Rethinking American Disasters is a pathbreaking collection of essays on hurricanes, earthquakes, fires, and other calamities in the United States and British colonial America over four centuries. Proceeding from the premise that there is no such thing as a “natural” disaster, the collection invites readers to consider disasters and their aftermaths as artifacts of and vantage points onto their historical contexts.

This 289-word book tells all about a beekeeper named Eva Prieto. It explains all her tools, her job, and her work with bees during all four seasons. This book contains a glossary of key bee-related terms and discussion questions to aid in reading comprehension.Grade: 1Subject: Life ScienceGenre: Biography/AutobiographyComprehension Skill/Strategy: Understand Author's PurposeDiagn...

In Trees and Leaves, schoolchildren will learn to identify many different leaves and the trees they come from by their size, shape, and color. This 33-word book includes discussion questions and bright, clear photography to teach children all they need to know about leaves and trees.Grade: KindergartenSubject: Life ScienceGenre: Informational TextComprehension Skill/Strategy:

In Clouds, confident young readers will learn all about the stages of the water cycle and all the kinds of clouds. Full-page photography showcases all the cloud types and their shapes, while discussion questions will aid in comprehension of this 206-word book.Grade: 1Subject: Earth ScienceGenre: Informational TextComprehension Skill/Strategy: VisualizeDi...

Follow a River is a 198-word book for confident young readers who want to learn all about rivers. With beautiful photography of real rivers, descriptions of how they work, and amazing river facts, Follow a River is an excellent first guide to the subject. It also includes a glossary and discussion questions to aid in comprehension.Grade: 1Subject: GeographyGenre: Inf...

In I Am a Drummer, schoolchildren will read about Sam, a young drummer, and all the different ways he plays the drums. This title features clear photography, bright colors, and contains a lot of noisy words that are fun to read aloud. This 32-word book has discussion questions at the back to encourage reading comprehension.Grade: KindergartenSubject: Physical ScienceGenre: Biography/Autobiogr...

This 1,139-word book tells all about schools from around the world, from Ghana to Russia to Canada to Japan! This text uses examples of children who attend each school and details how long it takes them to get there, how the classroom is structured, and what their schoolwork looks like. This title includes a pronunciation guide and discussion questions to aid in reading comprehension.Grade: 2Subject: World CulturesGenre:

This 41-word book is a tour of homes around the world for young readers. It contains big, beautiful pictures of all sorts of homes--in the United States, Bolivia, Mongolia, and more--focusing on words about shape, size, and location. There are questions at the end of the book to aid in discussion.Grade: KindergartenSubject: World CulturesGenre: Informational TextComprehension Skill/Strategy: Co...

If you must teach about shapes, you might as well introduce them one at a time. This way, you are sure that the lesson has been fully absorbed before moving on to the next. Hence, this wonderful picture book is dedicated to Mr. Square. Here, your child will get to meet all things square for easy identification later on. Grab a copy today1

This book explains the science behind magnets--as well as providing a lot of fun activities and games to do with them! This title contains a glossary of terms and discussion questions to aid in reading comprehension.Grade: 3Subject: Physical ScienceGenre: Procedural TextComprehension Skill/Strategy: Identify Cause and EffectDiagnostic Reading Assessment (DRA/EDL): 38/34

This 1,065-word book uses a question and answer format to explain everything about space, from space exploration, to telescopes, to planets, to our solar system. Photography, diagrams, and timelines cover everything young readers will want to know about space, and discussion questions aid in reading comprehension.Grade: 2Subject: Earth ScienceGenre: ReferenceComprehension Skill/Strategy: Identi...

Contrary to what others think, learning phonics is actually a important to a child's early education. This is because phonics opens the doors for spelling, reading and comprehension too. The right approach to phonics is a combination of spelling and object identification. Compelling and intellectually stimulating, this workbook is a must-have! Grab a copy today!