Reading & Literature

Thirteen-year-old Brian Robeson is on his way to visit his father when the single-engine plane in which he is flying crashes. Suddenly, Brian finds himself alone in the Canadian wilderness with nothing but a tattered Windbreaker and the hatchet his mother gave him as a present -- and the dreadful secret that has been tearing him apart since his parent's divorce. But now Brian has no time for anger, self pity, or despair -- it will take all his know-how and determination, and more courage than he knew he possessed, to survive. For twenty years Gary Paulsen's award-winning contemporary classic has been the survival story with which all others are compared. This new edition, with a reading group guide, will introduce a new generation of readers to this page-turning, heart-stopping adventure. 192 Pages. Grades 5+ Learn More

Explore this classic survival story of a boy who is stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash and must learn to survive with only the help of his hatchet. Hatchet: An Instructional Guide for Literature supports this story and features challenging cross-curricular activities and lessons that work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to better analyze and comprehend literature. Students will learn to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading, improve text-based vocabulary, and determine meaning through text-dependent questions. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this essential resource that supports instruction of the Newbery Honor book by Gary Paulsen. Grades 4-8 From Teacher Created Materials Learn More

Heidi By JOHANNA SPYRI Introduction by Eva Ibbotson.

Little Heidi goes to live with her grandfather in his lonely hut high in the Alps and she quickly learns to love her new life. But her strict aunt decides to send her away again to live in the town. Heidi cannot bear being away from the mountains and is determined to return to the happiness of life with her grandfather. With a delightfully nostalgic introduction by award-winning author, Eva Ibbotson.

Paperback | Published by Puffin Books Mar 05, 2009 | 320 Pages | Middle Grade (10 and up)

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Grab your cloak and travel with Heidi as she, Grandfather, and Peter adventure along the mountainside. This comprehension guide includes chapter questions, puzzles, games, solutions, and recipes to help your 5th grade student learn about life in the Alps, and more importantly, how God changes hearts and lives. 68 pages Learn More

In Henry and Mudge's eighteenth adventure, Henry's cousin Annie is moving -- right next door to Henry! Annie likes Henry and Mudge, but she's nervous about leaving her friends, and about changing schools, and about what might happen to her things on the moving truck. She's so nervous she's broken out in blotches. But Henry knows just the thing for a bad case of nerves -- a snuggle under a blanket with a big dog like Mudge! 48 pages. Ages 5-7. Learn More

Henry and his dog Mudge visit Henry's grandparents—but what's that sound?—in this ninth Ready-to-Read book of their adventures. Henry and Mudge spend a scary night at Henry's grandmother's house in the country. Ages 5-7. 40 pages. Learn More

Henry and his dog Mudge celebrate Henry's birthday in this fourteenth Ready-to-Read book of their adventures. Henry and his 180-pound dog Mudge are best friends forever. And now that it's Henry's birthday, it's time for bright balloons, potato-sack races, and presents! Ages 5-7. 40 pages. Learn More

Henry and his dog Mudge share a fun-filled day at the beach in this sixth Ready-to-Read book of their adventures. Henry and his 180-pound dog Mudge are best friends forever. And they're ready for some sun and sand! Ages 5-7. 48 pages Learn More

Henry and his dog Mudge weather a storm in this twelfth Ready-to-Read book of their adventures. Henry and his 180-pound dog Mudge are best friends forever. And when a storm comes, they face wind, thunder, and lightning! Ages 5-7. 40 pages. Learn More

Henry and his dog Mudge are going to their first family reunion in this fifteenth Ready-to-Read book of their adventures. Ages 5-7. 48 pages. Learn More

The first book in the acclaimed Ready-to-Read series from Newbery Medalist Cynthia Rylant featuring Henry and his lovable 180-pound dog, Mudge. Henry, feeling lonely on a street without any other children, finds companionship and love in a big dog named Mudge. Ages 4-7. 40 pages. Learn More

Henry Huggins feels that nothing exciting happens to him. Then one day he finds a stray dog which marks the beginning of Henry's exciting new life. Ages 8-12. Softcover. By Beverly Cleary. Learn More

Henry VI: Part One is a dramatic tale of the lives of soldiers, diplomats, kings, and insurrectionists. It depicts the fractious instability of the court and nobility of fifteenth-century England, and their squabbles with their French counterparts. Despite its debut performance in 1592, however, Henry VI: Part One does not appear in printed form until some thirty years later, in the 1623 folio. There are many questions, therefore, surrounding exactly how many people wrote the play, when they did so, how it was performed, who played what part, and the nature of the manuscript behind the first performance. In his wide-ranging introduction, Michael Taylor offers answers to these questions, and discusses other key issues such as language, structure, performance history, and the role of women in the play. Taylor edits the play for students, scholars, and theater-goers with an informative commentary on all aspects of the language, action, characters, and staging. Paperback. 272 pages. Learn More

Henry V by William Shakespeare is one of the Bard’s most well-known plays, featuring the famous St. Crispin’s Day speech. Our Student and Teacher Guides will increase the student’s vocabulary and reading comprehension. Learn More

These classics are sure to excite even the most reluctant reader!

This workbook contains 10 short, easy-to-read chapters and is followed by 100 specific comprehension questions and 60 vocabulary exercises. Skills focused on include: main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details, sequencing, and vocabulary in a modified cloze format. Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Book is tested against the Fry Readability Graph and uses McGraw-Hill’s Core Vocabulary. Book contains 72 pages with exciting illustrations. The included audio CD features a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages of the workbook and exciting sound effects.</p

Grade Level: N/A

Interest Level: 4-12

Reading Level: 4

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These classics are sure to excite even the most reluctant reader!

This workbook contains 10 short, easy-to-read chapters and is followed by 100 specific comprehension questions and 60 vocabulary exercises. Skills focused on include: main idea, critical thinking, inference, recalling details, sequencing, and vocabulary in a modified cloze format. Key words are defined and used in context prior to each chapter to make reading easier and more pleasurable. Book is tested against the Fry Readability Graph and uses McGraw-Hill’s Core Vocabulary. Book contains 72 pages with exciting illustrations. The included audio CD features a word-for-word reading directly from the chapter pages of the workbook and exciting sound effects.

Grade Level: N/A

Interest Level: 4-12

Reading Level: 1

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Hitty is a doll of great charm and character. It is indeed a privilege to publish her memoirs, which, besides being full of the most thrilling adventures on land and sea, also reveal her delightful personality. One glance at her portrait will show that she is no ordinary doll. Hitty, or Mehitable as she was really named, was made in the early 1800s for Phoebe Preble, a little girl from Maine. Young Phoebe was very proud of her beautiful doll and took her everywhere, even on a long sailing trip in a whaler. This is the story of Hitty's years with Phoebe, and the many that follow in the life of a well-loved doll. 256 pages. Grades 4-6 Learn More

This grade 1 workbook covers a variety of skills, including facts & inferences, vocabulary, using context clues, classifying, drawing conclusions, and more. 26 stories with skills review.

147 classroom-reproducible, perforated pages, softcover.

Line-listed answer key included.

>1st Grade.

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Provide students with the reading comprehension practice opportunities they need to achieve reading success!

The Core Skills: Reading Comprehension workbooks from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will engage and develop your student's reading skills through high-interest selections that feature relatable scenarios.

Age -appropriate reading passages (fiction and non-fiction) are followed by a variety of multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank exercises that cover vocabulary and different comprehension skills.

This grade 5 workbook covers a variety of skills, facts & inferences, cause and effect, vocabulary-word meanings, using context clues, synonyms, multiple meaning words, classifying, identifying main and supporting ideas, and more.

117 classroom-reproducible, perforated pages, softcover.

Line-listed answer key included.

5th Grade.

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Provide students with the reading comprehension practice opportunities they need to achieve reading success! The Core Skills: Reading Comprehension workbooks from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will engage and develop your student's reading skills through high-interest selections that feature relatable scenarios. Age -appropriate reading passages (fiction and non-fiction) are followed by a variety of multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank exercises that cover vocabulary and different comprehension skills. This grade 6 workbook covers a variety of skills, constructed response items, dialect, literary genres, vocabulary-idioms, hyperbole, study skills-using the encyclopedia, using an index, evaluating sources of information and more. 117 classroom-reproducible, perforated pages, softcover. Line-listed answer key included. 6th Grade.

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Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the warden makes the boys "build character" by spending all day, every day, digging holes: five feet wide and five feet deep. It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption. 272 pages. Ages 9-11. Learn More

Learn how one boy struggles to work his way out of his family's cursed, bad luck! Holes: An Instructional Guide for Literature is the perfect resource to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this Newbery Medal and National Book Award-winning novel. Appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support this story, and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. These lessons and activities work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more. Add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature with this essential resource! Grades 4-8 From Teacher Created Materials Learn More

ABOUT HOMER PRICE (PUFFIN MODERN CLASSICS)

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and pet skunk.

The comic genius of Robert McCloskey and his wry look at small-town America has kept readers in stitches for generations!

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Homer Price Teacher Guide by Memoria Press. For use with the Homer Price Literature Student Guide (item# 4394). The student book is reproduced with the correct answers inserted; discussion question answers are listed separately. Quizzes cover multiple chapters and test vocabulary, comprehension multiple choice, and short answer questions. A final exam is also included. The answers for the vocabulary tests & exam are overlaid on reproduced forms. Softcover. Grade 3-5. Learn More