Ruby TuesdayBooks Books to spark a love of reading and discovery

Catalogue 2015

Our BooksMy World Your World ............................................... 2

Whose Little Baby Are You? ...................................... 3

My Body: Inside and Out! .......................................... 4

Zoom into Space ........................................................ 5

It’s a Fact! .................................................................... 6

Get to Work with Science and Technology ............. 7

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Key Stage

1

A Place to Call HomeHbk: 978-1-910549-44-5Pbk: 978-1-910549-45-2

Everybody Needs WaterHbk: 978-1-910549-50-6Pbk: 978-1-910549-51-3

How We Get AroundHbk: 978-1-910549-54-4Pbk: 978-1-910549-55-1

The Food We EatHbk: 978-1-910549-52-0Pbk: 978-1-910549-53-7

Each title in the My World Your World series introduces young readers to the lives of children from many different countries and cultures. The series highlights the diversity of children’s lives, but also celebrates and examines the ways in which children worldwide are very much alike.

From: A Place to Call Home

From: The Food We Eat

The Clothes We WearHbk: 978-1-910549-56-8Pbk: 978-1-910549-57-5

Celebrations and Special DaysHbk: 978-1-910549-42-1Pbk: 978-1-910549-43-8

Time to PlayHbk: 978-1-910549-48-3Pbk: 978-1-910549-49-0

Time for SchoolHbk: 978-1-910549-46-9Pbk: 978-1-910549-47-6

My World Your World

2

SPECIFICATIONS:• Size: 203 x 254 mm• Pages: 24• Format: Hbk and Pbk

KEY SELLING FEATURES:• Nonfiction text developed by literacy experts

• Accessible, fun facts that kids will love

• Beautiful full colour photos

• Each book includes a world map that shows all the places featured in the book

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:• Geography

• Non-fiction reading

PRICES:• Hbk: £10.99• Pbk: £6.99

READINGAge:

INTERESTLevel:

7 4+YEARS

SPECIFICATIONS:• Size: 254 x 203 mm

• Pages: 24

• Format: American Library Binding

KEY SELLING FEATURES:• Nonfiction text developed by literacy experts

• Controlled vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure

• Beautiful full-colour photos with close photo/text match

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:• CCSS Reading Standards for Informational text

• Animals

• Life Sciences

• Early Literacy

• Language Arts

PRICES:• Hbk: $17.95• eBook: $22.95

Whose Little Baby Are You? is a delightful introduction to animals and their life cycles. Readers will discover the ways in which baby animals are similar to and different from their parents. They will learn how animal mums and dads care for their young. And they will see how each baby animal grows, changes and gets ready for its adult life.

From: Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair (Orangutan) From: Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair (Orangutan)

Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair (Orangutan)Hbk: 978-1-910549-26-1eBook: 978-1-910549-27-8

From: Tiny Fingers and Fuzzy Orange Hair (Orangutan)

A Tiny Beak and Spiky Feathers (Cockatiel)Hbk: 978-1-910549-24-7eBook: 978-1-910549-25-4

A Spiny Back and Green Scaly Skin (Iguana)Hbk: 978-1-910549-22-3eBook: 978-1-910549-23-0

Tiny Paws and Big Black Eyes(Giant Panda)Hbk: 978-1-910549-28-5eBook: 978-1-910549-29-2

Enormous Ears and Soft Brown Hair (Moose)Hbk: 978-1-910549-18-6eBook: 978-1-910549-19-3

A Giant Egg and Fluffy Feathers (Ostrich)Hbk: 978-1-910549-20-9eBook: 978-1-910549-21-6

Whose Little Baby Are You?US Edition

3

READINGAge:

INTERESTLevel:

7-8 7+YEARSUS Edition My Body: Inside and Out!

4

US Edition

What Happens When I Eat?Hbk: 978-1-909673-26-7eBook: 978-1-909673-27-4

What Happens When I Move?Hbk: 978-1-909673-28-1eBook: 978-1-909673-29-8

What Happens When I Sleep?Hbk: 978-1-909673-30-4eBook: 978-1-909673-31-1

What Happens When I Grow?Hbk: 978-1-909673-32-8eBook: 978-1-909673-33-5

My Amazing Sense of SmellHbk: 978-1-909673-36-6eBook: 978-1-909673-37-3

My Amazing Sense of HearingHbk: 978-1-909673-40-3eBook: 978-1-909673-41-0

My Amazing Sense of SightHbk: 978-1-909673-42-7eBook: 978-1-909673-43-4

My Amazing Sense of TouchHbk: 978-1-909673-44-1eBook: 978-1-909673-45-8

My Amazing Sense of TasteHbk: 978-1-909673-38-0eBook: 978-1-909673-39-7

In My Body: Inside and Out! the extraordinary workings of the human body are explained through everyday activities that young readers will immediately recognize.

From: My Amazing Sense of Smell

From: My Amazing Sense of Taste

SPECIFICATIONS:• Size: 254 x 203 mm

• Pages: 24

• Format: American Library Binding

KEY SELLING FEATURES:• Nonfiction text developed by literacy experts

• Controlled vocabulary, grammar and sentence structure

• Accessible, fun facts that kids will love

• Full colour photos, illustrations and diagrams

• Table of Contents, Glossary, Index, Read More,

Learn More Online

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:• Life Sciences

• Early Literacy

• CCSS Reading Standards for Informational Text

PRICES:• Hbk: $17.95• eBook: $22.95

US EditionREADING

Age:INTEREST

Level:

7-8 5+YEARS

5

SPECIFICATIONS:• Size: 254 x 203 mm• Pages: 24 • Format: American Library Binding

KEY SELLING FEATURES:• Nonfiction text developed by literacy experts

• Key details and exciting oddball facts that kids will love

• Stunning NASA photography and art, and accessible diagrams

• Craft projects

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:• Earth Sciences

• Early Literacy

• CCSS Reading Standards for Informational Text

PRICES:• Hbk: $17.95• eBook: $22.95

Zoom into Space

NEPTUNEThe Stormiest PlanetHbk: 978-1-909673-18-2eBook: 978-1-909673-19-9

URANUSThe Sideways-Spinning PlanetHbk: 978-1-909673-16-8eBook: 978-1-909673-17-5

THE SUNThe Star of Our Solar SystemHbk: 978-1-909673-00-7eBook: 978-1-909673-01-4

COMETS, METEORS, AND ASTEROIDS Voyagers of the Solar SystemPrint: 978-1-909673-22-9eBook: 978-1-909673-23-6

PLUTOand the Dwarf PlanetsHbk: 978-1-909673-20-5eBook: 978-1-909673-21-2

MARSThe Dusty PlanetHbk: 978-1-909673-10-6eBook: 978-1-909673-11-3

THE MOONOur Neighbor in SpaceHbk: 978-1-909673-08-3eBook: 978-1-909673-09-0

EARTHOur Home in the Solar SystemHbk: 978-1-909673-06-9eBook: 978-1-909673-07-6

VENUSThe Hot and Toxic PlanetHbk: 978-1-909673-04-5eBook: 978-1-909673-05-2

MERCURYThe High-Speed PlanetHbk: 978-1-909673-02-1eBook: 978-1-909673-03-8

Zoom into Space takes young readers on a high-interest, accessible exploration of the solar system. The books combine solid science, technology and maths with quirky facts and astounding space photography.

From: Earth: Our Home in the Solar System

From: Saturn: The Ringed Wonder

US Edition

SATURNThe Ringed WonderHbk: 978-1-909673-14-4eBook: 978-1-909673-15-1

JUPITERThe Giant of the Solar SystemHbk: 978-1-909673-12-0eBook: 978-1-909673-13-7

READINGAge:

INTERESTLevel:

7-8 8+YEARS

SPECIFICATIONS:• Size: 229 x 153 mm• Pages: 32• Format: American Library Binding

KEY SELLING FEATURES:• High-interest nonfiction text developed by

literacy experts

• Fewer than 1200 words per book

• Stunning imagery and innovative, sophisticated designs

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:• Early literacy

• History

• Earth Sciences

• Life Sciences

PRICES:• Hbk: $19.95• eBook: $24.95

Living on MarsHbk: 978-1-909673-50-2eBook: 978-1-909673-51-9

Robots in SpacePrint: 978-1-909673-48-9eBook: 978-1-909673-49-6

The World of the Samurai WarriorHbk: 978-1-909673-52-6eBook: 978-1-909673-53-3

Monster FishHbk: 978-1-909673-62-5eBook: 978-1-909673-63-2

The Life of a Medieval KnightHbk: 978-1-909673-54-0eBook: 978-1-909673-55-7

Megalodon: Prehistoric Predator of the DeepHbk: 978-1-909673-60-1eBook: 978-1-909673-61-8

It’s a Fact!US Edition

6

Desert Survival HandbookHbk: 978-1-909673-56-4eBook: 978-1-909673-57-1

Jungle Survival HandbookHbk: 978-1-909673-58-8eBook: 978-1-909673-59-5

Horrible Animal HabitsHbk: 978-1-909673-66-3eBook: 978-1-909673-67-0

Disgusting Animal DefensesHbk: 978-1-909673-64-9eBook: 978-1-909673-65-6

How to Make anEgyptian MummyHbk: 978-1-909673-94-6eBook: 978-1-909673-95-3

The Life of a GladiatorHbk: 978-1-909673-96-0eBook: 978-1-909673-97-7

The Life of a CaribbeanPirateHbk: 978-1-909673-92-2eBook: 978-1-909673-93-9

The World of aViking WarriorHbk: 978-1-909673-90-8eBook: 978-1-909673-91-5

Your Dog’sSuperhero SkillsHbk: 978-1-909673-86-1eBook: 978-1-909673-87-8

Your Cat’sSuperhero SkillsHbk: 978-1-909673-88-5eBook: 978-1-909673-89-2

It’s a Fact! is a new high-interest reading series that offers an exciting, yet accessible, read of just 1200 words per book. Unusual real-life topics and sophisticated designs will have older readers reaching for these titles.

From: Robots in Space From: The Life of a Caribbean Pirate From: The Life of a Gladiator

7

6

A Big OperationIt was the day of the big operation. In fact, it was to be a jumbo

operation in every way ! On September 20, 2012, a team of vets

and nurses were preparing to carry out an eye operation.

The patient was Duchess, a 42-year-old African elephant.

Duchess had already had her right eye removed.

Now her left eye had cataracts. This condition makes

the see-through lens in an eye turn cloudy. Poor Duchess

could no longer see from her remaining eye.

As Duchess’s keepers quietly talked to her to reassure

her, zoo vet Ghislaine Sayers injected the huge

elephant with a powerful dose of general anesthetic.

Slowly, Duchess sank to her knees and then rolled

onto her side. When the medical team was sure she

was asleep, they quickly went to work.

The operation

took place in

Duchess’s enclosure

at Paignton Zoo,

in Devon, England.

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10

Water is

essential for life. So Curiosity would look

for evidence that there was once water on Mars. It would

also look for clues that Mars was once home to microscopic living things

called microbes.

In the late 1990s, a team of engineers and scientists at NASA began work on an exciting new project—the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) mission. The mission would try to answer the question: Does Mars have, or did it ever have, an environment that could support life? Curiosity was the robot designed by the MSL team to go to Mars and carry out this mission.

Designing a Mars Robot

An artist created this illustration of Curiosity to show the world what the new robot would look like.

CuriosityLength: 10 feet (3 m) Width: 9 feet (2.7 m) Height: 7 feet (2.1 m) Weight: 2,000 pounds (907 kg) Length of arm: 7 feet (2.1 m) Top speed: 100 feet (30 m) an hour

Curiosity would be the largest robot to ever land on another world. Just like a mobile laboratory, it would be fitted with a range of scientific instruments. The robot would use the instruments to analyze rocks and soil on Mars. The team’s design for Curiosity also included 17 cameras so the robot could photograph and film the planet’s surface—and itself !

Engineers in a laboratory building Curiosity

This photo was taken by Curiosity’s Mars Descent Imager (MARDI) camera. MARDI was designed to take photos as the robot descended toward the surface of Mars.

Engineers test Curiosity’s MARDI camera and adjust its focus.

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READINGAge:

INTERESTLevel:

8-10 8+YEARS

7

Get to Work with Science and TechnologyUS Edition

Asteroid Hunters Hbk: 978-1-910549-36-0 eBook: 978-1-910549-37-7

Exploring Distant Worlds as a Space Robot Engineer Hbk: 978-1-910549-38-4 eBook: 978-1-910549-39-1

The Wild World of a Zoo Vet Hbk: 978-1-910549-34-6 eBook: 978-1-910549-35-3

The Wonderful Worlds of a Video Game Designer Hbk: 978-1-910549-32-2 eBook: 978-1-910549-33-9

Get to Work with Science and Technology is a fascinating new narrative nonfiction series that introduces readers to the real-world applications of STEM subjects.

From analyzing data, to using tools and technology, readers will be excited to see how real-life scientists and engineers solve problems every day using the same scientific techniques that students study and use in the classroom.

SPECIFICATIONS:• Size: 254 x 203 mm

• Pages: 32

• American Library Binding

KEY SELLING FEATURES:• High-interest narrative nonfiction text developed

by literacy experts• Hi-Lo Reading• Fascinating firsthand accounts of real-life events• Exciting behind-the-scenes photographic imagery• Diagrams, graphs and other charts• Experiments and activities that are perfect for

science-fair projects

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS:• CCSS Reading Standards for

Informational text

• STEM

• Earth and Space Sciences

• Life Sciences

• Engineering Design

• Computer Science

PRICES:• Hbk: $19.95• eBook: $24.95