It is fun to celebrate holidays. Most holidays have symbols. A heart is for Valentine’s Day and a jack-o-lantern is for Halloween. Let’s learn about other holiday symbols. Paired to the fiction title The Perfect Jack-O’-Lantern.

A powerful look at the effects of one girl's suicide on her high schoolBrutally honest and authentic in tone, this collection of voices centers on the suicide of high school freshman Anna Gonzales. Each piece, read alone, portrays a classmate's or teacher's personal reaction to the loss, taken hard by some, by others barely noticed. Read together, the poems create a richly textured and moving testimony to the rippling effects of one girl's devastating choice. Terri ...

Everyone needs to get along well with others. We need to share, listen, and be kind. Find out other ways to get along well with others. Paired to the fiction title Messy Spaghetti.

Everyone needs to get along well with others. We need to share, listen, and be kind. Find out other ways to get along well with others. Paired to the fiction title Messy Spaghetti.

Always cautious, Joe has never even gotten so much as an after-school detention. So how is it that this Saturday night, he's at Burger Heaven, waving a loaded gun, yelling at the teen workers to get down on the floor NOW?Dylan has always succeeded at his twisted plans--until this Saturday, this robbery, where everything has gone wrong. And now, surrounded by police outside Burger Heaven, Dylan's life will never be the same--and neither will the lives of his hostages.Terri Fie...

Everyone has to be responsible for themselves. Let’s learn together ways kids can show they are responsible. Paired to the fiction title Dust Everywhere.

It takes different parts to build a house. The floor is built first. Walls need to be added next. Windows and doors, too. Learn about the steps it takes to build a house. Paired to the fiction title We Have a Box.

It all started with some berries...In this version of paying it forward, one good deed leads to another as people in a multicultural neighborhood, including a Jewish family, change the life of the community."The author lets her characters make her point (the world is a much better place when people are kind), only introducing the Jewish term for this behavior - mitzvot - at the end of the story. Melmon's upbeat illustrations are similarly nondenominational ...

You can tell readers how much an elephant eats. You can reveal key moments in Babe Ruth’s life. You can list facts about Mars, airplanes, or Halloween. You can write excellent reports!

Maps are made up of symbols. The symbols tell people where things are in a location. Let’s explore the different symbols on a map. Paired to the fiction title Treasure Hunt.

Introduce your child to the history of the first Thanksgiving meal with the children’s book My First ThanksgivingWhat kind of food did the Pilgrims and Native Americans share during the first Thanksgiving meal? Learn about where our traditions for this unique holiday come from.Storybook Features:This kid's book features reading tips, a glossary, an index, and on-page reading annotations.Lexile 290L

It takes different parts to build a house. The floor is built first. Walls need to be added next. Windows and doors, too. Learn about the steps it takes to build a house. Paired to the fiction title We Have a Box.