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THEMED SETS

Themed sets of KIDS DISCOVER issues are a great addition to your classroom or home library. Browse our selection below.

AMERICAN HISTORY SET - ITEM #:F08AH20

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SOUTHWEST PEOPLES
"With flat-topped mesas, steep canyons, towering buttes (be-yoots), and scorching deserts,. . . "

LINCOLN
"As a young 'un, Abe Lincoln wasn't the sort of fellow you'd think would grow up to become. . . "

LEWIS & CLARK
"On March 4, 1801, a tall, red-headed Virginian named Thomas Jefferson was sworn in as the. . . "

1776
"1776 -- what an amazing year! By the end of it, many Americans were no longer loyal subje. . . "

PIONEERS
"History tells us that pioneers settled the American West. But history also tells us that . . . "

JEFFERSON
"Thomas Jefferson was a man of countless talents and interests. Best known for the many wa. . . "

NATIVE AMERICA
"Long ago, America was their land. For thousands of years, the only inhabitants of the con. . . "

CIVIL WAR
"Military bands played rousing tunes as thousands of marching feet thundered along the pav. . . "

SUFFRAGISTS
"When this country began more than two hundred years ago, almost everyone accepted the ide. . . "

WASHINGTON
"When George Washington died in 1799, General Henry Lee summed up his many achievements in. . . "

SACAGAWEA
"She is one of the most well- known, and unknown, figures in United States history. A rive. . . "

GREAT DEPRESSION
"The years from 1920 to 1929 are often called the Roaring '20s. World War I had recently . . . "

ELLIS ISLAND
"In the 62 years between 1892 and 1954, more than 12 million people landed on a tiny islan. . . "

PLAINS INDIANS
"Imagine a time before cities, railroads, highways, and automobiles. Imagine a time when t. . . "

AMERICAN REVOLUTION
"If you sometimes don't want to do what your parents tell you to do, you have an idea of h. . . "

MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR
"Martin Luther King, Jr., devoted his life to fighting injustice on behalf of all American. . . "

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
"There were no rails to ride on the Underground Railroad. No trains. No tickets. In fact, . . . "

COLONIAL AMERICA
"Picture yourself on the dock of Plymouth, England, a green and pretty port town. It's the. . . "

IMMIGRATION
"What would it take for you to pack up just a few of your most cherished possessions and m. . . "

AMERICA 1492
"The very first Americans were big-game hunters. They came from Asia and carried spears of. . . "

EARTH SCIENCE & WEATHER SET - ITEM #:F08EW10

$35.99

ANTARCTICA
"Do you like subzero weather? How about six months of darkness each year? Do howling blizz. . . "

CLIMATE
"If you are suffering through a hot, humid summer day, blame the weather. But, if year aft. . . "

OCEANS
"If aliens tried to land a spaceship on earth, they would more likely land with a splash t. . . "

HURRICANES
"Dark clouds fill the sky. It's the middle of the day, but it looks like night. The wind h. . . "

EARTHQUAKES
"Anchorage, Alaska, March 27, 1964: Eight-year-old Anne Thomas was watching TV with her si. . . "

EARTH
"Spread out a map of the world. What you see on its depends on the kind of map you have. D. . . "

VOLCANOES
"Volcanoes are like sleeping giants. After years, even centuries, of rest, they awake. The. . . "

EXTREME WEATHER
"Earth is warming up. The first six months of 2006 were the warmest in the United States . . . "

RAIN & SNOW
"Water takes many forms. Sometimes, it arrives as a howling hurricane. At other times, it . . . "

ROCKS
"Rocks are famous for staying put. If something is as "solid as a rock," you assume that i. . . "

GREAT PEOPLES OF HISTORY SET - ITEM #:F08GP10

$35.99

HUMAN BODY SET - ITEM #:F08HB11

$38.99

NATIVE AMERICA SET - ITEM #:F08NA05

$17.99

SPACE SCIENCE SET - ITEM #:F08SP05

$24.99

TEACHER TOP 20 - ITEM #:F08TT20

$69.99

AMERICA 1492
"The very first Americans were big-game hunters. They came from Asia and carried spears of. . . "

ANCIENT GREECE
"When the Olympics are on TV, do you sit spellbound, awed by the skill of the athletes? Do. . . "

GERMS
"Even when you close your bedroom door or take a shower, there's an audience. Trillions of. . . "

MAPS
"Tired of your day-to-day life? Looking for an escape? Why not browse through an atlas (a . . . "

MOON
"The Moon has always been a source of mystery. In ancient times, people thought it had the. . . "

NATIVE AMERICA
"Long ago, America was their land. For thousands of years, the only inhabitants of the con. . . "

PLANTS
"Think about that cotton shirt in your closet. The paper these words are printed on. The. . . "

UNDERGROUND RAILROAD
"There were no rails to ride on the Underground Railroad. No trains. No tickets. In fact, . . . "

CIVIL RIGHTS
"Slavery in the United States ended in 1865 with the end of the Civil War. But that was no. . . "

PIONEERS
"History tells us that pioneers settled the American West. But history also tells us that . . . "

CELLS
"All living things have one thing in common – they are made from cells. Cells are often d. . . "

ECOLOGY
"That's the first step in ecology-- looking around. Your house, for instance, is an ideal . . . "

HOW AMERICA WORKS
"There are three different levels of government. The federal (national) government deals w. . . "

AMERICAN REVOLUTION
"If you sometimes don't want to do what your parents tell you to do, you have an idea of h. . . "

PLANETS
"Our solar system consists of a star (the Sun) and the group of planets orbiting it. The p. . . "

COLONIAL AMERICA
"Picture yourself on the dock of Plymouth, England, a green and pretty port town. It's the. . . "

ANCIENT CHINA
"China is very old. Its written history goes back 3,500 years. In 221 b.c., when European . . . "

IMMIGRATION
"What would it take for you to pack up just a few of your most cherished possessions and m. . . "

ENERGY
"Brrrrrraaaaa! The alarm clock sounds. Do you leap out of bed already in high gear? Or do . . . "

WORLD HISTORY SET - ITEM #:F08WH20

$69.99

ANCIENT GREECE
"When the Olympics are on TV, do you sit spellbound, awed by the skill of the athletes? Do. . . "

7 WONDERS
"Turn the pages of almost any magazine and you'll come across a top-ten list. It might be . . . "

ANCIENT EGYPT
"What's the first word that comes to mind when you hear "ancient Egypt"? Mummies? Pyramids. . . "

SAMURAI
"Welcome to old Japan. Here, warriors clashed with swords on the battlefields and wrote po. . . "

INCAS
"About six hundred years ago, the Incas built an empire that stretched twenty-five hundred. . . "

MAYA
"Thousands of years ago, not a single human being lived in all of North or South America. . . . "

KNIGHTS & CASTLES
"Picture this. Across an open field, two men on horseback charge at each other. The blazin. . . "

WORLD WAR I
"People who lived through World War I called it the Great War. But the only thing great ab. . . "

MARCO POLO
"Imagine taking a trip that lasts 24 years! If you are 10 when you leave, you'll be 34 bef. . . "

MESOPOTAMIA
"In the heart of modern-day Iraq, between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, lies a dry, fla. . . "

PYRAMIDS
"Egypt's pyramids are the oldest stone buildings in the world. They were built nearly five. . . "

WORLD WAR II
"World War II was the deadliest war in history. Fought on land, sea, and in the air, it ki. . . "

MIDDLE AGES
"Imagine a time without TVs, cars, computers, and flush toilets. Imagine a time when most . . . "

ROMAN EMPIRE
"The ancient Romans were a remarkable people. From a small city on seven hills, over time . . . "

ANCIENT CHINA
"China is very old. Its written history goes back 3,500 years. In 221 b.c., when European . . . "

INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
"Unplug the TV and refrigerator. Everything electric has to go. Dump all the packaged food. . . "

ANCIENT PERSIA
Thousand of years ago, the land now occupied by the countries of Iran, Iraq, and Afghanist. . . "

AFRICAN KINGDOMS
"Ready to go time-traveling through Africa? We'll be climbing up pyramids and following ca. . . "

AZTECS
"Buried beneath what is now Mexico City, below the corridors and tunnels of the subway sys. . . "

ANCIENT INDIA
"No one knows for sure how people lived thousands of years ago in India. In comparison to . . . "

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