An epic adventure that takes each child through a rhyming trip across the sea. The goal - to finally get some sleep.
The American Beaver is often overlooked as an environmental wonder. It can create entire ecosystems. It can also drive land owners crazy by cutting down a large number of trees changing the landscape.
Young readers will learn that shapes play an important role in our lives. Look around and you see shapes everywhere. This book demonstrates that shapes are everywhere and are extremely important to humans when building things.
We all learn our colors. This book helps pre-readers get a head start on an important, primary color, blue. Children will delight in this colorful book about blue objects all around us. Simple sentences and colorful photos help us understand what object are blue.
Birds are something all kids have access to in our daily lives. But some birds are serious predators. Close-up photos grab reader’s attention as they learn how birds of prey use their eyesight, hearing, beaks, and talons to help them catch their food.
Big trucks carry every kind of product across the country. This book of big trucks will keep kids interested as they learn more of what they see on the roads.
Any child that like trucks and machines will lve reading and looking at this title. A fun read thats engages the child and holds their attention with amazing photos; Big farm tractors
Living in a city prevents some children from seeing our farms. This book brings some of the big machines used every day on farms. A fun way for kids to learn how big farm machines get the work done while building literacy skills.
Early Childhood Science dictates kids know and understand the outdoors including how things grow. This books shows that trees have branches, leaves, roots and the leaves fall from many trees once it gets cold. Best of all, students can learn about trees right in their own yard or neighborhood.
Sometimes the best exploration is in our own backyard. Young kids love to explore their local surroundings and the backyard is where it usually begins. This series of books helps teachers teach living sciences with things kids can learn by seeing in their own backyard.
Not all kids have access to a pond. This book helps bring the pond and the life around it into the classroom. A very low-level reader for exploring and understanding what makes a pond.
This book helps students learn how animals must adapt their looks and behaviors in order to survive.
A close-up look into how ants live; work, forage, nest, travel. These amazing insects baffle humans with their ability work closely together as a team. Simple text with amazing images for the visual learner. Plus a helpful photo glossary.
An incredible look at the planet Mars through some amazing photography, its relationship to Earth and our solar system, and the future of its exploration.
Ocean animals often swim in groups. Groups of animals have names created over our history.
This title explores the role of money in the lives of people around the world, including its necessity for meeting basic needs, as well as the importance for charity. Through authentic examples and engaging scenarios, young readers will learn that money, when used wisely, can be an instrument of good in the world.
The concept of how money is earned and the nature of goods and services are examined in this title. Several real-world examples and motivating scenarios help young readers better understand the role of work, the concept of earning a salary or wage, and the roles of producers and consumers.
This title discusses the important difference between wants and needs, and how it relates to money. Through imaginative activities and relatable “What would you do?” scenarios, children will learn how to weigh the pros and cons of a purchase, and to equate smart money choices with examples from their own lives.
This title explores the concept of saving and its importance. The benefits of financial discipline are presented through accessible examples and motivating scenarios, which encourage young readers to consider how they can practice saving in their own lives.
Clear representations of data are vitally important in the information overload of the 21st century. In Picture Graphs, young readers will continue their journey toward data literacy by learning how to organize and present data using pictures, and how to use critical thinking to assess and interpret data in this form. Fun activities and relatable, real-world examples, both digital and online, will encourage readers to “picture” information in a new way.
With fun and engaging activities, Collecting Data outlines the steps to properly gathering and organizing data, which include observation, assessing the reliability of sources, and critically assessing data in order to draw reliable conclusions. Readers begin their journey toward data literacy by developing their sense of curiosity, and then conducting investigations, just like solving a mystery.
The massive volume of information available in the world today makes clarity a key component of data literacy. Using engaging activities and relevant, real-life examples, both digital and online, Bar Graphs is an important stop along the information highway of the 21st century. Visual representations of data are the quickest and clearest way to share information. This title teaches young readers how to organize and present data using bar graphs, and explains how to interpret data in this form.
In Line Graphs, readers will discover how to organize, present, and interpret data in this useful visual form. Relying on critical thinking to assess data, readers will learn how to recognize patterns and predict outcomes. Imaginative activities and meaningful, real-world examples, both digital and online, will stimulate young minds to “get in line” with the benefits of data literacy.
In this inviting book, young readers discover ways to practice democratic principles in their schools and classrooms. Accessible, child-centered examples demonstrate key skills and practices including active listening, consensus-building, and voting procedures. Readers will also learn ways to clearly communicate their own points of view while showing respect for others’ perspectives.
Good citizens take an active role in making their communities better places to live. This motivating book provides several practical examples of ways young readers can demonstrate that they care about their communities. From helping to care for community gardens to participating in community clean-up events, readers will learn the value of becoming active citizens in their communities.
