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Cover: Put on Your Thinking Cap: And Other Expressions about School

Put on Your Thinking Cap: And Other Expressions about School

“The pages are well designed, and the texts are lively. Since many of the idioms have mathematical, historical, or scientific connections, this series may be used across curriculums, with plenty of opportunities for writing activities.” —School Library Journal, View →

 
Cover: Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment

Goal!: The Fire and Fury of Soccer's Greatest Moment

For Goal!:“Stewart wraps a history of the game, bizarre incidents, record-setting achievements, and portraits of some of the game’s greatest players around absorbing, high-tension accounts of 10 renowned goals.”—School Library… View →

 
Cover: Our Farm

Our Farm

“A fascinating portrait of modern farm life chronicled through color photographs and conversations.” —School Library Journal – Curriculum Connections View →

 
Cover: The Art of Freedom: How Artists See America

The Art of Freedom: How Artists See America

“Paintings, photographs, and sculpture are used to illustrate broad ideas about American landscape, history, and values in this thoughtful study.” —School Library Journal – Curriculum Connections View →

 
Cover: Pompeii

Pompeii

“Primary quotes, full-color photos, and reproductions of period artwork provide a you-are-there look at archaeological explorations of the past.” —School Library Journal – Curriculum Connections View →

 
Cover: Palenque

Palenque

“Primary quotes, full-color photos, and reproductions of period artwork provide a you-are-there look at archaeological explorations of the past.” —School Library Journal – Curriculum Connections View →

 
Cover: The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor

The Laugh Stand: Adventures in Humor

“Cleary shares his enthusiasm for the English language with 13 brief chapters that encourage kids to play with words through anagrams, pangrams, daffynitions, and more.” —School Library Journal – Curriculum Connections View →

 
Cover: Lazily, Crazily, Just a Bit Nasally: More about Adverbs

Lazily, Crazily, Just a Bit Nasally: More about Adverbs

“Wacky illustrations in bold colors complement a bouncing rhyme as the zany cats of Dearly, Nearly, Insincerely: What Is an Adverb? (Lerner, 2005) take another humorous and instructional look at the part of speech ‘that describes when, how, where, how often, and… View →

 
Cover: The Gateway Arch

The Gateway Arch

“These attractive books use high-quality photos, illustrations, maps, and diagrams to take students to some of America’s most famous landmarks, providing information about the history, construction, and significance of each one.” —School Library… View →

 
Cover: Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky: More about Adjectives

Quirky, Jerky, Extra Perky: More about Adjectives

“Chock-full of imagination-tickling adjectives, this sprightly volume will have readers itching to spice up their writing, ‘make phrases sing/and keep our language interesting!’” —Curriculum Connections View →