Synopsis: Follows the history of slavery from West Africa to America, recounts what daily life was like, and describes the founding of the Spanish colonys.

Synopsis: Updated to keep pace with the changes in teaching methods and materials, this guide supports kids for the language arts curriculum.

Synopsis: Each 4"x6" Pocket Guide comes with complete exercises about your state. This easy-to-use reference guide is divided into seven color-coded sections including state basic facts, geography, history, people, places, nature and miscellaneous information. This reference guide is perfect for students in grades 3 and up.

Synopsis: Craft is the cauldron in which the writing gets forged.Ralph Fletcher and JoAnn Portalupi argue that too often we concentrate on the beginning and ending of the writing process—conceiving and correcting—while leaving students on their own to make a thousand critical decisions in their writing about crafting leads, voice, structure, supporting detail, setting, mood, and character.What elements of craft can we teach student writers, and at what…

Synopsis: "K-Gr. 3. The title offers a clue that Smith is winking at adults, but as good a joke as it is, most children just won't get it. In the stories within, bold-schoolboy John (Hancock) writes his name so large on the blackboard that his exasperated teacher remarks, "We don't need to read it from space." Similarly, loudmouthed Paul (Revere) embarrasses a lady who comes into his shop to buy extralarge underwear; honest George (Washington) admits to…

Synopsis: Provides facts and trivia about the United States presidents, including George Washington's false teeth, James Madison's love of ice cream, Franklin D. Roosevelt's stamp collection, and Lyndon B. Johnson's amphibious car.

Synopsis: Scholastic and the NBA (National Basketball Association) continue to score with action-packed books on one of America's most popular sports. Catch all the action from a courtside seat! LeBron James arrived on the NBA scene in 2004 with a lot of pressure riding on his shoulders. Could he live up to all the hype that surrounded him at the draft? He could, and he did--quickly establishing himself as a player to watch. Now, he's ready for the new…

Synopsis: Contains two works that present information about porcupines and about mallard ducks and their behavior and habitats.

Synopsis: Habitat and habits of lynx and lions.

Synopsis: Provides a group of games to foster a healthy exercise of fantasy and joyful noncompetitive encounters which are antidotes for the increased competitive pressures of today.

Synopsis: Offers a practical and powerful step-by-step approach to discipline. The goal is to not only end disruptions, but also to teach students to meet their unmet needs, so they no longer need to be disruptive. Successful implementation aims to: turn anger into rational decision-making ; replace boredom with active engagement ; channel excess energy into productive learning ; end control-seeking via learned self-efficacy ; transform attention seeking…

Synopsis: A guide for teachers at any level shares ideas on classroom management and designing lessons for academic success.

Synopsis: Children learn about geography at their own level with colorfully illustrated political and physical maps of North America and the world. Age-appropriate questions on every page promote understanding of geographic terms.

Synopsis: Topic covered by flip chart is "Amazing animals : fascinating facts about the many creatures that share our world". Flip chart functions as oversized book, each page with Guiding questions and Nonfiction focus sections. Teaches these key nonfiction text features: table of contents; photo caption; sidebar; table; Venn diagram; pie chart; bar graph; map; flow chart; glossary; index. The write-on/ wipe-off surface enables teacher and students to…

Synopsis: Provides teachers with a selection of proven interventions for the most common behavior problems encountered in the educational environment.

Synopsis: Contains two full books: "Wolves" and "Whales." Wolves contains information about wolves and where they can be found. Whales contains information about whales and where they can be found.

Synopsis: Provides a collection of 40 activities designed to build relationships in your school by engaging older and younger buddies in activities together. The buddies program goes beyond the individual classroom to build cross-age relationships.

Synopsis: When Sir Cumference drinks a potion which turns him into a dragon, his son Radius searches for the magic number known as pi which will restore him to his former shape.

Synopsis: This book is part of a program to help in the social and emotional learning (SEL) and discipline program designed to help students become caring, responsible members of their school communities.