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In order to be classified as a mammal, animals must have fur or hair, be warm-blooded, and mothers must give birth to live young. In this specially formatted book, readers learn about this animal group as well as many example of mammal species. Full-color photographs illustrate interesting body adaptations of each animal, first in close-up, along with facts about the animal that might clue readers in to what it is. The next pages reveal the whole...
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"Understanding the water cycle provides a solid foundation for comprehending weather and even some climate change topics. It's also a part of many elementary science curricula and important for everyone to understand--even struggling readers. This book aims to bring all learners up to speed on the basics of the water cycle, from precipitation to evaporation, and includes fact boxes to provide more vocabulary and concept context. Diagrams and full-color...
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"Snacks can be as simple as a cheese stick or as complicated as ants on a log or chocolate chip cookies! Readers can try out four different snack recipes using this book and a little help from an adult as well as hone their math skills in the real world of their kitchen! Each recipe is paired with a word problem using measuring, addition, subtraction, and more readers learn in the math classroom. Written especially for young readers, each problem...
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"There are many steps in the nitrogen cycle that include difficult concepts and words: denitrification, prokaryotes, ammonia, and more. With the help of this understandable book, even struggling readers will grasp this cycle of nature. Low-level language, fact boxes, and an extended glossary provide readers with essential vocabulary explanations that allow them to further understand each step of the cycle. Full-color diagrams aid readers' comprehension...
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"Soups can have meat and vegetables in them-but they can have fruit, too! Readers of this book expand their expectations of soup with four great, different recipes they can make with limited help from an adult. Each fosters independence in the kitchen and culinary curiosity, as well as helps reader apply math to the real world of their kitchen! Each recipe is accompanied by a word problem that uses skills from the math curriculum, including addition,...
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The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. While it only hears about 80 cases out of the thousands that petition to be heard, the court's decisions have a big impact. The most important job of the Supreme Court is to decide the constitutionality of laws and actions. This process is broken down for readers in simple terms that support their understanding of the judicial branch. The main content offers curriculum-based information...
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"There are few people who don't love some combination of toppings on pizza! From pepperoni to pineapple, the options are endless-and fun to test out together! In this book, readers find four recipes for pizza they can make with minimal help from an adult alongside word problems based on the recipes. Including math topics covered in the math curriculum, each problem asks readers to apply their math skills to the real world of the kitchen. A concluding...
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"Whether you prefer pasta hot or cold, with red sauce or butter, this book has a recipe for everyone! It also incorporates achievable math content straight from math curricula in the form of word problems that ask readers to take their skills in the classroom and bring them into the kitchen. With four recipes young chefs and mathematicians can try with minimal help from an adult, this book brings STEM into the real world, supporting the notion that...
10) Geronimo
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"Geronimo earned his place in the pantheon of Native American heroes by standing up for his people, even in the face of punishment. Though he never regained his tribe's lands from the US government, he is remembered by many Apache for his leadership and courage. Readers learn about Geronimo's fight for Apache territory as well as his early life in the present-day American Southwest. Historical images of him and early Native American reservations enhance...
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"What makes a salad, a salad? Does it have to have lettuce? Could it have a bean or corn base? This book broadens readers' understanding of just what this healthy staple can be made of while using the four recipes as a jumping off point to practice math skills. Word problems based on each recipe ask readers to use topics from the classroom and bring them to the kitchen, including measuring, addition, subtraction, and more. Readers can check their...
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"How much flour does a cookie recipe need? What if you double the recipe? In this book, simple word problems encourage readers to consider the many ways math is used in the kitchen to make delicious desserts! They'll use math strategies and knowledge acquired in the classroom to solve each problem and check their work against a concluding answer key. Including four recipes readers can make themselves or with just a little help from an adult, this...
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There are many steps in the nitrogen cycle that include difficult concepts and words: denitrification, prokaryotes, ammonia, and more. With the help of this understandable book, even struggling readers will grasp this cycle of nature. Low-level language, fact boxes, and an extended glossary provide readers with essential vocabulary explanations that allow them to further understand each step of the cycle. Full-color diagrams aid readers' comprehension...
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The movement of oxygen from product of photosynthesis, through the human system, water, and Earth's atmosphere is a scientific model called the oxygen cycle. And it's essential for life on Earth to continue. Through accessible language and full-color diagrams and photographs, this book explains an important natural cycle to readers of all levels, particularly those struggling to understand a standard text book. Fact boxes and an extended glossary...
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When the Constitution was written, some of the Founding Fathers wanted to include a provision that only those in Congress vote for president. Others felt it was important that the former colonists got to vote directly for their president. The Electoral College was the compromise reached-and it's still how the president and vice president are elected today. This often-confusing topic is broken down step by step for readers. Simple, clear language and...
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The Supreme Court is the highest court in the United States. While it only hears about 80 cases out of the thousands that petition to be heard, the court's decisions have a big impact. The most important job of the Supreme Court is to decide the constitutionality of laws and actions. This process is broken down for readers in simple terms that support their understanding of the judicial branch. The main content offers curriculum-based information...
17) Name That Fish!
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Fish come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. Their fins are uniquely shaped for what kind of swimming they do, and other body parts are adapted to shallow water habitats or life deep in the ocean. Through hints and close-up photographs of one feature of a fish, readers are introduced to many kinds of fish from all over the world. All they need to do is turn the page to find out which fish it is! Full-color photographs highlight the amazing marine environments...
18) Why Do We Vote?
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Many Americans believe it is their civic duty to vote. However, in most elections, less than half of eligible voters show up at the polls. Readers are introduced to the many reasons why voting is an important, including how voting allows the voice of the people to be heard. The main content tackles a complex idea of citizenship with accessible language and age-appropriate subject matter. Briefly covering social studies curriculum topics such as the...
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Many Americans believe it is their civic duty to vote. However, in most elections, less than half of eligible voters show up at the polls. Readers are introduced to the many reasons why voting is an important, including how voting allows the voice of the people to be heard. The main content tackles a complex idea of citizenship with accessible language and age-appropriate subject matter. Briefly covering social studies curriculum topics such as the...
20) The Oxygen Cycle
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The movement of oxygen from product of photosynthesis, through the human system, water, and Earth's atmosphere is a scientific model called the oxygen cycle. And it's essential for life on Earth to continue. Through accessible language and full-color diagrams and photographs, this book explains an important natural cycle to readers of all levels, particularly those struggling to understand a standard text book. Fact boxes and an extended glossary...