Explore this fascinating Middle Eastern country with your students as they learn about United Arab Emirates' people, land, history, and significant landmarks.
Sometimes the weather can become more than dramatic and develop into something downright dangerous and destructive. Violent Weather details the science behind thunderstorms, tornadoes, and hurricanes and documents their tremendous impact on people and on the land. This book can be used to teach students how to identify cause-and-effect relationships as well as to identify and use closed compoun…
Word Smith, Private I, is back with another mystery story filled with alliterations, hyperboles, rhyming, similes, and idioms. Ben Brannoor enters Word Smith's office claiming that someone or something is stealing rhymes out of his greeting cards and replacing them with un-rhymes. Not only are rhymes stolen from greeting cards, but also from advertising slogans and song lyrics. Word Smith and B…
The Buckland Rare Animal Research Center seems to be the perfect fit for Hazel's summer internship. Once she arrives, however, Hazel quickly realizes this is not an ordinary zoo. In fact, the research center has been bringing extinct animals back to life, but at what cost? The Zoo of Extinct Animals presents students with a plotline that challenges both the protagonist and the readers to answer…
The idea of people keeping wild animals in captivity has been around for centuries. However, the reason for doing so has shifted over time. Read this fascinating account of how zoos began in ancient times, how they have changed over time, and how modern zoos are working diligently to save endangered species.
The Amazon rainforest is a rich, living treasure. Filled with more kinds of insects, plants, and animals than anywhere else in the world, the Amazon is a complex and fascinating habitat. The Amazing Amazon provides students a comprehensive look at this intricate world through detailed text and colorful photographs. The book can also be used to teach author's point of view and how to effectively…
Although humans have existed for nearly two hundred thousand years, they did not form civilizations until relatively recently. One of the most fascinating and earliest examples of a civilization is that of ancient Mesopotamia. Ancient Mesopotamia offers a detailed look at the history and influence of this fertile part of the world. The book can also be used to teach students how to make inferen…
Many students are familiar with the tragedies and terrors of World War II. Anne Frank tells the story of an incredible girl who wrote a diary about her experiences during this dark time in history. Students will be able to put a face to one of the victims of the Holocaust. They will also have the opportunity to identify the author's purpose as well as to summarize to better understand the text.
Gustave Eiffel's iconic tower has overlooked Paris since the 1880s when it was opened to the public during the World's Fair. This interesting text explains how the structure was designed and built as well as what visitors can see today.