Robin Koontz

A Frenchie's favorite job is to warm someone's lap. Their alert, bat-like ears, big head, and bright brown eyes give their wrinkly faces and smooshed noses an almost comical look. Sometimes called four-legged clowns, French Bulldogs are smart, affectionate, and extremely silly and playful.

Learn how biomimicry uses nature as inspiration and how it is playing an important role in the medical field. This title supports NGSS for Engineering Design.

Light is everywhere! This book uses real-world examples to bring the concept of light to life in an approachable way. Clearly-written text draws in readers with concrete examples involving familiar, everyday things, from a light switch to the sun. The book covers the history of and key figures in the understanding of light, including Pythagoras, Christian Huygens, James Clerk Maxwell, Albert Einstein, and Thomas Edison. Major concepts covered include...

Some Great Danes can stand up taller than an average-size human. Their huge size and piercing stare can make them appear scarier than they really are. A Great Dane has a massive head and a long, graceful neck. It has a sleek, muscular body, deep chest, and long legs and tail. Great Danes are built so well they can walk, trot, and run with balance and elegance despite their massive size.

Readers sing along to "Old McDonald" as they explore Old McDoggle's zoo, populated by animals like pandas, hyenas, and giraffes.

Who lived in America long before European explorers arrived? Learn all about people from North America and their heritage. Social studies based leveled readers for use in guided reading and social studies instruction.

While visiting a pumpkin farm, two friends learn all about pumpkins, how they grow, what they taste like, and why people make them into jack-o-lanterns.

Frustrated with her mean sisters, Zelda feels like Cinderella and is surprised when her wish for a fairy godmother comes true.

A look at the engineering processes that go into designing transportation methods.