Synopsis: Engaging 16-page books on must-know, inspiring Americans. Features lively text, captions, realistic illustrations, glossaries, diagrams, and more. Correlate with Guided Reading Levels I and J. For use with Grades K–2.

Synopsis: The summer Opal and her father, the preacher, move to Naomi, Florida, Opal goes into the Winn-Dixie supermarket--and comes out with a dog. A big, ugly, suffering dog with a sterling sense of humor. A dog she dubs Winn-Dixie. Because of Winn-Dixie, the preacher tells Opal ten things about her absent mother, one for each year Opal has been alive. Winn-Dixie is better at making friends than anyone Opal has ever known, and together they meet the…

Synopsis: Introduces environmental issues at a basic level. Child characters play the role of a tree, a river, animals and the earth. The characters give the messages they believe would be forthcoming if these familiar features of our environment were able to speak for themselves. This story can lead your class into exciting activities that will increase their understanding of the importance of protecting our environment.

Synopsis: An elementary biography of one of the first leaders of the campaign for women's rights who helped organize the women's suffrage movement.

Synopsis: Pairs of fiction and nonfiction books share high-interest topics and encourage children to compare and contrast, distinguish between fact and fiction, and make the transition between fiction and nonfiction reading strategies.