Reading & Literature

Children can discover the magic of Beethoven by pressing the buttons in this enchanting sound book. The animal orchestra travels through the animal world playing five different pieces of Beethoven's music and telling the other animals a little bit about the extraordinary man who wrote them. The beautiful illustrations and spellbinding music are a perfect introduction to one of the greatest composers of all time.

From Usborne Books

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Learning phonics is fun with this big collection of easy-to-read nonfiction books about children?s favorite animals?from bugs to apes, frogs to whales! Inside the sturdy little box, you?ll find 24 photo-filled titles that target and teach short vowels, long vowels, blends, and more. Includes a mini-workbook, motivating stickers, and a handy parent guide filled with quick tips to help your child become an able, agile reader. Learn More

A delightfully illustrated book of animal stories from around the world, specially selected and retold for younger children. Contains five classic stories: The Fox and the Tiger, Chicken Licken, Why the Zebra Has Stripes, The Greedy Dog, and The Brave Little Hare. Learn More

Novel Units is a literacy-based solution that improves Students' reading and critical - thinking skills and provides teachers with comprehensive curriculum-based lesson plans that will engage, motivate and inspire!

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Novel Units is a literacy-based solution that improves Students' reading and critical - thinking skills and provides teachers with comprehensive curriculum-based lesson plans that will engage, motivate and inspire!

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Anne of Avonlea By M. R. MONTGOMERY

The second story in the ever-popular Anne of Green Gables series. Now Anne is half past sixteen and she’s ready to begin a new life teaching in her old school. She’s as feisty as ever and is fiercely determined to inspire young hearts with her own ambitions. But some of her pupils are as boisterous and high-spirited as Anne, and so life in her Avonlea classroom becomes a lesson in discovery and adventure . . .

Paperback | Published by Puffin Books Sep 17, 2009 | 400 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Anne of Green Gables By L. M. MONTGOMERY.

The celebrated classic about a red-headed orphan and the family who falls in love with her. The Cuthberts are in for a shock. They are expecting an orphan boy to help with the work at Green Gables – but a skinny red-haired girl turns up instead. Highly spirited Anne Shirley charms her way into the Cuthberts’ affection with her vivid imagination and constant chatter, and soon it’s impossible to imagine life without her. A favourite classic with cover and introduction by the inimitable Lauren Child, award-winning creator of Clarice Bean and the hugely popular Charlie and Lola series.

Paperback |  Published by Puffin Books Sep 11, 2008 | 464 Pages | 5 x 7 | Middle Grade (8-12)

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In this guide students complete comprehension and critical thinking questions along with multiple activities per chapter, which include a drawing guide to create your very own drawing, the differences between Scripture and legends, and more. This guide includes questions and answers for each chapter, fun projects, and a recipe for a raspberry cordial. Recommended for grade 5.

73 Pages

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Anne of the Island By L. M. MONTGOMERY

The third heartwarming book about red-haired Anne Shirley. As her childhood friends get married and move away, Anne too leaves Prince Edward Island for college in Kingsport. Although Priscilla Grant and Gilbert Blythe are there, too, she feels lonely and out of place. But Anne soon makes new friends, one of whom is rich, handsome Roy Gardner, whose attentions to Anne make Gilbert very jealous ...

Paperback | Published by Puffin Books Apr 01, 2010 | 368 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Aristotle Poetics. In his near-contemporary account of Greek tragedy, Aristotle examines the dramatic elements of plot, character, language and spectacle that combine to produce pity and fear in the audience, and asks why we derive pleasure from this apparently painful process. Taking examples from the plays of Aeschylus, Sophocles and Euripides, the Poetics introduces into literary criticism such central concepts as mimesis ("imitation), amartia ("error), and katharsis ("purification"). Aristotle explains how the most effective tragedies rely on complication and resolution, recognition and reversals, centering on characters of heroic stature, idealized yet true to life. One of the most powerful, perceptive and influential works of criticism in Western literary history, the Poetics has informed serious thinking about drama ever since. Malcolm Health's lucid English translation makes the Poetics fully accessible to the modern reader. It is accompanied by an extended introduction, which discusses the key concepts in detail and includes suggestions for further reading. From Penguin Classics. 144 pages. Paperback.

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Grab your passport and get ready for a daring adventure! This comprehension guide is filled with challenging exercises and fun activities to benefit your student as they circumnavigate Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne. Includes vocabulary lists, comprehension questions and engaging activities such as build your own rainforest. The goal of the comprehension guide is to help students increase comprehension on a literal and inferential level, expand vocabulary, identify biblical values in the literature while developing a student's appreciation and love for reading. The guide is paperback with dozens of reproducible pages, great for school and homeschool use.

Recommended for students in the 6th grade.

Softcover71p.

Veritas Press

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ABOUT AROUND THE WORLD IN EIGHTY DAYS

Shocking his stodgy colleagues at the exclusive Reform Club, enigmatic Englishman Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune, undertaking an extraordinary and daring enterprise: to circumnavigate the globe in eighty days. With his French valet Passepartout in tow, Verne’s hero traverses the far reaches of the earth, all the while tracked by the intrepid Detective Fix, a bounty hunter certain he is on the trail of a notorious bank robber. Set from the text of George M. Towle’s original 1873 translation, this Modern Library Paperback Classic of Verne’s adventure novel comes vividly alive, brilliantly reflecting on time, space, and one man’s struggle to reach beyond the bounds of both science and society.

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Travel the world through delightful children’s picture books! Introduce your K-3rd children to world geography and culture with award-winning literature. Part One covers Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica. In Asia we explore China, Japan, Thailand, and India. In Africa we visit Morocco, Egypt, Kenya, Tanzania, and Ghana. This course includes nature study, folktales, fables, music, art, poetry, and history.

Gentle Socratic questions are designed to prompt discussion and discovery. Geographic elements include country maps and flags for children to cut out, paint or color, encouraging journaling of all they are learning. Beautiful drawings of indigenous animals are also included which will familiarize students with some remarkable creatures, their habitat and habits, cultivating respect and wonder for the natural world.

Each country visited also includes a Library Connection, as well as History and Biography suggestions, so that parents can expand the study with additional recommendations. Each chapter concludes with a fun foray into the cuisine of the country with recipes, photos, and links to create a memorable evening visiting unique culinary creations from around the world.

•This study contains 70 lessons. •Complete 4 lessons per week for a semester study. •Complete 2 lessons per week for a one-year study.

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Continue your journey around the world in this brand-new course covering South America and Europe! In Europe you and your children will travel through France, Spain, Italy, Holland, Denmark, Sweden, and Great Britain. In South America: Ecuador, Chile, Peru, and Brazil. Along with award-winning literature, this course includes nature study, folktales, fables, music, art, poetry, and history.

Gentle Socratic questions are designed to prompt discussion and discovery. Geographic elements include country maps and flags for children to cut out, paint or color, encouraging journaling of all they are learning. Beautiful drawings of indigenous animals will familiarize students with some remarkable creatures, their habitat and habits, cultivating respect and wonder for the natural world.

Each country visited also includes a Library Connection, as well as History and Biography suggestions, so that parents can expand the study with additional recommendations. Each chapter concludes with a fun foray into the cuisine of the country with recipes, photos, and links to create a memorable evening visiting unique culinary creations from around the world.

•This study contains approximately 70 lessons. •Complete 4 lessons per week for a semester study. •Complete 2 lessons per week for a one-year study. Part I (#1597) covers Asia, Africa, Australia, and Antarctica.

From Beautiful Feet

Grades K-3

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Violet's camping out too, but her friends don't want Arthur around. So Arthur decides to collect slimy things he knows Violet wouldn't like. But he doesn't count on slippery rocks and swooping bats, or hunger pangs. Then he smells hot dogs roasting over a warm fire... 64 pages. Ages 4-8. Learn More

Introduce your students to the most popular literary accomplishments of William Shakespeare. Easy-reading adaptations will ignite the interest of both reluctant and enthusiastic readers. Each title is arranged in 10 short chapters with key words defined and used in context. The integrity of the original plays have been retained but essentially converted into story format. Each chapter is followed by multiple-choice questions that require students to recall specific details, sequence events, draw inferences, develop new story names, and choose the main idea. 72-pages. Standards Mastered: • Reading and Listening Comprehension • Recalling Facts & Details, Main Idea • Analyzing Characters • Context Clues • Interpreting Text • Reading Skills • Vocabulary Development • Fluency Interested level grade 4-adult Learn More

When a ferocious storm hits their ship, young Mary and Jean become stranded on a deserted island. They're not the only survivors; with them are four babies. Immediately the sisters set out to make the island a home for themselves and the little ones. A classic tale of courage and dedication from a Newbery Medalist author, Carol Ryrie Brink. Ages 8-12. Learn More

The Mexican American author Gary Soto draws on his own experience of growing up in California's Central Valley in this finely crafted collection of eleven short stories that reveal big themes in the small events of daily life. Crooked teeth, ponytailed girls, embarrassing grandfathers, imposter Barbies, annoying brothers, Little League tryouts, and karate lessons weave the colorful fabric of Soto's world. The smart, tough, vulnerable kids in these stories are Latino, but their dreams and desires belong to all of us. Glossary of Spanish terms included. Learn More

Ten-year old Opal lives in a trailer park in Florida with her itinerant preacher father. While at a Winn-Dixie supermarket, she claims that a scraggly dog is hers that is wrecking havoc in the store. Winn-Dixie inspires her to challenge her father to finally tell her ten things about her absentee mother, and Opal makes lots of unusual friends in her quirky Florida town because the dog is so friendly. And because of Winn-Dixie, Opal grows to learn about friendship — and forgiveness. But, Winnie-Dixie is frightened and runs away in a storm. Opal and her father rekindle their relationship during their search for him. Learn More

One of the most universally studied of the English classics, Beowulf is considered the finest heroic poem in Old English. Written ten centuries ago, it celebrates the character and exploits of Beowulf, a young nobleman of the Geats, a people of southern Sweden. Beowulf first rescues the royal house of Denmark from two marauding monsters, then returns to rule his people for 50 years, ultimately losing life in a battle to defend the Geats from a dragon's rampage. The poem combines mythical elements, Christian and pagan sensibilities, and actual historical figures and events in a narrative that ranges from vivid descriptions of fierce fighting and detailed portrayals of court life to earnest considerations of social and moral dilemmas. Originally written in Old English verse, it is presented here in an authoritative prose translation by R. K. Gordon. Reprint from Anglo-Saxon Poetry, J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., London, 1926. Learn More

Long ago there was a Scandinavian warrior who fought three evils so powerful they could destroy whole kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saves the land of the Danes from a merciless ogre named Grendel and then from his sea-hag mother. But it is his third terrible battle, with the death-dragon of the deep, in which he truly meets his match. Lovers of heroes, monsters, and the drama of battle will find this retelling as enthralling as it is tragic. Learn More

He comes out of the darkness, moving in on his victims in deadly silence. When he leaves, a trail of blood is all that remains. He is a monster, Grendel, and all who know of him live in fear. Hrothgar, the king of the Danes, knows something must be done to stop Grendel. But who will guard the great hall he has built, where so many men have lost their lives to the monster while keeping watch? Only one man dares to stand up to Grendel's fury --Beowulf. 112 pages. Paperback. Ages 12 and up. Learn More

ABOUT BEOWULF

“Will fire imaginations and elicit the heart-pumping, wide-eyed response that has kept this tale alive and vigorous through the ages.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books (starred review)

Long ago a Scandinavian warrior fought three evils so powerful they threatened whole kingdoms. Standing head and shoulders above his comrades, Beowulf single-handedly saved the land of the Danes from a merciless ogre named Grendel and from his sea-hag mother. But it is his third terrible battle, with the death-dragon of the deep, in which he truly meets his match. Lovers of heroes, monsters, and the drama of battle will find this retelling as enthralling as it is tragic. Now in a handy black-and-white digest edition.

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Betsy, Tacy, and Tib can't wait to be ten. After all, getting two numbers in your age is the beginning of growing up—exciting things are bound to happen. And they do! The girls fall in love with the King of Spain, perform in the School Entertainment, and for the first time, go all the way over the Big Hill to Little Syria by themselves. There Betsy, Tacy, and Tib make new friends and learn a thing or two. They learn that new Americans are sometimes the best Americans. And they learn that they themselves wouldn't want to be anything else.

Ever since their first publication in the 1940s, the Betsy-Tacy stories have been loved by each generation of young readers.

from Harper Collins

192 pages 

Ages 8-12

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