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Told through the voices of the children, this inside view of life on their farm is authentic and sometimes surprising. Readers will learn about baling hay, tending cattle, work dogs, hunting, manure, and other activities on the Bennett farm, as well as some insights into the culture of living in a rural area.
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Readers explore different ways maps can help us visualize and track populations and human settlement in this creative look at common curriculum concepts. As they practice their map-reading skills with the help of informative labels and keys, they also discover important facts about the relationship between people and geography. The focused main text is broken down into manageable, short sections, and it's paired with colorful photographs and illustrations....
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Help, there is a groundhog in my backyard! Is it dangerous?Discover the secret world of the groundhog through the eyes of Margot the woodchuck while gaining a close-up view of wildlife in whimsical photo illustrations.Do you want to know more about the woodchuck? Then this book packed with information about groundhogs (who are also called woodchucks), is for you! Margot the woodchuck reveals all her secrets. She describes how groundhogs are born,...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.6 - AR Pts: 1
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Readers will discover what you can do at a post office, such as buying stamps, checking a PO box, and sending a letter. The book's easy-to-follow text makes it perfect for beginning readers. A photo glossary offers new vocabulary, while a website link page suggests routes to more information.
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Feeding the growing population is causing serious problems for the environment. However, people still need to eat. How can people strike a balance between using the land for food and protecting the planet? This accessible and age-appropriate main text provides essential information about this problem and potential solutions. Detailed fact boxes, a helpful glossary, and vibrant, full-color photographs add extra insight into this crucial topic that...
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In the day and age of instant gratification, it is important that your child learn the value of patience and hard work through agriculture. The purpose of this book is to bring to your child's consciousness the significance of food production to survival. It is hoped that by the end of this resource, you will have little farmers willingly helping you out in the garden. Get a copy today!
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.6 - AR Pts: 1
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A coast guard serves a nation's waters by providing assistance to boats and enforcing that nation's laws. In order to do these important tasks, coast guard boats are designed to be fast and maneuverable. Kids will get to know more about these boats' special features, such as inflatable hulls, and learn about some boats' special tasks, like breaking ice.
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It's time for the class to cross the street. What will they do? In this fictional narrative, readers will learn to wait for a crossing guard and to wait until it is safe to cross the street. Explanatory text and bright illustrations will help readers learn a central message from Katie and her class. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title Mr. Wilson Is Our Crossing Guard.
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I thought everything would make sense when I grew up. But the adults are falling apart, my friends are being weird, and I might not make it to 13. The Buena Vista RV Resort perches high on a hill overlooking Flathead Lake in Montana. Every day, as long as the weather is nice, I can see rigs of all shapes and sizes crawl up the hill to our entrance. They pause for a moment while the owner's check in with my mom, then rumble to their site behind a golf...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 0.9 - AR Pts: 1
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A neighborhood grocery store has a wide array of foods. This nonfiction narrative introduces readers to shopping for fruits, vegetables, bread, milk, and much more. The text outlines steps involved in a visit to the grocery store, such as picking out foods, looking at labels, paying the cashier, and taking your purchases home. The accessible text and familiar subject will make the book a winner with beginning readers.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
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Each state in the United States has its own capital, and readers discover the importance of state capitals as they explore what it's like to live in one. As readers take in fun facts about the exciting places found in a capital city, they enhance their knowledge of essential social studies curriculum topics, such as kinds of communities and basic facts about state governments. Full-color photographs give readers a clear sense of what life in a state...
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The Curly Cow is a heart-warming story about a family of cows and the girl who looked after them on a small farm in the Hunter Valley of NSW. It spans 37 years of farm life, showing us all the ups and downs of living on the land. It is the close bond and friendship between the author and the animals that make her long and unpredictable hours and climatic hardships worth the effort.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.7 - AR Pts: 1
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A city is an exciting place to live. It has tall buildings, many people, and a variety of ways to get from place to place. Readers learn what life is like in an urban community, and, in doing so, they explore important early social studies curriculum topics. Accessible, relatable text closely corresponds to vibrant photographs to help readers develop comprehension skills. A picture glossary is also included to aid in vocabulary building. Readers will...
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Maggie loves living on a farm, but she isn't happy when the cows move into her cozy house. They cook in her kitchen, play dress-up in her closet, take bubble baths in her tub, and have no interest in leaving! Can Maggie find a way to get the cows to go? In this humorous rhyming picture book, Maggie shows readers that anything is possible with a little out-of-the-box thinking.
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Harey and his friends visit a farm. After many accidents and dangers, involving a farmer, an angry cow and a pool of pig-muck, Harey manages to set a barn alight and runs into a grain silo to hide. Fortunately, it is not full and he is dug out safely by the Fire Brigade. A picture book to promote safety of children on the farm.
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A farm is its own kind of exciting rural community, and readers discover what life is like for farmers and their families through accessible, relatable text and colorful photographs. Developing knowledge of different kinds of communities is an important part of early social studies curricula, and this topic is fun for readers to explore as they learn what happens on a farm. A detailed picture glossary helps readers understand farm life by clarifying...
98) Police Stations
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Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text introduce readers to the purpose, people, and layout of police stations. Young readers will get to know ways that police officers keep their community safe. Features include a table of contents, an infographic, fun facts, Making Connections questions, a glossary, and an index. QR Codes in the book give readers access to book-specific resources to further their learning. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated...
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