Chris Barton

Chronicles the life and achievements of the NASA engineer and inventor, from his childhood to his accidental invention of the Super Soaker water gun.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! A visually stunning look at innovative and eye-popping measures used to protect ships during World War I. During World War I, British and American ships were painted with bold colors and crazy patterns from bow to stern. Why would anyone put such eye-catching designs on ships? Desperate to protect ships from German torpedo...

After Clarence and his friends teach Stella the news chopper to use her inside voice, she's too quiet to report the traffic on the morning rush and Mighty Truck must save the day.

A shark and a train compete in a series of contests on a seesaw, in hot air balloons, bowling, shooting baskets, playing hide-and-seek, and more.

Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and sentence highlighting for an engaging read aloud experience! Every December, The Nutcracker comes to life in theaters all across the United States. But how did this 19th-century Russian ballet become such a big part of the holidays in 21st-century America? Meet Willam, Harold, and Lew Christensen, three small-town Utah boys who caught the ballet bug from an uncle in the early 1900s....

In this ironic, vividly illustrated guide the most common gaming terminology is easy to understand and fun to explore.

Engrossed in a book, Henry decides to ignore the school bell, which sets off a chain reaction.

An informative picture book about the origins and present day uses of -- and obsession with -- glitter.

Lonnie Johnson siempre estaba construyendo cosas. De ni?o hac?a cohetes. De adolescente construy? un robot con elementos b?sicos. De adulto trabaj? para el Laboratorio de Propulsi?n de Reacci?n, con la sonda espacial Galileo que estudi? J?piter. Y un d?a, mientras apuntaba su ?ltimo invento hacia la pileta de su ba?o para probarlo... ¡Fushhh! El disparo de agua cruz? el ba?o. "Esto va a ser una gran pistola de agua," pens?. Conoce a este ingeniero...

How do you make a picture book? Well, you need an author, an illustrator, and . . . a dog?! Acclaimed author Chris Barton and his trusty pooch Ernie show readers how to make a nonfiction picture book . . . about Ernie! From coming up with ideas, researching, and writing a first draft to finding the perfect illustrator, deciding what goes on the cover, and getting every last wrod-er, word just right, you'll see how a book is made from beginning to...