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Classroom Learning

Crabtree Publishing is dedicated to producing quality educational classroom paperback books to help create a love of reading for all students. Supporting the curriculum in Language Arts, Science, Mathematics, Social Studies, Social-Emotional Learning. New offerings include Phonics books, Leveled Readers, HI-LO reading and award-winning fiction series, along with teacher support materials. Titles are available in print and digital formats, including ebooks and Read-Alongs, and are translated in several world languages.

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School Libraries

A family-owned company since 1978, Crabtree Publishing was founded by Peter Crabtree and Author Bobbie Kalman producing books for the school and library markets. In recent years, Crabtree has grown to include several imprint lines to meet the needs of educators. From Phonics books, leveled readers, Science and Social Studies to award winning fiction series and Hi-Lo books for striving readers, Crabtree brings educators the very best in curriculum content.

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Crabtree Grow

Crabtree Grow is a digital platform subscription that grows with every reader and was designed based upon the Science of Reading. It includes a Read Along and eBook library with over 2,000 original books and an informational database. Build and practice encoding and decoding skills with read along phonics and decodables. Increase reading fluency and listening comprehension with read along fiction and nonfiction books, including science, social studies, math, social-emotional learning, beginning chapter books, chapter books, and high interest books. Spanish, Haitian Creole, French, and bilingual read alongs build the language acquisition skills of ELLs. PreK students will learn simple concepts, such as colors and numbers, as well as science and social studies concepts. Practice independent reading skills with ebook library of over 750 books that include fiction, nonfiction, high interest, STEAM, and chapter books. Students will increase their background knowledge and vocabulary with the database as they read and listen to science and social studies topics, such as life cycles, natural resources, geography, and civics. The database includes biographies on a diverse selection of history makers, inventors, business people, and entertainers. Increase parent involvement with unique books that are designed to share reading with their child. Teacher guides are available.

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Digital Content

Crabtree’s educational print books are available in a variety of digital formats to support digital learning. Crabtree offers an extensive range of digital products, including eBooks in PDF and ePUB formats, Read-Along eBooks, and audio books. Titles are also published in several languages including English, Spanish, French and Haitian-Creole. Crabtree Publishing continues to develop new and innovative products.

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World Languages

Over the last decade, Crabtree has published educational books in a variety of languages including English, Spanish, French and Haitian-Creole. Books are also available in Hardcover, Paperback, and digital formats such as eBooks and Read-Along eBooks. With many print, digital and language options available to them, educators have the ability to match their students with appropriate reading resources that best suit their learning style and ability. Books published in world languages are also excellent resources to support English Language Learners (ELL)! Crabtree Publishing continues to explore publishing in other languages.