Katharine Kenah: 26 books

You are lying in bed listening to the soft sound of rain. It has been coming down for hours. Now something is changing. The rain sounds harder and louder, and there is water running down the road, which looks like a small river. What is happening? You are hearing and seeing the start of a flood. Read...

Brace yourself. Nearby, a volcano spews red-hot molten lava that is flowing right toward you! Warning! Disasters introduces electrifying facts about natural disasters and other events that rock the earth.

Don’t move. A hairy spider is lurking right behind you! Danger! Deadly Animals introduces spine-tingling facts about some of the smallest, and deadliest, animals in the world. Spectrum(R) Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the development of nonfiction reading skills...

A human being loses an average of 70–100 strands of hair a day. A sneeze travels at speeds in excess of 100 miles per hour. Fascinating! Human Bodies delves inside the human body and introduces these extraordinary facts and more! Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool...

Zap! The sea anemone stings and paralyzes a passing small fish. It has just captured dinner for itself and the clown fish. Look! Nature's Helpers introduces some of the most remarkable, and unexpected, symbiotic animal partnerships in the natural world. Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common...

Thousands of stars sparkle in the sky. A bolt of light streaks across the darkness. Mysterious! Outer Space introduces some of the most fascinating facts about outer space. Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the development of nonfiction reading skills crucial...

Your breath quickens as you stand atop the Empire State Building. Over a thousand feet below you, the ground appears to spin. Amazing! Structures introduces some of the most awe-inspiring, man-made creations in the world. Spectrum(R) Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support...

Thunder booms. Lightning crashes in the sky. Watch out! Alert! Wild Weather introduces fascinating facts about some of the fiercest weather conditions on earth. The Spectrum Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the development of non-fiction reading skills crucial to...

A female sea turtle swims slowly and steadily against the ocean tide. With each stroke, she is a little bit closer to completing her thousand-mile journey back to the beach where she was born. Wild! Animal Journeys investigates the incredible migrations that some animals make each year. Spectrum(R)...

You hear a growl. Something rustles in the leaves. A giant predator has just found its next victim! Run! Predators introduces amazing facts about some of the most fascinating predators on earth. Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool to support the development of nonfiction...

Sam has the best seat in second grade—right next to George Washington, the class pet! Sam brings his hamster buddy on the class field trip to the science museum…but disaster strikes when George jumps from Sam’s pocket into the museum’s Hamster Habitat. “Carter’s expressive...

A gray fin suddenly rises out of the still blue water. Watch out! A great white shark is looking for its next meal. Cool! Sea Life introduces some of the most interesting and unusual creatures that live beneath the ocean’s surface. Spectrum® Readers are the perfect Common Core aligned tool...

Fall has just gotten three times as nice with the Saturday Triplets! Triplets Ana, Bella, and Carlos are always looking for an adventure. And on Saturday mornings they always seem to find one! This Saturday, the triplets race to rake the fastest, the best, the biggest leaf pile ever! And when their...

Walter the ferry dog loved to greet cars as they came on board each morning. Fetching the captain's newspaper and tasting the cook's bacon were Walter's other important jobs. Cupcake the Cat was just about the only thing Walter disliked about being a ferry dog. One rainy day the waves were rough and...