Synopsis: Dr. Maggie's Phonics Readers series is a groundbreaking collection of 24 stories rooted in the most current and widely accepted phonics research. This captivating series is perfect for any early-literacy curriculum, helping children practice phonics skills while motivating them to want to read, and read, and read again.

Synopsis: Every spring, butterflies emerge and dazzle the world with their vibrant beauty. But where do butterflies come from? How are they born? What do they eat--and how?With a simple, rhyming text and glorious color-drenched collage, Lois Ehlert provides clear answers to these and other questions as she follows the life cycle of four common butterflies, from their beginnings as tiny hidden eggs and hungry caterpillars to their transformation into full-…

Synopsis: A stolen watermelon...Dueling kites...A blond wig left at the scene of the crime...And a smashed wristwatch whose time has run out!These are just some of the ten brain-twisting mysteries that Encyclopedia Brown must solve by using his famous computerlike brain. Try to crack the cases along with him--the answers to all the mysteries are found in the back!

Synopsis: Presenting documents from the Mayflower Compact to Hillary Rodham Clinton's speech at the UN Conference on Women, this is an elegant addition to more traditional histories for children. The words of politicians, activists, dreamers, and writers are accompanied by an introductory text, biographies, and an overview of the documents' impact on the nation.

Synopsis: From the moment young Egan arrives in Instep for the annual fair, he is entranced by the fable surrounding the misty peak of Kneeknock Rise: On stormy nights when the rain drives harsh and cold, an undiscovered creature raises its voice and moans. Nobody knows what it is―nobody has ever dared to try to find out and come back again. Before long, Egan is climbing the Rise to find an answer to the mystery.Kneeknock Rise is a 1971 Newbery Honor Book.

Synopsis: Differentiate text for: Approaching-one grade below, On-Level-at grade level Beyond- one grade above, ELL-English Language Learners. Each reader features a main selection accompanied by a paired piece with the same theme. Nonfiction titles are differentiated in readability but identical in design. Excite students with myths, legends, folktales, informational texts, and many more genres.

Synopsis: Differentiate text for: Approaching-one grade below, On-Level-at grade level Beyond- one grade above, ELL-English Language Learners. Each reader features a main selection accompanied by a paired piece with the same theme. Nonfiction titles are differentiated in readability but identical in design. Excite students with myths, legends, folktales, informational texts, and many more genres.

Synopsis: Differentiate text for: Approaching-one grade below, On-Level-at grade level Beyond- one grade above, ELL-English Language Learners. Each reader features a main selection accompanied by a paired piece with the same theme. Nonfiction titles are differentiated in readability but identical in design. Excite students with myths, legends, folktales, informational texts, and many more genres.

Synopsis: Differentiate text for: Approaching-one grade below, On-Level-at grade level Beyond- one grade above, ELL-English Language Learners. Each reader features a main selection accompanied by a paired piece with the same theme. Nonfiction titles are differentiated in readability but identical in design. Excite students with myths, legends, folktales, informational texts, and many more genres.

Synopsis: Simple text tells all about apples and how they are used.

Synopsis: Anne Frank lived a life filled with the enthusiasms and hopes shared by many young women coming into adulthood. But the times Anne lived in and wrote of in her diary made her simple life extraordinary. In over one hundred photographs, many which have never been published, this poignant memoir brings to life the harrowing story of one young Jewish woman's struggle to survive during a period of history which must never be forgotten."All libraries…

Synopsis: A teenager discovers racism and romance on his father's farm in author Cynthia DeFelice's Under the Same Sky.For his fourteenth birthday, Joe Pedersen wants a motorbike that costs nearly a thousand dollars. But his mom says the usual birthday gift is fifty dollars, and his dad wants Joe to earn the rest of the money himself and "find out what a real day's work feels like." Angry that his father doesn't think he's up to the job, Joe joins the…

Synopsis: SCHOLASTIC BOOK OF FIRSTS tells the fascinating, quirky, and sometimes completely zany stories behind how just about anything and everything got started.Whether it's the first automobile rolling off the assembly line or the first manned mission into outer space, the SCHOLASTIC BOOK OF FIRSTS will include the stories behind more than 500 of those starting points, touching on entertaining trivia and core-curricular topics.Kids will be fascinated…

Synopsis: Discusses the history, geography, people, and culture of the country called Little Venice by the first Spanish explorers.

Synopsis: A collection of favorite animals for newly confident readers. Meet the animals of the Arctic and Antarctic: from polar bears, the largest land predators on Earth, to emperor penguins, which waddle miles over the ice to balance eggs on their feet. Learn about record breakers of the ocean, such as blue whales, and record breakers of the skies, such as Arctic terns, which make longer migrations than any other animal. Signature Discover More…

Synopsis: Full-color photos. Take a look at the evolution, anatomy, and behavior ofthose fabulous felines--how they were revered by the ancient Egyptians and thenreviled during the Middle Ages, why they nearly always land on their feet whenthey fall, and how the most cuddly house cat resembles its fiercest wildrelative. "This is a browser's delight that will also appeal to the seriousreader seeking facts about cats."--(starred) "Science Books &; Films. "

Synopsis: "The solar system is out neighborhood in space. Open this book to take a tour"--Page 2 of cover

Synopsis: See what some neighborhood workers do.