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Learn how to amend the U.S. Constitution! Discover how amendments
are ratified and the significance of changing the Constitution.
This 32-page nonfiction book covers meaningful topics like equality
and freedom. Perfect for use in the classroom or at-home learning
to explore the Bill of Rights, the Supreme Court, and U.S. history.
Includes a short fiction piece to help students relate to the topic
and engaging text features such as a glossary, useful discussion
questions, and a Civics in Action activity designed to get students
thinking and talking about social issues.
Did you know Colorado is known as the Centennial State? Or that it
is the tallest state? This engaging social studies book is full of
fun and interesting facts. Featuring four chapters, this Colorado
book focuses on the start of the state, issues in the state, civic
engagement, and Casimiro Barela. It includes a glossary, extension
activity, guided reading questions, and other exciting features.
Civics in Colorado covers the three branches of Colorado
government, what it means to be an engaged citizen, the state s
interaction with federal government, and more. This book not only
provides meaningful connections to students lives, but it also
allows them to explore the past, present, and future of Colorado
government.
Learn how to be informed voters with this nonfiction book. Ideal
for young readers, this book includes bright images, a fiction
piece related to the topic, a project, simple text with sight
words, and more helpful features. This 20-page full-color book
describes how people can make wise decisions about whom to vote
for. It also covers civics themes such as leadership and civic
duty, and includes an extension activity for kindergarten. Perfect
for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to learn about
the voting process, democracy, and being informed.
Learn about elections and why voting is important with this
nonfiction book. Perfect for young readers, the book also includes
a related fiction story, project, glossary, useful text features,
and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color book examines a
variety of voting issues and how the election process works. It
also covers important topics like democracy and civic duty, and
includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for the
classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool, to explore election
issues, candidates, and being an informed citizen.
Everyone has heard of famous scientists like Einstein, Curie,
Galileo, and Darwin. But some scientists have been overlooked by
history. Virginia Apgar, Caroline Herschel, Percy Julian, and
Rosalind Franklin are scientists who had to overcome adversity in
order to succeed in their fields. Readers will be captivated by the
inspirational stories of these unsung heroes of science! Packed
with fun facts and fascinating sidebars, this full-color
informational text explores and celebrates diversity through
high-interest content. Featuring TIME content and images, this
nonfiction book has text features such as a glossary, an index, and
a table of contents to engage students in reading as they build
their comprehension, vocabulary, and reading skills. The Reader's
Guide and extended Try It! activity increase understanding of the
material, and develop higher-order thinking. Check It Out! offers
print and online resources for additional reading. Keep students
reading from cover to cover with this captivating text!
This informational text is packed with facts and sidebars about
historical and modern-day disasters such as the Space Shuttle
Challenger, the Great Smog of London, the Pacific Garbage Patch,
the Library of Alexandria, Chernobyl, and more. Featuring TIME
content and images, the high-interest content will engage students
in reading as they build their comprehension, vocabulary, and
reading skills. Text features, a Reader's Guide, and the extended
Try It! activity increase understanding of the material, and
develop higher-order thinking. Check It Out! offers print and
online resources for additional reading. Keep students reading from
cover to cover with this captivating text!
People are constantly striving to break world records, even silly
ones. Students will practice measuring time while reading about the
world s strangest races. This book seamlessly integrates the
teaching of math and reading, and uses real-world examples to teach
math concepts like time and data measurement. The challenging
practice problems, graphs, and sidebars provide many opportunities
for students to practice their developing math skills, and apply
what they ve learned to their daily lives. Text features include
captions, a glossary, an index, and a table of contents to increase
students vocabulary and literacy skills and their interaction with
the text. Math Talk poses problems for further thinking, requiring
students to use their higher-order thinking skills.
Nature is not always kind. Natural disasters like earthquakes and
storms can wipe out cities. Entire cultures and their histories are
at risk of being lost. When disaster strikes, some people work to
save cultural items. They preserve culture for the future! Created
in collaboration with the Smithsonian Institution, this Smithsonian
Informational Text builds students' reading skills while engaging
their curiosity about STEAM topics through real-world examples. It
features a hands-on STEAM challenge that guides students through
every step of the engineering design process and is perfect for
makerspace activities. It makes STEAM career connections by
providing a glimpse into the lives of real-life Smithsonian
employees currently working in STEAM fields. Discover engineering
innovations that solve real-world problems with this book that
touches on all aspects of STEAM: Science, Technology, Engineering,
the Arts, and Math!
Kids are fascinated by how things are constructed, especially big
things! This brand-new STEM (science, technology, engineering, and
mathematics) series will take readers on visits to various work
sites so they can see exactly How It's Built! Kids will follow
along as a small group of fictional characters get to find out
exactly what it takes to build things that they probably see all
the time, like bridges, houses, boats, and cars, to things that
they might dream of being inside, like skyscrapers and rockets.
Hannah is a daredevil at heart who dreams of setting world records.
More than anything, she wants to become the fastest person alive.
Will she achieve her goals and dreams? Especially appealing to
reluctant readers, this short, 32-page hi-lo book features
full-color illustrations and a fast-paced story to capture the
attention of kids who enjoy fast-paced action and adventure
stories.
Learn about elections and why voting is important with this Spanish
nonfiction book. Perfect for young readers, the book also includes
a related fiction story, project, glossary, useful text features,
and engaging sidebars. This 28-page full-color Spanish book
examines a variety of voting issues and how the election process
works. It also covers important topics like democracy and civic
duty, and includes an extension activity for grade 2. Perfect for
the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool, to explore election
issues, candidates, and being an informed citizen.
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