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Juan's family is forced to flee their home when a giant volcano erupts in their town! As the family heads for a nearby shelter, they are worried about Juan's father who works at the bottom of the mountain. Featuring colorful, full-page illustrations and large font, this book will have young readers captivated by this engaging, heart-warming story of a family who manages to stay together despite an unfortunate natural disaster.
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Born in 100 B.C., Caesar grew up to be a talented leader who had a very successful military career. This enlightening and appealing biography illustrates to readers the powerful role that Julius Caesar played in Rome, along with details about the Rome History Republic, Roman social class, and the rise of the Roman Empire. The bright photos and maps and captivating facts and sidebars allow readers to be engaged and entertained simultaneously. The helpful...
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Act out the story of Johnny Appleseed, a man who journeyed across the Western frontier and planted apple seeds along the way, with this engaging Reader's Theater script! The roles in this script match different reading levels, allowing teachers to use differentiation and English language learner strategies to get all students participating in the activity. Regardless of their reading level, all students can be engaged in the activity, making them...
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It's time for a Sea Creature Race and a dog joins the race disguised as "Dogfish." Through colorful illustrations and simple text, early readers will follow the race as Dogfish and the other animals swim, ride bicycles, and run toward the finish line. Find out what happens during the race and how Dogfish ends up saving the day! Children will love this humorous tale and the messages of good sportsmanship and doing the right thing.
5) Save the Day
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What happens when a baby bird falls out of its nest and some ducks need help crossing the street? Don't despair, these young superheroes are there to save the day! Early readers will be captivated by the playful illustrations and simple story in this picture book as they increase early reading skills and reading comprehension through sight word and repetitive words and phrases. This 12-page guided reading book is ideal for kids ages 3-5.
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Socrates was an ancient Greek philosopher who helped shape Greek beliefs. Readers will find out how Socrates' ideas and beliefs can still be found today in this captivating biography that features vivid images, easy-to-read text, a glossary, index, and table of contents. The stunning facts will have children enthralled as they learn about Socrates' influence on the world around him as well as ancient philosophy, Alexander the Great, Athens, Pericles,...
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Amelia and her family are taking a road trip to Yosemite National Park. They use the trusty GPS to lead the way, and they take wagers to see who can guess their time of arrival. After a couple of stops along the way, the family finally arrives in Yosemite Valley. But as they head for the cabins, they get lost! Discover what happens as they try to find their way to the cabin, and find out who guessed the right arrival time in the end. With easy-to-read...
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Join a young astronaut as he counts his way through outer space! Teach early readers to count to ten with this simple, beautifully illustrated picture book. By using their own words to describe what is happening in each illustration, children will develop their reading skills. This 12-page beginning reading book is ideal for children ages 3-5.
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On the day of Ben's birthday, Mia buys a horse-shaped mold so that she can make Ben a present--a chocolate horse. On the way to the party, she stops to see her favorite neighborhood horse. While showing the horse the gift she made, he tries to eat the chocolate and her creation breaks in half! What will she give to Ben? With charming illustrations and large font, children will enjoy reading this fun story as they learn how things unexpectedly work...
10) Splash Down!
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It is a hot summer day, so three young siblings decide to play in the pool! Children will relate to this story about summer fun, including siblings and splashing in the water. They will also need to problem solve when the water finally begins to run out. With colorful illustrations and large font, early readers will be reading and having fun too!
11) Speak Up!
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This collection of poetry contains short traditional poems that originated in countries all around the world. Early readers will enjoy the clever rhymes and creative illustrations that accompany each charming poem. Children will practice counting and other basic concepts and will also learn simple lessons from these traditional poems. A table of contents is included to help readers navigate this book.
12) Maya Monkey
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Maya Monkey is unhappy with her long tail. She goes through the jungle looking at the tails of all the other animals and finally realizes that her tail is actually very special indeed. Young readers can follow the large font and fantastic illustrations as they learn that our differences are what make us special!
13) Barnaby Dell
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Barnaby Dell is a lazy farmer who just wants to take a nap! Once he falls asleep, so do the rest of the animals on his farm. That is, until a horsefly bites the donkey who subsequently wakes each and every animal on the farm! Children will be engaged and entertained through playful illustrations of farm animals as each is woken from his sleep. Large, clear font helps children read this fun tale of Barnaby Dell's attempt at a mid-day rest.
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Carly has invited her friends over for lunch. Her mother provides everyone with fruits and vegetables. The children get to work making all kinds of silly faces with their food. In the end, it all just looks so delicious that they can't help but eat their healthy creations! Children will love these imaginative illustrations as the children make all kinds of crazy faces. Readers will also learn the importance of eating healthy food in this fun and nutritious...
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Follow the story of a big family of Happy Face Spiders who live in the rainforest. When the baby spiders are old enough, they leave their mother to go and live on their own. Each spider promises to send their mother a post card of their adventures. Through these exciting post cards with vivid illustrations and messages told from each spider's perspective, readers will gain knowledge of the various plants, animals, and natural formations found in the...
16) A Fairy-Tale Day
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Follow along with a day in the life of a busy princess. Early readers will be captivated by the pages of this beautifully illustrated children's picture book. Kindergartners will increase early reading skills and reading comprehension through sight words and repetitive words and phrases. This 12-page guided reading book is ideal for kids ages 3-5.
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This is the diary of Little Yellow the snake. Through monthly diary entries, Little Yellow describes what he does throughout his early life as a growing snake. Although he desperately wants to be big and green, he slowly comes to realize that there are advantages to being little and yellow. But will he ever shed his skin and become green? Children will enjoy reading about each month of Little Yellow's first year through this book, which features vivid...
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This exciting version of a classic tale follows the story of Cinder, a beautiful and kind girl who is forced to clean the house for her evil stepsisters. When Cinder's stepsisters try to keep her from attending Prince Charming's Grand Ball, her fairy godmother appears and gives her glass slippers with wings. These magical shoes will fly Cinder to the ball and back home at midnight. After a wonderful night with Prince Charming, Cinder's fairy godmother...
19) Across the Sea
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In this book, a young American boy sends postcards to his cousin in Australia. With easy-to-read font and lively illustrations, early readers will have a fun reading experience as they try to spot the similarities and differences between homes, holidays, and schools in the United States and in Australia. Beginning readers will be engaged as they read through this delightful book which features a pictorial map at the end.
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Meet a magical bunny who does more than just appear in the magician's hat! Early readers will be captivated by the pages of this beautifully illustrated children's picture book. Kindergartners will increase early reading skills and reading comprehension through sight words, a simple rhyming story, and repetitive words and phrases. This 12-page guided reading book is ideal for kids ages 3-5.
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