Synopsis: Traces the events which led to the Battle of Gettysburg in 1864 and describes the dedication of the Cemetery to the fallen soldiers by Lincoln in his famous speech.

Synopsis: Minna, a creative bunny, wants to win the Community Recycling Calendar Contest. She knows a lot about recycling but just can't come up with the perfect idea for her poster. Minna's family helps her find inspiration as they share their own recycling efforts. The book's bright, bold cut-paper illustrations are enhanced by Wallace's use of recycled materials such as bubble wrap, envelopes, and wallpaper. With games, activities, and recycling…

Synopsis: Paperback. Mini-biographies of a few who have made it. They are ordinary people who give an extraordinary effort!These include not-for-profit causes.

Synopsis: Renowned educator Christine King Farris, older sister of the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., joins with celebrated illustrator Chris Soentpiet to tell this “outstanding” (School Library Journal) and inspirational story of how one boyhood experience inspired a movement that would change the world as we know it.Mother Dear, one day I’m going to turn this world upside down. Long before he became a world-famous dreamer, Martin Luther King Jr. was a…

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: From the team who brought you The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore comes an alphabet tale extraordinaire!Once upon a time there was no alphabet, only numbers… Life was…fine. Orderly. Dull as gray paint. Very…numberly. But our five jaunty heroes weren’t willing to accept that this was all there could be. They knew there had to be more. So they broke out hard hats and welders, hammers and glue guns, and they started knocking some…

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: 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: 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…