Stitches & Scars, Scalpels, Stitches & Scars
BODY TALK DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Break It Down : The Digestive System, Control Freak : Hormones, the Brain, and the Nervous System, Control Freak : Hormones, the Brain, and the Nervous System, Defend Yourself : The Immune System, In Your Genes : Genetics and Reproduction, In Your Genes : Genetics and Reproduction, Move Your Body : Bones and Muscles, Move Your Body : Bones and Muscles, Pump It Up : Respiration and Circulation, Pump It Up : Respiration and Circulation
DESTINATION DETECTIVES DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Australia, Australia, Brazil, Brazil, China, China, Egypt, Germany, Germany, Ireland, Ireland, Kenya, Kenya, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, Vietnam, Vietnam
GEOLOGY ROCKS! DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Crystals, Fossils, Fossils, Igneous Rock, Igneous Rock, Metamorphic Rock, Metamorphic Rock, Minerals, Minerals, Sedimentary Rock, Sedimentary Rock, Soil, Soil
INCREDIBLE CREATURES DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Incredible Amphibians, Incredible Amphibians, Incredible Arachnids, Incredible Arachnids, Incredible Birds, Incredible Birds, Incredible Fish, Incredible Fish, Incredible Insects, Incredible Insects, Incredible Mammals, Incredible Mammals, Incredible Mollusks, Incredible Mollusks, Incredible Reptiles, Incredible Reptiles
ON THE FRONT LINE DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Fighting the Vietnam War, Fighting the Vietnam War, In the Trenches in World War I, In the Trenches in World War I, Spying and the Cold War, Spying and the Cold War, Struggling for Civil Rights, Struggling for Civil Rights, Surviving the Holocaust, Surviving the Holocaust, Under Fire in World War II
SCIENCE MISSIONS DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Building the Three Gorges Dam, Building the Three Gorges Dam, Cloning Pets, Cloning Pets, Developing Flu Vaccines, Developing Flu Vaccines, Mapping Earth from Space, Mapping Earth from Space, Mission to Mars, Mission to Mars, Searching for Arctic Oil, Searching for Arctic Oil
TIME TRAVEL GUIDES DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Ancient China, Ancient China, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Ancient Rome, Aztec Empire, Aztec Empire, Inca Empire, Inca Empire, Medieval Europe, Medieval Europe, The Islamic Empires, The Islamic Empires, The Renaissance, The Renaissance, West African Kingdoms, West African Kingdoms
TURBULENT PLANET DUAL EDITION (FREESTYLE & FREESTYLE EXPRESS): Crumbling Earth : Erosion & Landslides, Crumbling Earth : Erosion & Landslides, Forest Furnace : Wild Fires, Forest Furnace : Wild Fires, Heat Hazard : Droughts, Heat Hazard : Droughts, Shaky Ground : Earthquakes, Shaky Ground : Earthquakes, White-Out : Blizzards, White-Out : Blizzards, Wild Water : Floods, Wild Water : Floods
A PAINFUL HISTORY OF CHILDHOOD: Dreary Dwellings and Frightful Families, Fiendish Crimes and Punishing Times, Freaky Fashion and Foul Food, Nasty Bugs and Ghastly Medicine, Scary Schools and Horrid Homework, Weary Work and Lousy Leisure
A PAINFUL HISTORY OF CRIME: Crime Through Time, Lawmakers and the Police, Prisons and Prisoners, Punishment and Pain
A PAINFUL HISTORY OF MEDICINE: Bedpans, Blood & Bandages, Pills, Powders & Potions, Pox, Pus & Plague, Scalpels, Stitches & Scars
A WEIRD HISTORY OF SCIENCE: Bizarre Biology, Crazy Chemistry, Foolish Physics, Outrageous Inventions
DESTINATION DETECTIVES: Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Ireland, Kenya, United Kingdom, Vietnam
EARTH, SPACE, & BEYOND: How Do Scientists Explore Space?, What Do We Know About Stars and Galaxies?, What Do We Know About the Solar System?, What Does Space Exploration Do for Us?, Why Is There Life on Earth?
EXTREME SURVIVAL: Animal Survival, Military Survival, Surviving Disasters, Surviving Extreme Sports, Surviving Stunts and Other Amazing Feats, Surviving the Wilderness
FROM FAIL TO WIN! LEARNING FROM BAD IDEAS: Buildings and Structures, Gadgets and Inventions, Medicine, Military and Government Technology, The Environment, Transportation
GEOLOGY ROCKS!: Crystals, Fossils, Igneous Rock, Metamorphic Rock, Minerals, Sedimentary Rock, Soil
INCREDIBLE CREATURES: Incredible Amphibians, Incredible Arachnids, Incredible Birds, Incredible Fish, Incredible Insects, Incredible Mammals, Incredible Mollusks, Incredible Reptiles
MASTERING MEDIA: Advertising Attack, Entertainment and Gaming, Social Networks and Blogs, The News Never Stops
ON THE FRONT LINE: Fighting the Vietnam War, In the Trenches in World War I, Spying and the Cold War, Struggling for Civil Rights, Surviving the Holocaust, Under Fire in World War II
OUT THERE?: Mysteries of the Deep, Mysterious Disappearances, Mysterious Encounters, Mysterious Monsters, Mysterious Signs, Mysterious Urban Myths
SCIENCE MISSIONS: Building the Three Gorges Dam, Cloning Pets, Developing Flu Vaccines, Mapping Earth from Space, Mission to Mars, Searching for Arctic Oil
THE ENVIRONMENT CHALLENGE: Avoiding Hunger and Finding Water, Bridging The Energy Gap, Coping With Population Growth, Promoting Health, Preventing Disease, Reducing Pollution and Waste, Sustaining Our Natural Resources
THE WEB OF LIFE: Adaptation and Survival, Behavior in Living Things, Food Chains and Webs, Life Processes, The Future of Life on Earth, Variation in Living Things
TIME TRAVEL GUIDES: Ancient China, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Aztec Empire, Inca Empire, Medieval Europe, The Islamic Empires, The Renaissance, West African Kingdoms
TURBULENT PLANET: Crumbling Earth : Erosion & Landslides, Forest Furnace : Wild Fires, Heat Hazard : Droughts, Shaky Ground : Earthquakes, White-Out : Blizzards, Wild Water : Floods
TIME TRAVEL GUIDES: Ancient China, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Aztec Empire, Inca Empire
TIME TRAVEL GUIDES: Medieval Europe, The Islamic Empires, The Renaissance, West African Kingdoms
