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WWII Survival Tips - Children's Literature
The unique concept of this slim, paperback book is that the reader is actually living during World War II and is being given basic rules of survival for the period. The active voice livens up a perhaps distant subject for young readers by explaining how they might survive a bomb attack,… View →
Freddy‘s Teddy - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level C book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. Freddy’s Teddy bear was losing his stuffing because he had a rip in one of his seams. Can anything be done? Mother says “off to the hospital” and… View →
Why We Need Water and Fiber - Children's Literature
One of the “Science of Nutrition” series, this edition explores the role of water and fiber in our diet, why they are needed, and what happens to your body if you do not get an adequate amount. The twelve chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students,… View →
Why We Need Vitamins - Children's Literature
One of the “Science of Nutrition” series, this edition explores the role of vitamins in our diet, why they are needed, and what happens to your body if you do not get an adequate amount. The ten chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students, utilize an… View →
Hurry Up! - Children's Literature
Part of the “Tadpoles” series, this Guided Reading Level B book entertains new readers with an amusing tale. The vehicles are given human characteristics and the book opens with a tractor moving down the road and a snail alongside who seems to be moving at unusual speed. The… View →
The Hungry Little Monkey - School Library Journal
K-Gr 1—Each book contains a preview of the vocabulary used in the story as well as a follow-up activity and suggestions for parents as they help their youngsters with reading comprehension. In the first book, Bill starts off with four wheels on his bike but finds that he only needs two.… View →
Why We Need Proteins - Children's Literature
One the “Science of Nutrition” series, this title explores the role of proteins in our diet, why they are needed and what happens to your body if you do not get enough. The ten chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students, utilize an attractive layout of View →
Why We Need Minerals - Children's Literature
One of the “Science of Nutrition” series, this title explores the role of minerals in our diet, why they are needed, and what happens if you do not have enough. The ten chapters, designed for upper elementary and middle school students, utilize an attractive layout of bold… View →
Why We Need Water and Fiber - School Library Journal
Gr 4–6—Theses books provide answers to why we need the featured nutrients, but often in a way that prompts more questions. For example, Vitamins recommends eating a riboflavin-rich breakfast before an exam without showing what kinds of foods would make such a meal, and Water gives… View →
Save the Oceans - Children's Literature
What sets our planet apart from the others in our solar system? Water! Levete calls on all of us to realize what we are doing to this precious resource and offers suggestions to children to help save the oceans and all the creatures that live in it. Dirty water is not only unpleasant for View →
Cleaning Chemistry - Children's Literature
Using toothpaste and soap are acts most of us do every day, and this selection in the “Chemtastrophe!” series explains that we have chemistry to thank for most of the products we use to clean ourselves—and our homes. A brief overview of chemistry includes explanations of… View →
Ancient Greek Adventure - Children's Literature
The history and traditions of Ancient Greece has fascinated people for thousands of years. This book follows an Egyptian boy who arrives in Athens for the Great Dionysia festival honoring the Greek god Dionysus. Dionysus was the god of wine and was known for freeing people from their… View →