Weekly Reader's first-grade pal, Buddy Bear, guides a behind-the-scenes tour at each of six important businesses that are found in almost every community. Designed to support the first-grade social studies curriculum, this series uses vivid, full-color photography and first-hand, expert information to show young readers the kinds of work people do at these familiar and fascinating places.

This bilingual series uses simple text and colorful, full-page photographs to introduce ELLs to six fascinating animals. Each book describes the animals' physical characteristics and behavior. Key features include:
- Academic language and concepts correlated to the first-grade science curriculum
- Structural supports, including a strong photo/text match and a glossary defining key words
- Bilingual text providing a home-school connection
- Colorful, full-page photographs of animals in their natural habitats
- A map of locations throughout the world where the featured animal can be found

Weekly Reader's first-grade pal, Buddy Bear, guides a behind-the-scenes tour at each of six important businesses that are found in almost every community. Designed to support the first-grade social studies curriculum, this series uses vivid, full-color photography and first-hand, expert information to show young readers the kinds of work people do at these familiar and fascinating places.

Weekly Reader's first-grade pal, Buddy Bear, guides a behind-the-scenes tour at each of six important businesses that are found in almost every community. Designed to support the first-grade social studies curriculum, this series uses vivid, full-color photography and first-hand, expert information to show young readers the kinds of work people do at these familiar and fascinating places.

- Native language instruction in a core curriculum area
- Maps, including a black-and-white reproducible activity map
- "Did You Know?" fun fact boxes
- Two fact pages on each country's government, population, currency, etc.
- Glossary, Index
- Web sites for further information