Debra J. Housel

Explore the different types of ecosystems and biomes through this captivating Spanish book, featuring vivid images, charts and graphs, and interesting facts Readers will be excited as they learn about the tundra, grassland, desert, and temperate forests, as well as riparian and pelagic biomes. A glossary, index, and an engaging experiment are included to help children further understand the content.

What is matter? Anything that takes up space is matter. Matter can be a water, liquid, or gas. These are the states of matter. Learn about matter with this Spanish science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

A force is a push, a pull, or a turn. Every force has an equal and opposite force. Forces are always with you They are all around us. Learn about forces with this Spanish science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Introduce students to the concept of motion with this Spanish science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary including Newton's Laws of Motion, force, drag, and friction. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Introduce students to immigration in America in the 1800s, and how it affected the United States. With this Spanish-translated book, readers will discover topics such as Ellis Island, Angel Island, and assimilation. Primary source images, fascinating facts, a glossary, and other features keep students engaged and help them better understand the social studies content.

Give students insight into the Industrial Revolution, how it influenced innovation and employment in the United States, and how it changed the lives of Americans at the beginning of the 20th century. With this nonfiction Spanish-translated book, readers will learn about assembly lines, patents, labor unions, child labor laws, labor unions, muckrakers, and immigrant and slave labor. Colorful images, supporting text, a glossary, and other features keep students engaged and help them better understand the content.

This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments. Third grade students will learn all about ecosystems and the environment through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.

This teacher resource enables students to study broad concepts, such as text structure and point of view, as well as analyze the overarching themes, concepts, arguments, and claims presented in texts. Written at a variety of grade level ranges, these text-dependent question stems allow teachers to differentiate content so all students can access and understand the concepts explored. Question stems can also be used to correlate to the Common Core and other state standards.

This instructional guide for literature is the ideal tool to help students analyze and understand this classic book. The engaging and rigorous lessons and activities utilize research-based literacy skills that will help students become efficient readers. Students will dive eagerly into the world of Charlotte's Web while analyzing its many characters. They will practice guided close reading, study text-based vocabulary, analyze story elements, and much more while making cross-curricular connections to mathematics, science, social studies, and other areas. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Introduce students to the concept of motion with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. This book teaches important scientific topics and vocabulary including Newton's Laws of Motion, force, drag, and friction. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

What is matter? Anything that takes up space is matter. Matter can be a water, liquid, or gas. These are the states of matter. Learn about matter with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

A force is a push, a pull, or a turn. Every force has an equal and opposite force. Forces are always with you! They are all around us. Learn about forces with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Join Flora and Ulysses in this humorous, Newbery Medal-winning story about a young girl and her pet squirrel. Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides fun, challenging activities and lessons to teach students how to analyze story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more. This is the perfect way to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature.

Looking for ways to add rigor to your students' explorations of rich, complex literature? Students will be engaged as they analyze this beloved children's story about Pickles the Fire Cat and his adventures at the firehouse. The Fire Cat: An Instructional Guide for Literature provides engaging activities that incorporate the following research-based literacy skills: close reading tasks; text-based vocabulary practice; cross-curricular activities; text-dependent questions; reader response writing prompts; leveled comprehension questions; story elements comprehension tasks; diverse and relevant assessments. Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

Engage students in analyzing Alexander's terrible day, with appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities from this instructional guide. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day: An Instructional Guide for Literature will teach young readers how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and more! Strengthen your students' literacy skills by implementing this high-interest resource in your classroom!

What did people use to buy things before money was invented? Where is money made? Find out in this inviting book that informs readers about coins, paper money, the Federal Reserve, exchange rates, and checking accounts. Featuring a timeline of moneys history, detailed photos, stimulating facts, clear, informational text, and a glossary that will assist in improving vocabulary, this Spanish-translated nonfiction title will keep readers engaged from cover to cover.

Did you know that most animals in the world don't have backbones? Learn more about invertebrates in this engaging, Spanish-translated nonfiction book. Readers will learn all about mollusks, arthropods, arachnids, and crustaceans while being stimulated from cover to cover with its detailed images and charts, intriguing facts, and informative text.

Take a journey into the wild world of reptiles and amphibians Readers will learn about crocodiles, lizards, snakes, tortoises, and salamanders. Featuring a glossary, index, colorful images and charts, intriguing facts, and clear, informative text, readers will be sure to be enthralled as they move through this engaging, Spanish-translated book.

Discover the world of mammals in this delightful nonfiction title Readers will learn all about different mammals--from primates to marsupials, and rabbits to whales, even omnivores and herbivores. Featuring vivid photos and charts, clear text, and stimulating facts, this Spanish-translated book will have children eager to learn all they can about mammals

What did people use to buy things before money was invented? Where is money made? Find out in this inviting book that informs readers about coins, paper money, the Federal Reserve, exchange rates, and checking accounts. Featuring a timeline of moneys history, detailed photos, stimulating facts, clear, informational text, and a glossary that will assist in improving vocabulary, readers will be stimulated from cover to cover.