Books by Laura Buller
How To Play Tennis: Learn How to Play Tennis with the Williams Sisters
by Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Laura Buller, Russell Sadur
Presents step-by-step instructions on how to play tennis, covering such topics as clothing, rackets, tactics, and practice.
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DK Eyewitness Books: Food
by Laura Buller
Complements the new look of the Eyewitness series by exploring the myriad ways in which food affects our lives.
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Star Wars: Star Pilot (DK READERS)
by Laura Buller
DK Reader Level 3: Star Wars®: Star Pilot features a lively, fact-packed narrative about the spaceships and vehicles of Star Wars. What is the biggest spaceship? What is a Jedi starfighter? This exciting book has all the answers!
Level 3 is for children able to read on their own. The stories are exciting and captivating in order to develop the child's own desire to read. More text and more complex sentence structure are presented, with information spreads to help develop the reader's general knowledge. The choice of subject widens to match the broadening of children's experiences and interests.
© & TM 2015 LUCASFILM LTD.
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Star Wars: What Is A Wookiee? (DK Readers, Level 1)
by Laura Buller
Narrated by everyone's favorite golden droid, C3P0, DK Reader: What Is A Wookie? introduces young readers to some of the strange aliens he has met in his travels, including R2-D2, Yoda, Jar Jar Binks, the ewoks, and, of course, Chewbacca the Wookiee! Reformatted to included additional genre spreads throughout, What is a Wookie? is the perfect introduction to the Star Wars universe for you padawans learning to read.
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DK Eyewitness Books: Crime and Detection
Throughout history, there have been criminals notorious for their crimes and judges famous for upholding the law. This fantastic collection of specially commissioned photographs shows how these crimes were committed, detected and judged. Since Cain murdered Abel, societies have developed laws that dictate the ways people should behave. However, every land has its lawbreakers, from the assassins of Ancient Rome, to the Internet pirates of today. Although crime has continued, the means of detecting crimes have become more efficient since the development of forensic science. See how traces of blood, dirt, or skin, and strands of hair or fibers have led to the identification of a criminal.
The most trusted nonfiction series on the market, Eyewitness Books provide an in-depth, comprehensive look at their subjects with a unique integration of words and pictures.
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Dinosaurium: The Monster Collection
"What's better than a book on dinosaurs? How about 10 dinosaur books-in one! A completely revolutionary approach to illustrated reference, Dinosaurium is a mega-book that contains nine removable mini-books, each focusing on a different aspect of the world of dinosaurs-from the life of a T. rex to the different theories of extinction. With so much information in one place, the past doesn't just speak-it roars! "
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DK Readers L1: Bugs Hide and Seek
by Laura Buller
Bugs Hide and Seek tells the story about a leaf bug who introduces other bugs that also have great camouflage. In this Level 1 DK Reader early readers will have fun trying to find the camouflaged bugs before they reveal themselves. With short sentences and simple vocabulary, as well as picture dictionary boxes with word labels, Bugs Hide and Seek is perfect for children just beginning to learn to read.
DK Readers is a multi-level reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With nine new exciting titles to choose from this season, kid's ages 4-10 will find the perfect book at their appropriate reading level to help with school projects or independent reading.
Supports the Common Core State Standards.
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DK Readers L2: Amazing Dogs: Tales of Daring Dogs! (DK Readers Level 2)
by Laura Buller
From being our friends to rescuing trapped people, dogs can do it all. Discover all the incredible things dogs can do in Amazing Dogs.
Dogs help people every day with their powerful senses and friendly personalities. Find out what else they can do in Amazing Dogs.
Perfect for 5–7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams, and activities.
Lexile measure: 500
Fountas and Pinnell Text Level Gradient: M
Trusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny new jackets and brand new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts, and contains a glossary and index making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3–11.
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DK Readers L3: Star Wars: Star Pilot (DK Readers Level 3)
DK Reader Level 3: Star Wars®: Star Pilot features a lively, fact-packed narrative about the spaceships and vehicles of Star Wars. What is the biggest spaceship? What is a Jedi starfighter? This exciting book has all the answers!
Level 3 is for children able to read on their own. The stories are exciting and captivating in order to develop the child's own desire to read. More text and more complex sentence structure are presented, with information spreads to help develop the reader's general knowledge. The choice of subject widens to match the broadening of children's experiences and interests.
© & TM 2015 LUCASFILM LTD.
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DK Readers Level 2: The Lion's Tale
by Laura Buller
Learn to read while getting up close to the magnificent lion in this exciting book.
Find out how a lion cub joins the pride and grows to become the king of the jungle, discover how lions in Asia and Africa are different, and learn why we need to work to protect these endangered animals in the wild.
Amazing up-close photographs show lions playing on the plains of Africa, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Amazing facts encourage enthusiasm for reading. Additional information spreads build knowledge further, such as how lions have adapted to be top hunters. There's also a fun quiz to develop reading comprehension. This book has been developed in consultation with literacy experts to help improve children's reading ability.
A Lion's Tale is a new title in the exciting and engaging four-level DK Readers series. Developing a lifelong love of reading, DK Readers cover a vast range of fascinating subjects featuring DK's stunning photography, to support children as they learn to read.
Packed with fun facts for kids, this innovative series of levelled guided reading books combines a highly visual approach with engaging nonfiction narratives. Reading levels progress from brief, simple text in the early readers, to slightly longer, more detailed nonfiction chapter books, to challenging nonfiction containing rich vocabulary and more complex sentence structures. DK Readers are assessed by both Fountas & Pinnell and Lexile levels, and are ideal for learning to read, for subject research, and of course, for children to read for pleasure.
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Castles Conquer the World's Most Impressive Castles
by Laura Buller
Journey across the world and throughout history to discover the world's best and most unusual castles, and learn about their features, from the tallest turrets to the dingiest dungeons. Find out how castles have changed over time and what happened to the people who lived in them.
A glimpse into the history of different castles around the world, the dramatic battles to conquer them, and the weapons that defended and defeated them.
Travel through time and venture into the wonderful world of castles, from the extravagant châteaux of France, to the impenetrable fortresses of Japan.
Find out why castles were built and witness some of the most famous sieges in history. Trek across the world to visit castles perched on perilous clifftops and exotic islands. Meet the medieval rulers who built the grandest castles and forts, and the modern tycoons who splashed out money trying to replicate them.
Discover why the spiral staircases in castles always turned clockwise, and why their toilets always smelled so bad! And learn about the great lengths that prisoners would go to in order to escape...
This children's book takes you on an immersive adventure to a collection of castles each beautifully illustrated at a particular moment in history. See the world's best castles from a range of viewpoints, whether you are standing next to samurai warriors waiting to attack, or castle jesters entertaining the king. Castle is a fact-packed, modern look at a classic topic.
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