Emergency! 911! Help is on the way! Jump into the action, and explore the emergency vehicles that bring help fast. Early/fluent readers will race through infographics, action-packed photography, and expertly levelled text in a nonfiction beginning reader format to learn all about their favorite transportation topics.
Life throws us many challenges, often without warning. Facing Life’s Challenges describes the very real issues today’s youth experience and confront daily. Each title illustrates specific situations and the emotions they can elicit, as well as how we can cope with them mindfully and learn from them. Readers will learn to recognize, reflect on, and communicate their feelings, ask for help, and advocate for themselves and others who may be experiencing these challenges.
Off to the races! Discover the most popular race cars, their parts, and how they reach their top speeds in this exciting series. A diagram supplements the content, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bright, full-Color photographs and photo labels complement the carefully levelled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun.
Spend time with some aww-dorable babies in this series for beginning readers! Simple, predictable text and cute, Colorful photos support students just starting to read on their own. Readers will learn basic facts about each baby including favorite foods and how they play. Features show the animals at each life stage and reinforce facts from the text. Young readers will love growing with favorite animal babies in this series that is simply too cute!
Dig deep into the fox’s den, the groundhog’s burrow, and more to learn all about creatures that have adapted to life below the soil. Bright photos and carefully levelled text take the curricular concept of habitats and turns it into an adventure exploring with these fascinating animals. A featured Science Lab activity puts the readers to the test to use what they’ve learned and flexes their skills of observation to study the animals further. Get the hole truth about animals that live underground!
The Wellness: Mind Body Motion series provides readers with an overview of activities that are used to develop the mind-body connection. Each title details the history of the activity and gives examples of how it is done.
The Exploring Life Cycles series introduces young readers to the different ways in which plants and animals are born and grow.
From LEGO bricks and Nerf Blasters to bicycles and Barbie dolls, this hi/lo series dives into the history behind some classic toys and explores how they are popular today! Each title showcases high-quality images paired with engaging text to introduce a favorite toy. Each title contains maps, timelines, charts, and profiles to keep readers engaged and informed about the stories behind their favorite toys!
Let’s Look at Body Systems! introduces early fluent readers to the body’s seven systems with fun and informative storylines. In each book, a fictional child character investigates a specific body system, learning how it helps him or her function each day. Bright, detailed illustrations show the body parts and system processes, matching the storylines and enhancing imagination, while tightly controlled text helps enhance reading skills.
Big birds aren’t just for Sesame Street! Young animal lovers will flock to these levelled readers. A search-and-find feature teaches new vocabulary about avian habitat, body parts, and behavior. Carefully levelled text and gorgeous photography willcaptivate early readers.
Whether you enjoy writing, performing, dancing, or cooking, making art can be healing and rewarding. Creating art can help relieve stress and increase mindfulness. With its reader-friendly and interactive approach, The Art of Mindfulness introduces readers to a variety of artistic activities to mindfully engage in, while emphasizing social and emotional learning (SEL).
Hit the road with the All about Trucks series, which explores some of America's most iconic pickup trucks and the companies that produce them.
The world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This series travels the planet to study fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature’s appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle.
Where can you find some of the most amazing structures on Earth? How do engineers and architects design and build towering skyscrapers and twisting roller coasters? In this high-interest STEM series, learn about some of the world’s most impressive structures and the engineering and technology that went into building them. Each book details the architecture of noteworthy structures, as well as the careers involved in designing and constructing them.
In this graphic narrative series, readers follow paleontologists and fossil hunters as they discover ancient dinosaurs and other fossils. Each book explores dinosaur fossil sites around the world. Perfect for reluctant readers, budding scientists, and dinosaur enthusiasts. Backmatter information includes more about other prehistoric animals and the job of paleontologists.
Jett Ryder is the biggest name in freestyle motocross stunts. Not only can he pull off the biggest air and most death-defying tricks, but his stunts are in extreme places: Niagara Falls, the Space Needle, Mount Etna-even over the wreck of the Titanic. Plus, he’s only 12 years old.
Introduce your youngest readers to plants and their life cycles with these fun books! See a Plant Grow! shows and tells readers how different plants grow from seeds into the fruits, vegetables, and plants they see every day. Tightly controlled vocabulary, repetitive text patterns, and crisp, Colorful photographs work together to create a supportive and engaging reading experience.
The world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This series travels the planet to study fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature’s appearance, habitat, behaviors, and life cycle.
Grab your chef’s hat and a furry friend-it’s time to get cooking! Get into a splatter of batter with Chef Sloth, join Chef Hedgehog on a prickly cooking adventure, show your love for the kitchen with Chef Llama, and more! These hands-on cookbooks are full of bright step-by-step photos and easy to follow recipes inspired by your animal chef guides. Once you’re full of tasty treats, learn all about your new animal friends. It’s bound to be a wild time!
Pack your bags and get ready to travel the world in this exciting series! Each title dives into the geography, climate, and culture of a specific country with vibrant images and levelled text. Special features highlight the landscapes, animals, languages, foods, and holidays of each nation. Each title concludes with a country facts profile that summarizes the country and its demographics in a fun, engaging way to help readers become global explorers!
Introduce your youngest readers to sports with these fun books! Let’s Play Sports! shows and tells beginning readers how to join in the action. Readers will learn how sports or activities are played or performed, what equipment is needed, and what uniforms or gear look like for each.Tightly controlled vocabulary, repetitive text patterns, and crisp, colorful photographs work together to create a supportive and engaging reading experience.
Have you ever dreamed of achieving unbelievable superhuman feats? Through approachable, levelled text, this series explores the world of superheroes and whether superhuman powers can become a reality. Readers will explore fascinating features including superhero profiles, effects graphics, media sightings, and more. Downloadable features let readers show they have what it takes to be a superhero!
Crack open a What Happened? book to investigate a preposterous mystery from four different perspectives. See what the witnesses get right . . . and what they get hilariously wrong. Bet you'll never guess what really happened!
Extraordinary women are changing the world! They are leaders shaping the way we think about science, business, design, politics, and more. This biography series for early readers uses informative text and engaging features to highlight remarkable women at the forefront of their fields.
A spaceship full of alien athletes who crash-landed on Earth offer advice to their new human friends. Whether it's confidence building, dealing with a bully, or just figuring out how to be a good teammate, Alien Invasion: Sports Edition will give readers the clues they need to deal with whatever comes their way.
Prepare to be amazed! Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently. Explore the science behind what makes them work using color, light, and patterns. Featuring fun illusions, these books are totally mind-boggling!
Race in America has been avoided in children's education for too long. The Racial Justice in America series explores the topic in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Developed in conjunction with educator, advocate, and author Kelisa Wing to reach children of all races and encourage them to approach race issues with open eyes and minds. Books include 21st Century Skills and content, as well as a PBL activity across books. Also includes a table of contents, glossary, index, author biography, sidebars, educational matter, and activities.
Follow the thrilling true stories of people who faced isolation in extreme environments and lived to tell the tale. Bold graphic nonfiction brings life to the dramatic narrative while a feature on how to survive in each location takes the reader to the limits right alongside these incredible survivors. From the rain forest to the Antarctic, would you make it out alive?
The U.S. Military Forces series introduces young readers to the history, purpose, people, technology, and important missions of each military branch. Each book in this series includes timelines, charts, graphs, diagrams, maps, and vibrant photos to engage young readers and inspire a love of reading.
This series explores disability in a comprehensive, honest, and age-appropriate way. Engaging inquiry-based side bars encourage students to LOOK, THINK, MAKE A GUESS, ASK QUESTIONS, and CREATE. Books are authored by writers with disabilities and the series has been developed in partnership with Easterseals who is leading the way to full equity, inclusion, and access through life-changing disability and community services.
Prepare to be amazed! Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently. Explore the science behind what makes them work using color, light, and patterns. Featuring fun illusions, these books are totally mind-boggling!
A spaceship full of alien athletes who crash-landed on Earth offer advice to their new human friends. Whether it's confidence building, dealing with a bully, or just figuring out how to be a good teammate, Alien Invasion: Sports Edition will give readers the clues they need to deal with whatever comes their way.
In the American Eras: Defining Moments series, readers will turn back the clock to history's turning points. Each book will take a closer look at the major challenges and hurdles the United States faced in each period. Readers will review how these pivotal moments influenced the American culture from the fashion to the policies to the entertainment of that era.
Biggest Names in Sports introduces young readers to some of the brightest stars in sports today. These exciting narratives summarize each player's life and career to date, drawing attention to their accomplishments on the field and career highlights, while also including biographical information such as family life and charity work.
Cameras flash as a shiny red car zooms down the road. Airplane passengers close their laptops as they prepare for takeoff. These scenes may be commonplace today, but they are centuries in the making! From airplanes to automobiles, cameras to light bulbs, this series explores the history and impact of the world's most iconic inventions.
The Wellness: Mind Body Motion series provides readers with an overview of activities that are used to develop the mind-body connection. Each title details the history of the activity and gives examples of how it is done.
World Class Cities takes young readers on a tour of some of the world’s most dynamic cities. Each book explores the geography, history, and people that give the featured city its unique identity.
Many youngsters wish for a canine companion-but many instructional books are geared toward adults or more advanced readers! Providing an insightful and accessible look at several aspects of dog ownership, A Dog's Life highlights how to train, care for, and understand our loyal four-legged companions. Each book offers a brief tutorial on a different topic and works with the others to compile a comprehensive yet introductory guide to such issues as what motivates a dog, methods of proper handling and grooming, and how to interpret behaviors, facial expressions, and vocalizations. Vibrant, relatable photos feature an array of dogs and are sure to entice humans and canines alike!
All aboard! Discover the differences between different kinds of trains, their uses, and where they can take us in this fun series. Descriptive maps and diagrams illustrate routes, stops, and different train car types, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bright, full-color photographs and photo labels complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
The world of animals is wonderfully diverse. This popular and expanded series continues travelling the planet to study fascinating animals. Beautiful photos are paired with accessible text to examine the featured creature's appearance, habitat, behaviours, and life cycle. Each book also presents a folk story that people have used to help explain the animal's appearance or behavior.
From the vanlike appearance of ambulances to the spinning rotor blades of helicopters, vehicles of all forms have long been used in emergency situations. Appealing to future paramedics, pilots, captains, drivers, and crews, this series explores the continued use of four Amazing Rescue Vehicles. Detailed photos and STEM-appropriate text examine the featured machine's parts, functions, variations, and worksites. Each book also includes a labelled pictorial diagram of the vehicle.
From baseball fields to volleyball courts, some of the most popular sports can be experienced worldwide. Appealing to sports enthusiasts and young participants, this new series introduces the basic gameplay of six Amazing Sports. Detailed photos and straightforward text examine the featured sport's history, equipment, primary positions, and common rules. Each book also includes a biographical story about a famous player who influenced the sport.
Kids are inherently curious about spiders, and there are so many different kinds! Explore what makes different spiders from around the world so interesting with An Eye on Spiders. Carefully levelled text and up-close photography introduces readers to a variety of spiders. Includes a labelled map of spider habitats and a picture glossary to reinforce new vocabulary.
Step back in time to explore some of the most influential societies in human history from a younger person's point of view. Key aspects of daily life, basic governmental structure, and beliefs are explored at an accessible reading level, leading up to a spotlight on a well-known architectural accomplishment that still exists today. A useful supplement for elementary social studies curricula.
Animal features come in all sorts of shapes, sizes, patterns, and colors, and they serve many different purposes. Animal Part Smarts introduces and labels animal parts, helping new readers learn to read while also learning about their favorite animals. Tightly controlled vocabulary and repetitive text patterns work together with crisp and Colorful photographs to create an engaging and supportive reading experience.
What can you see at the zoo or museum? What can you do at a pumpkin patch or apple orchard? Around Town takes the earliest readers on a field trip to familiar places in their community while helping them develop literacy skills. Vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive reading experience. Around Town titles include tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. A Let's Review! feature proposes a photo and question to help readers review and expand learning on the topic.
Bright red cardinals sing. Rabbits run. Squirrels gather nuts for winter. There are so many animals to view just outside your door! This new series helps children develop reading skills while learning about the animals around them. Tightly controlled vocabulary and repetitive text patterns work together with crisp and colorful photographs to create a reading experience that is fun, engaging, and supportive. Backyard Animals titles include tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. A Let's Review! feature proposes a photo and question to help readers review and expand learning on the topic.
Bees, ladybugs, ants. There are so many insects to view just outside your door! This new series helps children develop reading skills while exploring the world around them. Tightly controlled vocabulary and repetitive text patterns work together with crisp and colorful photographs to create a reading experience that is engaging and supportive. Backyard Bugs titles include tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
How fast can a cheetah run? Why do tigers have stripes? Find the answers to these questions and more in Big Cats! A diagram supplements the content, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bright, full-Color photographs and photo labels complement the carefully levelled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun.
Meow! Discover the characteristics and physical features of your favorite cat breeds. Each book highlights the breed's features with a labeled diagram, and a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bright, full-color photographs and photo labels complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
Differentiating opposites is fundamental for learning. Comparing Directions helps children visually recognize opposing directionals with fun themes and vibrant photos. Comparing Directions titles include tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Do you have readers who just can’t get enough of big machines? Vibrant photographs of large construction vehicles at work, photo labels, and diagrams work together with tightly controlled vocabulary to make this a fun and exciting series for beginning readers.
Illuminating the unique physical features and behaviors of nocturnal animals, this series takes a narrative approach toward life-science topics. As we peer into nocturnal forests and skies, from nighttime awakening to sunlight retreat, atmospheric text and images knit together stories of survival, noting the adaptations that enable each creature to carve out its own niche in its particular habitat. A detailed diagram points out such characteristics in-depth, allowing more visual learners to match facts with real images.
Journeying back through time, Dinosaur Days acquaints readers with eight creatures of the Mesozoic era. Using age-appropriate language, this series will whet young palaeontologists' appetites as it uncovers when and where important fossils have been found as well as what these fossilized remains have revealed about the dinosaur's lifestyle, including how its physical features aided survival in its prehistoric habitat and theories about its extinction. A timeline spotlights the period when the dinosaur lived, and a closing comparative graphic provides additional context on the animal's size. Supports the Next Generation Science Standards.
We smile when we are happy. We cry when we are sad. How do we know when someone is afraid or angry? Each book in Emotions helps teach early readers to read their own emotions and the emotions of those around them while helping them develop literacy skills. Each title includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
In Family Pets, beginning readers are introduced to young characters as they care for their family pets. Sight words, tightly controlled vocabulary, and repetitive text patterns and sounds help first-time readers develop reading skills while learning about the responsibilities, challenges, and fun that come with caring for a family pet. Fun, vibrant illustrations match the storylines to enhance imagination and provide a supportive educational fiction reading experience. Titles include tools for teachers and caregivers, a table of contents, and a picture glossary. A Let’s Review feature provides readers an opportunity to interact with and reflect on the topic.
Spend a day on the farm with this fun series! Learn what farmers do, as well as what kinds of crops they grow, animals they care for, and machines they use.
What does a calf need to grow? How does a piglet use his hooves? Farm Babies teaches children about some of their favorite young animals while helping them develop literacy skills. Vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive reading experience.
Spend a day on the farm with this fun series! Learn what farmers do, as well as what kinds of crops they grow, animals they care for, and machines they use.
The perfect guide to introduce readers to a new language! A fun, simple narrative in English follows one character through a typical day. Everyday settings and photo labels introduce vocabulary in the new language. Each label features the English word, translation, and pronunciation of the translated word for easy understanding. Each title is translated by a native speaker and includes an introduction to the language and instructional book guide. Lists and diagrams of common phrases, colors, and numbers round out each title, further introducing readers to the language.
Prior to the arrival of Europeans, numerous Indigenous Peoples thrived across North America. This series provides an overview of daily life and culture. Approachable text examines each group's community structure, significant ceremonies, and traditions, as well as their relationship with European settlers and forced relocation onto reserves. Each title also includes a traditional story and tells how the people work to keep the traditions of their ancestors alive today.
Help your youngest readers learn to read with First Routines. Vibrant, real-life photographs and simple text introduce everyday routines, healthy eating, exercise, and personal hygiene to beginning readers. Repetitive text patterns, clear photo/text matches, and labels create a reading experience that is easy to follow, familiar, and engaging.
What are baby owls called? Baby deer? Early readers will learn these names and more about furry forest babies. Adorable, vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive early reading experience. Each title in Forest Babies includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Help your youngest readers learn to read with Fun First Concepts! Vibrant, real-life photographs and simple text introduce letters of the alphabet, colors, shapes, and counting concepts to beginning readers. Repetitive text patterns, clear photo/text matches, and labels create a reading experience that is engaging and easy to follow. Titles include tools for teachers and caregivers and introductory nonfiction features, such as labels, a table of contents, comprehensive review features, and an index.
Introduce colors, counting, and shape recognition to beginning readers with this fun and interactive series! Each book invites readers to point to the shapes and number of objects that correspond with each color, while helping develop literacy skills. Vibrant, real-life photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive reading experience.
Celebrate your favorite holidays with Holiday Fun!. Books in this series show and tell how and why holidays are celebrated and on what days or times of year. Universal symbols of each holiday are introduced and labeled, helping new readers learn toread while also learning about cultural traditions. Tightly controlled vocabulary, repetitive text patterns, and crisp, Colorful photographs work together to create an engaging and supportive reading experience. Each title includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. A Let's Review! feature poses a photo and question to help readers review and expand learning on the topic.
Imagine what it would be like to walk with woolly mammoths, play baseball with dodo birds, or hunt with dire wolves with this fun series! Each book presents a main character who imagines meeting an extinct Ice Age animal in a fun, fictional story. Readers will learn about the Ice Age animals’ appearances, behaviors, and diets and how they lived during the Ice Age.
From shortest to longest, deepest to tallest, and smallest to biggest, this series uses varying degrees of comparison to encourage curious young explorers to take a closer look at the relationships of the flora, fauna, and landforms of six different biomes. I'm the Biggest! but dynamic language to place each ecosystem under investigation, peering through binoculars, under a microscope, or through a camera to study how the region's features affect its inhabitants, as well as how the inhabitants flourish within the environment. Striking photos aid in the book's visual appeal, while graphics and maps supply real-world examples of each ecosystem, encouraging readers to further explore the topic at hand.
How is Serena Williams working for schools? How does Anthony Rizzo help kids with cancer? How is Elon Musk increasing the use of alternative energy? In the Spotlight introduces early readers to the activists and celebrities making an impact in today's world. Narrative nonfiction is supported with labels, a picture glossary, and a biographical timeline to reinforce new vocabulary. Features include reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
The future of our planet is in our hands. It is up to us to take action and care for it every day. What can kids do? Kids Living Green showcases environmentally-friendly ways early readers can care for the Earth. Active examples and photographs detail specific projects readers can easily partake in. Each title features a step-by-step project or activity, picture glossary, table of contents, and index.
Landmarks of America functions as an accessible and highly educational series of introductory travel guides to eight of the most popular landmarks in the United States. Combining history and science to study the making of the structure, each book includes an activity that supports an applied understanding of an engineering or construction concept. Readers seeking adventure or just further information will clamour to explore these precious national treasures for themselves!
Grab your skateboard! Let's go! How do you get around your town or city? Let's Go! introduces early readers to the many modes of transportation around them. Vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive early reading experience. Each title includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
Introduce your youngest readers to sports with these fun books! Let’s Play Sports! shows and tells beginning readers how to join in the action. Readers will learn how sports or activities are played or performed, what equipment is needed, and what uniforms or gear look like for each.Tightly controlled vocabulary, repetitive text patterns, and crisp, colorful photographs work together to create a supportive and engaging reading experience.
What do wheels and axles help us do? How does a pulley work? Why does an inclined plane make carrying a load easier? Each book in Machines and Motion highlights and explains one of the six simple machines. Bright, color photographs complement the carefully levelled text.
How do planes help put out forest fires? What are the different kinds of tow trucks? Find answers to your questions about emergency vehicles in Machines to the Rescue! A diagram supplements the content, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bright, full-color photographs and photo labels complement the carefully levelled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Each title includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
Off to the races! Discover the most popular race cars, their parts, and how they reach their top speeds in this exciting series. A diagram supplements the content, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bright, full-Color photographs and photo labels complement the carefully levelled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun.
As seemingly impossible travel barriers are broken by self-driving automobiles and futuristic passenger vehicles, inquisitive minds are often fascinated by the many forms, features, and abilities of transportation-especially when it comes to speed. Now That's Fast! offers a high-interest introduction to the mind-boggling speeds and incredible features of some of the world's fastest terrestrial vehicles and airborne crafts. Each title includes a brief history as it explains the purpose of these distinctive forms of transportation, and a diagram allows readers an up-close look at the featured craft's construction.
What color is an emu chick's egg? What are baby kangaroos called? Early readers will learn these facts and more about their favorite Outback babies. Adorable, vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive early reading experience. Each title in Outback Babies includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. A Let’s Review! question and image at the end of each title helps engage readers and reinforce content.
Striped shells on the beach. Spots on ladybugs in the garden. All kinds of patterns can be found in nature! Spot bright and fun patterns all around you with this new series. Children will develop reading skills while learning about the wildlife around them and how to identify patterns. Tightly controlled vocabulary and repetitive text patterns work with crisp and Colorful photographs to create a reading experience that is fun, engaging, and supportive. Patterns in Nature titles include tools for teachers and caregivers, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. A Let’s Review! feature presents a photo and question to help readers review and expand learning on the topic.
Kids love furry friends, and there are so many different kinds! Explore what makes every dog breed different with Paw Prints. Carefully levelled text and playful photographs introduce readers to their favorite dog breeds. Includes a labelled diagram and a picture glossary to reinforce new vocabulary.
Learn how polar babies survive frigid temperatures and how many of them change Color to blend in with their snowy environments. Adorable, vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to show and teach readers the differences between these polar babies and their parents while providing an engaging and supportive early reading experience.
What color is a toucan chick's beak? How do crocodile hatchlings get from place to place? Early readers will learn these facts and more about their favorite rain forest babies. Adorable, vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive early reading experience. Each title in Rain Forest Babies includes tools for teachers and caregivers, as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. A Let?s Review! question and image at the end of each title helps engage readers and reinforce content.
How do an owl's wings help it fly silently through the night to sneak up on prey? How fast does an eagle dive to catch fish? Each book in Raptor World highlights a different raptor, the hunting techniques of each, and the physical attributes that make it an expert bird of prey. Vibrant photographs and carefully levelled text work together to support early readers.
All Canadians have relationships and responsibilities that impact their lives. Whether at school, at home, or in the community, these roles engage Canadians with the world around them. Relationships and Responsibilities offers readers a closer look at how these roles are connected to one's identity, culture, and sense of self.
What are baby gorillas called? Baby elephants? Early readers will learn these names and more about their favorite safari babies. Adorable, vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive early reading experience. Each title in Safari Babies includes tools for caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index.
We experience different sights, activities, and weather each season. Books in this series introduce and label the unique sights of each season, helping new readers learn to read while also learning about the four seasons. Tightly controlled vocabulary and repetitive text patterns work together with crisp and colorful photographs to create an engaging and supportive reading experience. Includes tools for teachers and caregivers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, words to know, and an index. A Let's Review! feature proposes a photo and question to help readers review and expand learning on the topic.
Introduce your youngest readers to plants and their life cycles with these fun books! See a Plant Grow! shows and tells readers how different plants grow from seeds into the fruits, vegetables, and plants they see every day. Tightly controlled vocabulary, repetitive text patterns, and crisp, Colorful photographs work together to create a supportive and engaging reading experience.
Hello chipmunks and ducks. Hello rabbits and toads. Hello fun! The popular Seedlings series now offers irresistible introductions to eight familiar backyard animals. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these newest books spotlight the bodies, behaviors, and habitats of living things. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge!
The popular Seedlings series offers irresistible introductions to community helpers. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these books spotlight the ways in which certain professions help other members of our communities. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge!
Hello, bicycles and snowmobiles. Hello, jet skis and skateboards. Hello, ... fun! The popular Seedlings series now offers irresistible introductions to personal transportation devices. Written in a friendly voice, with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these newest books touch upon the parts and roles of unique vehicles. Each book closes with a labelled-image guide for further review. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge!
Hello, freight trains and trams. Hello, monorails and passenger trains. The popular Seedlings series now offers irresistible introductions to six types of trains. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these newest books touch upon the parts and roles of trains in communities. Each book closes with a labeled-image guide for further review. As introductions to informational text, these titles will plant the seeds of knowledge!
This series offers irresistible introductions to a rage of topics from animal behaviors to how machines operate. Written in a friendly voice, filled with dynamic photos, and featuring text crafted for the youngest of readers, these titles are perfect for your shelves as they help plant the seeds of knowledge!
How many teeth do great white sharks have? What kind of shark looks like a ray? Find these answers and more with Shark Bites! Labeled photographs point out body parts and nonfiction stories tell about these sharks' lives in the vast oceans.
Big birds aren’t just for Sesame Street! Young animal lovers will flock to these levelled readers. A search-and-find feature teaches new vocabulary about avian habitat, body parts, and behavior. Carefully levelled text and gorgeous photography willcaptivate early readers.
Starting Out narrates the tale of growing up in the wild. This new series employs simple language and a unique first-person perspective to introduce foundational biological concepts as it follows the adorable animal through the start of its young life. The straightforward text and large photos of the animal in its natural environment will both entertain and enlighten as readers learn how the animal's physical features, diet, habitat, and familial relationships play a role in its growth and development.
Spend time with some aww-dorable babies in this series for beginning readers! Simple, predictable text and cute, Colorful photos support students just starting to read on their own. Readers will learn basic facts about each baby including favorite foods and how they play. Features show the animals at each life stage and reinforce facts from the text. Young readers will love growing with favorite animal babies in this series that is simply too cute!
Vowel Adventures introduces beginning readers to phonics and the functions of vowels with fun, narrative stories and vibrant illustrations. Each title focuses on a different vowel, its various sounds, and the roles they play in everyday words. With a focus on sight words, tightly controlled vocabulary, repetitive text patterns and sounds, and bright, fun illustrations to match the storylines, these books provide a supportive educational fiction reading experience that will enhance imagination.Titles include tools for teachers and caregivers, a table of contents, and a picture glossary. A Let’s Review feature provides readers an opportunity to interact with and reflect on the topic.
Did you know pineapples grow on top of plants? How do pumpkins grow from seeds? Watch It Grow appeals to early readers interested in learning more about how plants grow and the steps in their life cycles. Each title features a life cycle diagram, picture glossary, table of contents, and index. Bright, detailed photographs and labels help readers easily identify each step.
Weather is all around us. What is the weather like where you live? Weather Report introduces early readers to weather conditions while helping them develop literacy skills. Vibrant photography and tightly controlled text work together to provide an engaging and supportive reading experience. Weather Report titles include tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a table of contents, and an index.
What happens to wax before it becomes a crayon? How are T-shirts made? Discover how everyday items get from the earth, fields, and factories to our homes and stores in this fun series. Real photos show the steps of the cycle or process, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Each book features a comprehensive diagram to illustrate each step. Bright, full-color photographs and photo labels complement the carefully levelled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
What happens to garbage after it is picked up? Where does water go? Discover what happens to garbage, recycling, water, and mail after it leaves the home. Infographics use descriptions and real-life photos to show the steps in each cycle, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Bright, full-color photographs and photo labels complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Includes reading tips for teachers and parents, a table of contents, and an index.
Extraordinary women are changing the world! They are leaders shaping the way we think about science, business, design, politics, and more. This biography series for early readers uses informative text and engaging features to highlight remarkable women at the forefront of their fields.
What animals live in Antarctica? What landforms define the landscape of South America? Find these answers and more in these fact-filled books. A Look at Continents highlights each of Earth's seven continents, their locations, geography, landforms, wildlife, countries, demographics, and more. Bright, full-color photographs complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Strong STEM connections promote multi-subject learning. Includes maps, diagrams, sidebars, photo labels, quick facts, glossary, and index.
Where in the world can you ride a camel? Or visit gardens filled with bonsai trees? Where might you find the Euphrates River? Each book in All Around the World highlights a specific country and discusses what makes it so interesting to its citizens and visitors. Bright, Color photographs complement the carefully levelled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun.
Jay reads Braille. Sam uses a wheelchair. Ben has Down syndrome. In this series, young readers can learn more about how to be a good friend to friends with different capabilities and conditions. Carefully levelled text and vibrant, Color photos support beginning readers and make reading informational text easy and fun.
Where can you find some of the most amazing structures on Earth? How do engineers and architects design and build towering skyscrapers and twisting roller coasters? In this high-interest STEM series, learn about some of the world’s most impressive structures and the engineering and technology that went into building them. Each book details the architecture of noteworthy structures, as well as the careers involved in designing and constructing them.
What is a solar eclipse? Where can you see the northern lights? Find these answers and more in these fact-filled books. Amazing Sights in the Sky introduces the unique, natural wonders in the sky. Bright, full-color photographs complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Diagrams, Side Bars, Photo Labels, Activity, Glossary, Index.
From ski slopes to skating rinks, the events of the Winter Olympic Games captivate and inspire people worldwide. Introduce young fans and budding sports enthusiasts to eight Amazing Winter Olympics with this high-interest set. Action photos and straightforward text examine the featured event’s Olympic history, equipment, and individual or team modes of play. Each book also includes a biographical story about a famous competitor or team who made Olympic history.
Grab your chef’s hat and a furry friend-it’s time to get cooking! Get into a splatter of batter with Chef Sloth, join Chef Hedgehog on a prickly cooking adventure, show your love for the kitchen with Chef Llama, and more! These hands-on cookbooks are full of bright step-by-step photos and easy to follow recipes inspired by your animal chef guides. Once you’re full of tasty treats, learn all about your new animal friends. It’s bound to be a wild time!
With its reader-friendly and interactive approach, Be a Leader presents an engaging and motivating introduction to the importance of leadership and provides examples, showing that every kid can find opportunities to be a leader. Each book highlights practical and easy ways to develop and utilize leadership skills in daily life. Try This! and Grow with Goals activities in each title help readers actively reflect on the subject matter and set their own goals to promote growth mindset. Each title includes sidebars, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.
Engaging in our communities helps make our country stronger. How can we get involved? Each book in Being an Active Citizen outlines a specific duty we have as American citizens and ways in which we can participate. Bright, color photographs complement the carefully levelled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun.
Did you know that a group of geese on land or water is called a gaggle? Or that schools of fish have tactics for evading predators? Learn how and why some of the animal kingdom's most interesting animal groups stick together for survival with this exciting new series! Vivid and engaging full-color photographs and infographics complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Includes diagrams, sidebars, glossary, table of contents, and index.
How can we practice being fair, optimistic, and tolerant? How can we show respect and empathy and help resolve conflict? These are just a few ways to build good character. These inspiring and engaging titles cultivate a growth mindset and reinforce social and emotional learning in young readers. They will learn positive character traits and how to implement them in their daily lives. Carefully levelled text and vibrant, color photos support beginning readers and make reading informational text easy and fun.
Canadians come from a wide variety of backgrounds. Many parts of our lives are similar to those of neighbours, but we might do other things very differently. Canadian Families explores the different ways that people from diverse backgrounds live their day-to-day lives.
Our communities are stronger when we come together and take time to understand, support, and celebrate one another. Each title in Celebrating Our Communities focuses on how kids can practice inclusion, empathy, and acceptance in their daily lives. Key concepts of social and emotional learning (SEL) teach children to manage emotions, establish positive habits in communication, create and achieve goals, and make good decisions. Try This! and Grow with Goals activities in each title help readers actively reflect on the subject matter and set their own goals to promote a growth mindset and hone helpful SEL skills.
What do you want to be when you grow up? After reading this series, kids will be shouting out answers to that question. This series gives young readers a basic introduction to people in their communities that they will meet around town. A photo diagram at the end of the book highlights places where these people work and tools they use to do their jobs.
What famous castle is said to have inspired the castle at Walt Disney World? How many rooms does the Palace of Versailles have? Readers will find these answers and more as they learn about the history, secrets, architecture, and specific rooms of some of the world's most elaborate castles and palaces. Real, behind-the-scenes photographs allows readers a peak inside the castle or palace walls, while infographics and side bars provide the information they're dying to know about the rooms or kings who inhabited them.
Pack your bags and get ready to travel the world in this exciting series! Each title dives into the geography, climate, and culture of a specific country with vibrant images and levelled text. Special features highlight the landscapes, animals, languages, foods, and holidays of each nation. Each title concludes with a country facts profile that summarizes the country and its demographics in a fun, engaging way to help readers become global explorers!
What's the difference between fact and opinion? How can we find accurate and unbiased information? How do we navigate and experience digital media? What steps do we need to take to stay safe online? Digital Citizenship answers these questions and more while addressing how an informed citizenship relies on the critical and responsible usage of media and information. Bright, full-color photographs complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Each title includes a table of contents, infographic, glossary, index, Take Action! activity, compelling What Do You Think? sidebars to encourage deeper inquiry, and reading tips for teachers and parents.
Who makes apps? When was the internet invented? How do we use social media in our daily lives? Find answers to these questions and more in Digital Planet. This informative series introduces readers to the technology of daily life. Bright, full-color photographs complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun. Each title includes a table of contents, infographic, glossary, index, Did You Know? sidebars that provide additional information, and reading tips for teachers and parents.
Did an asteroid really kill the dinosaurs? How did glaciers form Earth''s mountains, valleys, and lakes? Find these answers and more in these fact-filled books. Earth Shapers highlights how asteroids, glaciers, supervolcanoes, and tectonic plates changed the shape of our planet. Bright, full-color photographs complement the carefully leveled text to make reading for understanding easy and fun.
Emergency! 911! Help is on the way! Jump into the action, and explore the emergency vehicles that bring help fast. Early/fluent readers will race through infographics, action-packed photography, and expertly levelled text in a nonfiction beginning reader format to learn all about their favorite transportation topics.
Exploring Our Oceans presents a high-interest STEM exploration of Earth’s five oceans. Each book highlights a different ocean, detailing its geology, geography, climate and weather, wildlife, history, and research and explorations. Vibrant, Color photos complement the text to show the unique features and inhabitants of each ocean environment.
Prepare to be amazed! Optical illusions are tricks that our eyes and brain play on us to make us see things differently. Explore the science behind what makes them work using color, light, and patterns. Featuring fun illusions, these books are totally mind-boggling!
Life throws us many challenges, often without warning. Facing Life’s Challenges describes the very real issues today’s youth experience and confront daily. Each title illustrates specific situations and the emotions they can elicit, as well as how we can cope with them mindfully and learn from them. Readers will learn to recognize, reflect on, and communicate their feelings, ask for help, and advocate for themselves and others who may be experiencing these challenges.
From LEGO bricks and Nerf Blasters to bicycles and Barbie dolls, this hi/lo series dives into the history behind some classic toys and explores how they are popular today! Each title showcases high-quality images paired with engaging text to introduce a favorite toy. Each title contains maps, timelines, charts, and profiles to keep readers engaged and informed about the stories behind their favorite toys!
With a high-interest, STEM-focused approach, Foundations of Physics introduces foundational physics concepts. Each book covers a concept’s functions and laws, everyday applications, and key scientists involved in its development. Bright, full-color photographs complement the carefully levelled text to make reading easy and fun. Each title includes infographics, sidebars, a table of contents, an activity, a glossary, and an index to aid comprehension.
Finding rocks. Collecting fossils. Identifying minerals. Kids can't get enough of geology and are always looking for more information. With its reader-friendly and interactive approach, each book in Geology Genius highlights a specific type of rock or geological substance, discusses its properties, and where on Earth it can be found. Beautiful, crisp, color photos and frequent diagrams and graphics complement the carefully levelled text, turning every reader into a geology genius.
What pushed some of our favorite animals to the brink of near extinction? How did laws and conservation efforts help them make a comeback? And what is still being done to help aid the survival of our world's animals? Find out in these fact-filled books!
Grow with Me explores the lives and growth of an assortment of creatures and plants. These books offer elementary but fascinating studies of the life stages that bugs, animals, and vegetation experience as they mature. Magnified photos, easy-to-follow text explaining life stages, and a life cycle recap all contribute to an educational experience focused on an up-close look at how the featured creature or plant changes and grows throughout its life span.
How does an airplane stay in the air? What makes speedboats speedy? Learn about the mechanics behind your favorite vehicles with these exciting books. Readers can practice reading informational text while vibrant, color photographs draw them in. Each book includes infographics, an activity, and a glossary to reinforce new words.
Butterflies, chickens, ladybugs, and other animals go through incredible changes in their lives. With its reader-friendly and interactive approach, each book in Incredible Animal Life Cycles highlights a specific animal, discussing its life cycle, specific stages of the cycle, and terms related to the cycle. Readers will learn about the animal's habitat, appearance, diet, and behaviors, especially as these relate to the animal's life cycle. Beautiful, crisp, color photos and frequent diagramsand graphics complement the carefully levelled text and aid the reader's understanding of these incredible animal transformations.
Invasive Species presents a high-interest STEM introduction to some of the world’s most notorious invasive species. Each book highlights the animal’s geographical origin, how, why, when, and where it has invaded new areas, and the environmental and economic impact of their invasion. Each book also details its life cycle, behaviors, appearance, and diet, especially as they relate to how they’ve impacted their new ecosystems.
Let’s Look at Body Systems! introduces early fluent readers to the body’s seven systems with fun and informative storylines. In each book, a fictional child character investigates a specific body system, learning how it helps him or her function each day. Bright, detailed illustrations show the body parts and system processes, matching the storylines and enhancing imagination, while tightly controlled text helps enhance reading skills.
Meet the Dinosaurs!: When Reptiles Ruled introduces early fluent readers to some of the fiercest dinosaurs and prehistoric reptiles with a fun, fictional approach. Each book focuses on how a specific group of dinosaurs or reptiles lived, leaving readers to wonder what life would be like if dinosaurs roamed Earth today. Readers will learn about their appearances, behaviors, anatomy, and survival techniques through the perspective of each dinosaur or prehistoric reptile in its natural habitat.
Social and emotional learning (SEL) helps children manage emotions, establish positive habits in communication, create and achieve goals, and make good decisions. Each title in Mindful Me introduces readers to the concept of mindfulness and how it can be easily incorporated into their daily lives to help them grow emotionally and make good decisions. Try This! and Grow with Goals activities in each title help readers actively reflect on the subject matter and set their own goals to promote growth mindset. Includes sidebars, full-color photographs, a table of contents, glossary, index, and tips for educators and caregivers.