Practice graphing while cleaning up the school! In this engaging title, a summer storm leaves the school in a mess, so students work to clean it up. Young readers can practice their graphing and STEM skills by creating graphs of the items collected to determine what needs to be recycled. This book improves graphing skills and encourages students to help their schools in any time of need! With vibrant images, simple examples, clear charts, and helpful mathematical diagrams, this book will make children confident in their graphing skills.
With Contruccion de casas, the Spanish-translation of the Grade 4 nonfiction text, Building Houses, students will learn about architecture through geometry practice. Three-dimensional shapes, such as pentagons and prisms, can be found throughout the process of building a house. This engaging informational reader introduces students to historic architects and comes with clear mathematical diagrams, easy-to-read text, and practical examples of geometry concepts, and so much more!
Follow a class field trip to a park where students study and investigate different animals! Data is collected on dragonflies, honeybees, ducks, sparrows, rabbits, and chipmunks, and then predictions are made. Diagrams, charts, tables, and graphs are useful tools for organizing data! With vibrant photos, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn data collection and build their STEM skills.
Learn about endangered animals such as the Sumatran tiger, the ivory-billed woodpecker, the northern white rhinoceros, and the leatherback turtle. As you learn more about these animals, you will also read and interpret graphs and charts that show important information about them. With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn to read graphs and build their STEM skills.
Many scientists have dedicated their lives to finding out how cells work. In this appealing book, readers will learn about scientists whose research on cells has made a big impact on the world of science. Robert Hooke, Joan Wright Goodman, Mathias Schleiden, Hans Krebs, Gerty and Carl Cori, Rita Levi-Montalcini, Stanley Cohen, and Elaine Fuchs are some of the inspiring scientists that are featured, as well as such topics as cell theory and DNA. The vibrant photos, fascinating facts, and engaging sidebars work in conjunction with the easy-to-read text, accessible glossary and index, and captivating hands-on lab activity to provide readers with an inviting reading experience that will leave them eager to learn more!
This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments and full-color images and graphics. Fourth grade students will learn all about how sensory systems differ among animals through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.
This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments. Third grade students will learn all about matter through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.
What makes Abigail Adams such an amazing American? Young readers will find out in this intriguing biographical book that uses supportive text, a glossary, index, and table of contents in conjunction with colorful images to engage and encourage children to find someone that they are inspired by.
Introduce beginning readers to George Washington and teach them about his life and the accomplishments he made that influenced America! Kindergarten students will develop social studies content knowledge and literacy with this appropriately leveled nonfiction book. Featuring colorful images, simple text, and an accessible glossary and index, this biography helps early learners build vocabulary and begin to comprehend historical events.
What helps you stand up strong? What keeps you from flopping like a noodle on the floor? What gives your body its shape and protects your heart and brain? It is your bones, of course! Read all about them in this colorful, engaging title.
Take an in-depth peek at the life of legendary Pocahontas , the famous historical figure who helped create peace between the American Indians and European settlers. With the Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend e-Book, students will examine what happened with John Smith and the daughter of Chief Powhatan, as well as Pocahontas' new life in an English village. Bring a greater understanding to historical events with this e-Book filled with primary source documents from this time period. Build literacy and subject content knowledge with this high-interest book that explores US history, geography, and other social studies topics. Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend provides access to every type of learner with appropriately leveled content. The reader contains text features such as captions, bold print, glossary, and index to increase understanding and build academic vocabulary. Aligned to McREL, WIDA/TESOL, NCSS/C3 Framework and other state standards, this text readies students for college and career readiness.
This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments and full-color images and graphics. Fourth grade students will learn all about adaptation through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.
This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments and full-color images and graphics. Fourth grade students will learn all about the importance of circuits through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.
This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments. Third grade students will learn about concepts like inertia, gravity, and magnetic and electric forces through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.
This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments. Third grade students will learn all about climate through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.
Introduce students to the scientific method with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary terms including hypothesis, data, experiment, conclusion, method, research, and more. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.
Asteroids and comets shoot straight through space. They just look like bright lights with tails, but there is much more to these fascinating objects! Learn all about asteroids and comets in this book.
Where is your brain exactly? What does it do? Use your brain to read this colorful, engaging title and learn all about it!
How does a gas change to a liquid? Through condensation! Condensation is the liquid that appears on your bathroom mirror after a hot shower. It is the big gray clouds in the sky just before a rain. In this book, learn all about condensation and how it happens.
There is a contest at a school to design a new playground. The students use blocks to build their models. As they build, they'll need to use three-dimensional shapes to complete their visions of the perfect playground. With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn about practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn 3-D shapes and build their STEM skills.
Readers will be amazed to discover that every time they climb onto bicycles and ride like the wind, they are defying gravity! This book explains the physics and history behind bicycles, skateboards, and surfboards. Readers learn what happens from the simplest movement of rolling forward to more complex tricks and stunts of jumping and spinning. Readers will never look at bikes, skateboards or surfboards the same way again.
Readers may never expect that they might free fall to Earth, but if they have ever dived into a pool, that's exactly what they've done. This book shows readers how Newton's three laws of motion affect divers, skydivers, and mountain climbers' movements. Readers discover who uses gravity, who works against it, and all other forces that contribute to a successful dive or climb. After reading this book, readers can decide if they will ever be interested in engaging in one of these extreme sports.
It doesn't need to be Shark Week to learn all about these fascinating creatures! Learn about the cartilage, gills, teeth, and fins that make sharks unique. You will also learn about different units of measurement in relation to sharks, and how to convert measurement from pounds to ounces, feet to inches, and liters to milliliters. With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn units of measure and build their STEM skills.
Did you know that measurement is important to firefighters? Learn all about measurement and how it helps firefighters do their jobs. You'll also learn the exciting history of firefighting! With vibrant photos, math charts and diagrams, grade-appropriate text, and informational text features to help navigate the text, students will learn practical, real-world applications of math skills as they learn measurement and build their STEM skills.
Have you ever looked closely at a pinecone, a leaf, or a flower? If you have, you might have noticed patterns. A haiku is a form of poetry based on patterns. Haiku are often inspired by nature. Featuring TIME For Kids content, this nonfiction reader introduces students to haiku, explores its cultural importance and history, and invites students to write their own haiku. This high-interest title includes detailed images, stimulating facts, and clear, informational text to engage students as they build their critical literacy skills. The book includes text features such as bold font, captions, a table of contents, a glossary, and sidebars to increase understanding, improve academic vocabulary, and prompt critical thinking.
