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We the Sea Turtles: A collection of island stories
Par Michelle Kadarusman. 2023
In a collection of powerful stories by Governor General’s Award-nominated author Michelle Kadarusman, eight children on islands around the world…
are each changed by a chance meeting with a turtle as they find their own grounding in an increasingly unpredictable world.Weird Rules to Follow
Par Kim Spencer. 2022
Rising voices: writings of young Native Americans
Par Arlene Hirschfelder, Beverly Singer. 1992
A collection of poems and essays written by young Native Americans between the late 1800s and 1990. Included is a…
nineteenth-century piece by a Chippewa girl who describes the heartbreak of returning home a stranger from seven years of boarding school and a poem declaring "Indians are native people...Yet, we are treated as though we just got here." For grades 5-8 and older readersMountain of Fire: Into the Heart of Volcanoes (Roberge)
Par Julie Roberge, Aless Mc, Charles Simard. 2023
Searching Beyond the Stars: Seven Women in Science Take On Space's Biggest Questions
Par Nicole Mortillaro. 2022
Are we alone in the cosmos? Could we one day live on a different planet? How is life formed? What…
other secrets does the universe hold? Through profiles of seven remarkable women scientists and their achievements in their respective fields, Searching Beyond the Stars takes us deep into space, looking at once to the distant past and the distant future to capture the awe and intrigue of some of the biggest questions we can possibly ask.Making connections across astronomy, chemistry, physics, history, and more, Nicole Mortillaro draws on her own experience as a woman in STEM to highlight the incredible odds each scientist faces while chasing new discoveries and the ways in which sexism and racism, among other barriers, still affect women scientists to this day. Sidebars filled with fascinating facts take readers behind the science and encourage them to delve deeper. Vibrant illustrations by Amanda Key showcase the wonder of space and the passion and eternal curiosity that drive each scientist in their work unfurling the mysteries of our universe.Scientists ProfiledKatherine Johnson, research mathematician and aerospace technologist at NASA. Helped get the first American astronauts into space and safely home again. Lived in Newport News, Virgina.Jill Tarter, radio astronomer and project scientist at NASA. Opened up possibilities for communicating with aliens. Lives in Berkeley, California.Sara Seager, astrophysicist and planetary scientist. Credited with laying the foundation for the field of exoplanet atmospheres and the search for life on exoplanets. Originally from Toronto, Ontario, Sara now lives in Massachusetts.Emily Lakdawalla, planetary scientist, journalist, speaker, and expert science communicator formerly of The Planetary Society. Lives in Los Angeles, California.Tanya Harrison, planetary scientist and geologist. Was on the science operations team for NASA’s Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter analyzing imaging from a geologist’s standpoint to see whether we might one day live on Mars. Director of Science Strategy at Planet Labs. Lives in Washington, D.C.Renée Hložek, astrophysicist and cosmologist. Her work is to imagine, dream, and calculate the mathematical equations that govern and predict the end of the universe. Originally from South Africa, Renée now lives in Toronto, Ontario.Ashley Walker, astrochemist, science communicator, and activist. Co-organizer of #BlackinChem, #BlackInAstro, and #BlackInPhysics to highlight and amplify the voices of Black researchers and scholars in these fields. Lives in Chicago, Illinois.*A Junior Library Guild Gold Standard SelectionSee It, Dream It, Do It: How 25 people just like you found their dream jobs
Par Colleen Nelson, Kathie MacIsaac. 2023
From award-winning author Colleen Nelson, and literacy advocate Kathie MacIsaac, twenty-five profiles present a plethora of jobs, and people, making…
it easier than ever for young people to see their dreams and to live their dreams!Spotlight on Literacy: Level 11 Units 1-6
Par Elaine Mei Aoki. 2000
101 Silly Easter Jokes for Kids
Par Editors of Ulysses Press. 2024
101 Silly Easter Jokes for Kids is filled with funny knock-knocks, egg-cellent puns, and delightful gut-busters that kids will love…
reading, sharing, and telling.Discover the ultimate laugh-out-loud joke book for kids that's all about celebrating Easter! Inside, kids will find clean, fun jokes like: What is the Easter Bunny's favorite state capital? Albunny, New York! What did the silly kid eat on Easter? Hot cross puns. Why did the Easter Bunny have to fire the assistant duck? Because he kept quacking all the eggs! What do you call a rabbit who works in a bakery? A yeaster bunny! What do you call a chocolate Easter bunny that was out in the sun too long? A runny bunny. . . . .And many more!Springboard: KS3 Science Teacher Handbook 1
Par Adam Boxer, Adam Robbins, Claudia Allan, Jovita Castelino, Thomas Millichamp, Bill Wilkinson. 2024
Deliver the Springboard Science course confidently with this workload-friendly approach to a knowledge-rich curriculum.Learn how to use cognitive science principles…
to deliver more effective, dynamic and engaging lessons, whatever your level of experience. Divided into topics, rather than lessons, this handbook enables you to teach each topic in a responsive fashion and at a pace that is right for your students.> Feel fully supported. Guided explanations, diagram constructions, demonstrations and worked examples have been carefully crafted to support all teachers, including those teaching outside of their subject specialism. > Overcome common misconceptions. Prerequisite knowledge checks for students help you to identify any missing knowledge or misconceptions before a topic is started, with approaches to solve these covered throughout the explanations.> Tailor teaching to the class in front of you. 'Check for understanding' questions allow you to adapt your delivery to meet students' needs, with suggested questions and responses to start the process. > Take a different approach to practicals. Our 'slow practical' approach exemplifies core concepts and provides students with a clear grounding in practical skills, with at least one essential practical for every unit.DK Readers L2: Discover the Dark Side! (DK Readers Level 2)
Par Lauren Nesworthy. 2017
Prepare to meet the rebels' greatest enemy yet!Learn all about one of the most terrifying figures in the Empire, Darth…
Vader, in DK Reader Level 2: Star Wars Rebels™: Darth Vader, Rebel Hunter! Discover how the evil Sith Lord plans to defeat the rebels once and for all.Perfect for 5–7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams, and activities.Fountas and Pinnell Text Level Gradient: RTrusted by parents, teachers, and librarians, and loved by kids, DK's leveled reading series is now revised and updated. With shiny new jackets and brand new nonfiction narrative content on the topics kids love, each book is written and reviewed by literacy experts, and contains a glossary and index making them the perfect choice for helping develop strong reading habits for kids ages 3–11.© & TM 2016 LUCASFILM LTD. Used Under Authorization.DK Adventures: Myths and Legends (DK Adventures)
Par Dk. 2015
Let your imaginations soar and be whisked away on a magical journey around the world, retelling myths and legends from…
long ago. Meet the mischievous tricksters, the brave heroes and the all-powerful creator gods from ancient cultures and find out how they overcome the giants, the shapeshifters and the lure of sea-maidens in DK Adventures: Myths and Legends.DK Adventures is a nonfiction series for kids ages 8-11 featuring visually rich theme spreads, and fascinating facts that help kids build their skills in vocabulary, grammar, comprehension, and critical thinking while developing a love of reading. Designed to keep interest high, build knowledge, and enrich the reading experience with fascinating background information, each title in the DK Adventures series is filled with information yet eminently accessible, and available in a wide range of kid-favorite topics including rain forests, animals, rocks, and shipwrecks.A Kids Book About Love (A Kids Book)
Par Ziggy Marley. 2023
Learn about love and the power it has to transform the world!This is a kids book about love. Love is…
powerful. The truth of it is that love has the power to change the world for the better. By keeping love where it belongs-up front and centre-anger, misunderstanding, and division don't stand a chance. This book teaches children aged 5-9 about the power of love and its healing, compassionate, and kind nature. Open up a conversation about the simplicity and strength of love that can inspire and guide you each and every day.A Kids Book About Love features: - A large and bold, yet minimalist font design that allows kids freedom to imagine themselves in the words on the pages.- A friendly, approachable, yet empowering, kid-appropriate tone throughout.- An incredible and diverse group of authors in the series who are experts or have first-hand experience of the topic.Tackling important discourse together! The A Kids Book About series are best used when read together. Helping to kickstart challenging, empowering, and important conversations for kids and their grownups through beautiful and thought-provoking pages. The series supports an incredible and diverse group of authors, who are either experts in their field, or have first-hand experience on the topic. A Kids Co. is a new kind of media company enabling kids to explore big topics in a new and engaging way. With a growing series of books, podcasts and blogs, made to empower. Learn more about us online by searching for A Kids Co.DK Readers: The Little Ballerina (DK Readers Level 2)
Par Sally Grindley. 2012
It's the day of the big show at Laura's ballet school. Suddenly, disaster strikes! Can Laura help save the show?Stunning…
photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging, age-appropriate stories in DK Readers, a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. With DK Readers, children will learn to read—then read to learn!Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the science, history, and future of electricity with…
this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 4: The Shocking Story of Electricity will introduce kids to everything they need to know about electricity—including facts about the groundbreaking discoveries of early scientists and future challenges around global warming—and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.- Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 4 and 5 reading skills.- Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as electricity, science, and technology.- Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there&’s something for all children&’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 4 titles are visually engaging, full of fun facts, and challenge young readers to broaden their subject knowledge while practising nonfiction reading skills. Perfect for children ages 9 to 11 (Grades 4 and 5) who are confident readers ready for a challenge.Help your child power up their reading skills and learn all about liquids, solids, gases, and plasma with this fun-filled…
nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.DK Super Readers Level 1: States of Matter will assist kids in their learning about states of matter and how they can change—including fun facts about what they and other things are made of—and is a motivating introduction to using essential nonfiction reading skills, proving ideal for children ready to enter the riveting world of reading. DK Super Readers take children on a journey through the wonderful world of nonfiction: traveling back to the time of dinosaurs, learning more about animals, exploring natural wonders and more, all while developing vital nonfiction reading skills and progressing from first words to reading confidently. The DK Super Readers series can help your child practice reading by:- Covering engaging, motivating, curriculum-aligned topics.- Building knowledge while progressing key Grades 1 and 2 reading skills.- Developing subject vocabulary on topics such as states of matter, science, and mass.- Boosting understanding and retention through comprehension quizzes.Each title, which has been leveled using MetaMetrics®: The Lexile Framework for Reading, integrates science, geography, history, and nature topics so there&’s something for all children&’s interests. The books and online content perfectly supplement core literacy programs and are mapped to the Common Core Standards. Children will love powering up their nonfiction reading skills and becoming reading heroes. DK Super Readers Level 1 titles are visually engaging and build vocabulary through a nonfiction world of amazing facts. Perfect for children ages 6 to 8 (Grades 1 and 2) who are beginning to read with help.DK Readers: My First Ballet Recital (DK Readers Level 3)
Par Amy Junor, Dk. 2013
The DK Reader My First Ballet Recital is the story of a girl's preparation for her first ballet performance, where…
she and her classmates can show off all they've learned! Packed with full-color photographs, lively illustrations, and engaging, age-appropriate stories to introduce young children to a life-long love of reading. These amazing stories are guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills. Perfect for reading together! The playful images in this eBook are enhanced with entertaining animations and surprising sounds to bring this story to life.Wild Horses: Running Free (Orca Wild #11)
Par Linda L. Richards. 2023
Key Selling Points This book is controversial in that it challenges the accepted theory that wild horses were introduced to…
North America by Spanish explorers, when in fact, new research shows they may have been in North America all along. Wild horses, and mustangs in particular, are an iconic symbol of the American West. Young people have played a major role in protecting wild horses all over the world and Wild Horses highlights their important work. Wild horses are under threat as their protections have been stripped away by the US government in recent years. This is a story of conservation and ecology and features examples of how wild horses are being protected all over the world. The author is a self-proclaimed horsewoman who, as a child, thought she had tamed her own mustang. She took most of the photos in this book herself.DK Readers L2: What is the President's Job? (DK Readers Level 2)
Par Allison Singer, Dk. 2017
Find out what the president does as you learn about the executive branch of government and see what a day…
in the life of the commander in chief is really like.This leveled DK Reader will build reading skills while teaching exciting political vocabulary and showing how the leader of the United States helps decide the country's laws, what traditions the president takes part in, and how the POTUS meets with other countries to make sure there is peace and goodwill.Travel to Washington, DC, and take a sneak peek inside the Oval Office to see what it takes to be president in What is the President's Job?Perfect for 5–7 year olds beginning to read fluently with support, Level 2 titles contain carefully selected photographic images to complement the text, providing strong visual clues to build vocabulary and confidence. Additional information spreads are full of extra fun facts, developing the topics through a range of nonfiction presentation styles such as diagrams and activities.Math - No Problem! Collection of 6 Workbooks, Grade 1 Ages 6-7 (Master Math at Home)
Par Math No Problem. 2022
A colorful workbook to help children learn addition and subtraction using the Math Mastery approach!It&’s time to master the world…
of math with this brand new workbook developed by experts to cover all the essential skills for children in the first stages of their math journey. Specifically designed for children aged 6-7, this math exercise book can gently help your child develop a knowledge of multiplication and division, fractions and more using a range of different methods.Let Math — No Problem! open your eyes to the wonderful world of numbers! So what are you waiting for? Dive straight in to discover: Topics include addition and subtraction, multiplication and division, fractions, shapes and measuringCharacter-led learning with fun and friendly illustrationsComprehensive and thorough coverage of key conceptsHelpful hints for extra practiceHeard of Math Mastery but don&’t know where to begin? Don&’t worry, DK has got you covered!Math Mastery is a transformational approach to teaching mathematics that was developed in Singapore and is now used around the world, including in thousands of schools across the US.Children are taught multiple methods to solve math problems, enabling them to gain a thorough and adaptable understanding of topics, making it easier for them to apply their knowledge to different scenarios. Each topic is studied in depth to develop a secure understanding of math concepts. This leads to greater progress in math learning, as topics are well understood and therefore don&’t need to be revised in great detail, meaning each new concept builds on prior learning. Based on this widely successful approach, this wonderful workbook is full of top tips led by appealing characters who offer useful guidance to parents and children alike with the goal of making learning math both accessible and interesting. This workbook is part of a new series developed in partnership with the award-winning educational publisher Math — No Problem! The books encourage a deep knowledge of core math concepts without fostering a reliance on memorization or rote learning. A must-have math book for children aged 6-7 at a Grade 1 level, as well as for adults who wish to become more familiar with math taught in schools, to better support their children at home.From telling the time to finding fractions, this helpful workbook covers it all while incorporating an inclusive approach which builds self-confidence so that no child feels they &‘can&’t do math&’.At DK, we believe in the power of discovery. So why not explore the rest of the workbooks in our Math — No Problem! Master Math At Home series? Each workbook can be bought individually or as part of a collection, specifically targeted to early learners aged 6-7 at a Grade 1 level. Multiply like a magician with Math — No Problem! Exploring Multiplication and Division, Grade 1 Ages 6-7 or join the geometry fun with Math — No Problem! Geometry and Shape, Grade 1 Ages 6-7.It&’s as easy as 1, 2, 3!DK Readers L2: The Great Migration (DK Readers Level 2)
Par Deborah Lock. 2012
The bestselling DK Readers series has a fresh new look featuring redesigned jackets and interiors, and up-to-date vocabulary throughout. In…
DK Readers, stunning photographs combine with lively illustrations and engaging age-appropriate stories, creating a multilevel reading program guaranteed to capture children's interest while developing their reading skills and general knowledge. Written by leading children's authors and compiled in consultation with literacy experts, these captivating books build reader confidence along with a lifelong appreciation for nonfiction, classic stories, and biographies. There is a DK Reader to interest every child at every level, from preschool to grade four. With DK Readers, children learn to read — then read to learn!