Theme: hi-lo, nonfiction, informational text. Discover the astonishing true stories—that will make readers laugh, cry, and gasp—behind the headlines: Balboa in a Barrel, Harriet Tubman, Brown Tree Snakes, Guzman in the Wheel, Deadly Truck Trip, Man Ships Himself, The Case of the Huanglongbing, and more. This series of nonfiction readers will grab a student's interest from the very first page! Designed with struggling readers in mind, these riveting books offer short chapters on high-interest headlines. Each chapter is its own mini-book, which includes a timeline, key terms, and interesting facts. Fascinating black and white photographs keep the pages turning. A bibliography encourages further topical reading. This nonfiction series was created with striving readers in mind. The high interest text–grabbed from the headline news stories old and new—contains shocking twists and turns. Each nonfiction title contains six to eight in-the-news stories, black and white photographs, fact boxes and tables, glossary, timelines, maps, and index.