Jake Miller

The answers to what screws are, why we need them, and many more are, provided for curious readers. Screws help change a turning motion into an up-and-down movement. Screws, nuts, and bolts help keep many items in our world together. Readers will gain a valuable understanding of these simple machines through accessible text and colorful photographs. A comprehensive glossary and eye-catching graphic organizer aid readers in their exploration of these...

Introduces the life cycle and habits of the Komodo dragon.

After a young skateboarder accidentally kills a security guard in self-defense with his skateboard at Paranoid Park, he falls into a world of crime, guilt, and fear. He desperately attempts to get out as the investigation into the crime deepens.

Describes the anatomy, web-making, food, reproduction, enemies, and usefulness to humans of the Daddy longlegs spider, which is often confused with other longlegged insects, and mistakenly feared as poisonous.