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Mysteries of Language and Communication: Word Search

After reading Mysteries of Language and Communication by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton...

Mysteries of Language and Communication: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with Mysteries of Language and...

This Class Can Save the Planet: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

The Magic School Bus and the Electric Field Trip: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading

Way to Grow! Gardening: Composting: Discussion Guide

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading.

Fresh Air, Clean Water: Guide for Families (en Español)

Use this Discussion Guide before, during, and after reading with your child.

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Clean Water

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

It is morning. You have just awakened from a good night's sleep and are feeling thirsty. Your mouth...

Pre-K - 5th
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Mysteries of Language and Communication

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

You have just walked into...

...the coolest room you've ever seen. On one side there's an arcade with...

Pre-K - 5th
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Grand Prismatic Spring

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

You are hiking on a trail through Yellowstone National Park. You are surrounded by many wonders of...

Pre-K - 5th
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Leaf Sheep of the Sea

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

Imagine scuba diving off the coast of Japan. The water is crystal clear, and you can see big fish...

Pre-K - 5th
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Moai of Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

Moai is the Polynesian word for statue. Many archaeologist, linguists, and anthropologists from all...

Pre-K - 5th
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Nasca Lines of Peru

Written by Susan Verde with Emma Walton Hamilton (Editor) and Illustrated by Art Direction by Gilles Galibert and Clement Fog (Toulouse, France)

The Nasca Lines were created nearly 2,000 years ago by the people who lived on the southern coast of...

Pre-K - 5th
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Love BIG (The Live Big Series, Book 2)

Written by Kat Kronenberg and Illustrated by David Miles

In the second book of the Live Big series, the African savanna has turned dry and desolate. The...

Pre-K - 5th

My Caribbean Grandma: Vocabulary Guide

Use this Vocabulary Guide to identify Tier 2 vocabulary words in the book. 

My Caribbean Grandma: Memory Match

After reading My Caribbean Grandma, use this Memory Matching puzzle to help students build...

My Caribbean Grandma: Word Search

After reading My Caribbean Grandma by Sandra Campbell-Notice use this printable and interactive Word...

My Caribbean Grandma: Criss Cross

This printable and interactive Criss Cross puzzle aligns with My Caribbean Grandma by Sandra...

The Legend of the Sleep-Eating Elephant: Book Study

A five-day picture book study created by the author for grades 2–5 focusing on reading standards...

In Her Hands: Lee & Low Teacher's Guide

The Teacher’s Guide provided by Lee & Low Books includes a book summary, background, discussion...

George Crum and the Saratoga Chip: Lee & Low Teacher's Guide

The Teacher’s Guide provided by Lee & Low Books includes a book summary, background, discussion...

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In Her Hands: The Story of Sculptor Augusta Savage

Written by Alan Schroeder and Illustrated by JaeBe Bereal

A recreation of events from the childhood and early career of Augusta Savage, a pioneering female...

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George Crum and the Saratoga Chip

Written by Gaylia Taylor and Illustrated by Frank Morrison

Growing up in the 1830s in Saratoga Springs, New York, isn't easy for George Crum. Picked on at...

2nd - 5th
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The World Is Not a Rectangle: A Portrait of Architect Zaha Hadid

Written and Illustrated by Jeanette Winter

Zaha Hadid grew up in Baghdad, Iraq, and dreamed of designing her own cities. After studying...

K - 5th

Quest to Digest: Frayer Model

Use this graphic organizer to deepen vocabulary knowledge. 

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