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These books in this series specifically target students in junior high school or beyond who need more practice in reading comprehension skills. These revised, updated editions of Reading Comprehension Books 7–10 contain mostly new passages. Each book contains 25 selections and has the same format as other books in the Reading Comprehension series, with selections on social studies; science; literature and language; philosophy; logic and mathematics; the arts; and combined subjects. Exercises develop students’ skills in finding the main idea, identifying facts, following sequences, drawing conclusions, and making assumptions. The books also contain a new writing component that gives students practice in writing a short paragraph as well as a longer piece that gives their interpretation or opinion of a question related to the selection. Skills Addressed • Story recall • Sequencing • Drawing conclusions • Vocabulary development • Main idea • Extending thoughts in writing • Inference. Level 4 is for Grades 10-11. Answer Key is included. Learn More

The 3rd Edition Learning Language Arts Through Literature - The Gold Book - British offers instructions and directions for student and teacher. Now the answers are in the Teacher Section along with novel summaries, answers, and more helps making this edition easier than ever to use! The Gold Book - British Literature is complete curriculum for high school language arts courses. Classic poems and novels by the best and most influential authors were selected to demonstrate literary principles. The Gold Book series is designed to encourage the high school student's ability to read and understand literature, develop the ability for verbal and written expression, enable him to interpret and access literary meaning in terms of content and philosophy and clearly state a position in response. In The Gold Book - British Literature you will find: Novel Studies take an in-depth look at five well-known British novels. Students are challenged with thought-provoking questions, learn to interpret literature, analyze characters, and more. Book Reviews and writing assignments offer students opportunity to read good literature, write a summary, and formulate an opinion of the book. Poetry Study includes the poetry of notable British poets from the Romantic and Victorian periods and Modern Age. Included among the greats are Wordsworth, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Arnold, Hopkins, Eliot, Owen, Graves, and more. Essay Study includes the process of writing three 500-word essays, including one essay interpreting poetry. Complete instructions guide students to understanding and success. Book Reviews and writing assignments offer students opportunity to read good literature, write a summary, and formulate an opinion of the book. Teacher's Guide and Answers are located in the back of the book. From Common Sense Press. 168 Pages. Learn More

Whales, The Gentle Giants. Even the smallest whale is as big as a rowboat. Learn more facts about the giants of the deep when you read this book. Part of the "Step Into Reading" series. Level 3. Recommended reading level grades 1-3. Softcover. 48 pages. Learn More

Over 125 years ago our beloved Statue of Liberty made its way to New York Harbor. This Step 2 non-fiction reader uses illustrations and all-new photographs to tell the story of how Lady Liberty was sculpted, transported from France, unveiled, and made into an American icon. Level 2 Reader. 32 pages. Ages 4-6 Learn More

Christopher Columbus by Stephen Krensky. A Step 3 reading on your own book, this is the story of three small ships and a huge, unknown sea. Travel with Christopher Columbus and his crew on their brave voyage of discovery. 48 pp. Learn More

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Escape North! The Story of Harriet Tubman is an easy-to-read, page-turning account of Harriet Tubman’s life. It takes you from her childhood in slavery to her years as a conductor on the Underground Railroad to her later work as a suffragette and as a spy in the Civil War. This remarkable true story brings to life one of America’s greatest female role models.

Part of: Step Into Reading: Level 4

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Illustrated in full color. "This introduction to sharks keeps within a first-grade reading level without sacrificing information. Cole tells about different kinds of sharks, and facts on their food consumption and innumerable teeth. The text makes clear that few sharks eat people and that sharks come in a variety of shapes and sizes. Grades K-2 Learn More

Take a tour with students in grades 5 and up using Egypt and the Middle East! This 128-page book covers topics such as Sumer, the rise of kings, grave robbers, Queen Hatshepsut, King Tut, Alexander the Great, the Islamic Golden Age, the Crusades, WWI, and Saddam Hussein. This book presents and reinforces information through captivating reading passages and a variety of reproducible, cross-discipline activities. It also includes biographical sketches, a time line, and a complete answer key.

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78 two-sided flash cards featuring 150 basic sight words. From Carson-Dellosa. Learn More

With today's emphasis on fast-moving technology and the focus on testing standards for science and math, the need for students to grasp key scientific principles has never been greater. The Kingfisher Science Encyclopedia, 3rd edition is the one reference that includes all of the information students need to know in a concise and trustworthy package. Fully revised and updated, with clear, accessible writing by scientific experts and plenty of illustration for visual learners, this volume provides in-depth insight and succinct authoritative answers to all areas of scientific inquiry-avoiding the need to hunt and peck for information across multiple sources. An impressive supplementary section at the end of the book includes mini-biographies of famous scientists, and an illustrated time line of key inventions and discoveries. Arranged thematically into ten subjects, with reference summaries for each chapter and a full index, this encyclopedia does more than merely provide facts-it helps the reader develop an integrated, hands-on understanding of the science which drives everything around us. Learn More

By Andrew Prentice, Matthew Oldham, Illustrated by Hannah Peck

Do you dream of becoming a scriptwriter? This book will help you write all kinds of scripts - scary ones, exciting ones and hilariously silly ones. Each page is full of tips and ideas that will help you every step of the way - from making up characters to writing dialogue and putting on your very own show. With Usborne Quicklinks to specially selected websites for more inspiration.

A great primer for anyone who wants to write a film, a play, a radio play, a puppet show, a podcast - any kind of script you can dream of.

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The teacher’s edition of the Adventures in Phonics: Level B workbook helps instructors teach phonetic principles to students. It leads instructors in effectively helping students to pronounce letters and words and to read words and sentences. It also provides answers to the questions and exercises within the workbook. It includes additional phonics charts at the end of the manual. First grade level. Corresponds with Item #1299, Student Book. Learn More

Saxon Algebra 1/2 Homeschool Kit. Includes hardcover student text, softcover answer key & softcover test booklet. Algebra 1/2 represents a culmination of pre-algebra mathematics, covering all topics normally taught in pre-algebra, as well as additional topics from geometry and discrete mathematics (used in engineering and computer sciences). Hardcover Student Textbook includes: 123 Lessons, plus 10 Additional Topics; Glossary and Index; 120 Lessons. Each daily lesson includes warm-up activities, teaching of the new concept, and practice of new and previous material; Answers to odd-numbered problems ; 487 pages; Homeschool Packet With Test Forms Includes: 31 Test Forms for homeschooling; Answer Key to all Student Textbook Practices, Problem Sets, and Additional Topic Practices; Answer Key to all homeschool Tests. Note: Solutions Manual with detailed solutions for all textbook practices and problem sets is available separately (Item #3074). Learn More

This meeting book is primarily a calendar to help keep track of student progress, but also includes worksheets to help kids practice skills from telling time & temperature to counting money and problem solving. Grade 1, Paperback. Note: This item is included in the Saxon Math 1 Home Study Kit, sold separately (Item #2858). Learn More

Saxon Math K Meeting Book features a blank calendar to help keep track of student progress, as well as daily exercises to help kids practice skills fom telling time & temperature to counting money and problem solving. Grade K, Paperback. Note: This item is included in the Saxon Math K Home Study Kit, sold separately (Item #2999). Learn More

Saxon Math 3 Meeting Book's blank calendar format is designed to keep track of your student's progress in Saxon Math 3. It is used for daily exercises where students practice skills ranging from telling time and temperature to counting money and problem solving. The calendar follows a school year, beginning in August and ending in July. The back also contains tips for learning the months of the year, a place for birthdays, measurement, number words, counting strips and zigzag number line. 24 pages, softcover. Note: This item is included in the Saxon Math 3 Home Study Kit, sold separately (Item #2998) Learn More

The teacher’s edition of the Adventures in Phonics: Level A workbook helps instructors teach the basic phonetic principles to students. It leads instructors in effectively helping students to pronounce letters and words and to read words and sentences. It also provides answers to the questions and exercises within the workbook. Finally, it informs teachers and parents when the Kindergarten phonics readers are to be used. It is recommended that a supplemental set of flash cards and charts be used with this program. This product corresponds with Item #1298, Adventures in Phonics Student Book A. Learn More

In winter, spring, summer, and fall, Frog and Toad are always together. From sledding in winter to eating ice cream on hot summer days, these two friends have fun the whole year round! Part of the I Can Read Books series. Level 2 is for readers who still need help. Softcover 64 pages. Learn More

Strawberry Girl is a Newbery medal winning novel written and illustrated by Lois Lenski. First published in 1945, this realistic fiction children's book, set among the "Crackers" of rural Florida, is one in Lenski's series of regional novels. Learn More

Meet Rose Wilder, Laura Ingalls Wilder's daughter, and the last of the Little House girls. Rose and her parents, Laura and Almanzo, say good-bye to Ma and Pa Ingalls and Laura's sisters. In a covered wagon containing all their possessions, they make their way across the drought-stricken Midwest to the lush green valleys of southern Missouri. The journey is long and not always easy, but at the end is the promise of a new home and a new life for the Wilders. Little House on Rocky Ridge is the first book in The Rose Years, an ongoing series about another spirited girl from America's most beloved pioneer family. 368 pages. Ages 8-12. Learn More

This comprehensive look at geography and the environment, Maps and Globes, can take you anywhere—to the top of the tallest mountain on earth or the bottom of the deepest ocean. Maps tell you about the world: where various countries are located, where the jungles and deserts are, even how to find your way around your own hometown. If you take a fancy to any place on earth, you can go there today and still be home in time for dinner. So open a map, spin a globe. The wide world awaits you. 48 pages. Paperback. Ages 4-8. Supports the Common Core State Standards Learn More

This reproducible study guide is recommended for grades 9th-12th. Suggested activities include comprehension questions, vocabulary, author and background information and more. Biblical references included. Learn More