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Evelyn Stone

During a drought in the year 723, the people of China survive through cooperation and sharing.

A Year Without Rain: Inside Theme Book

Barbara Brooks Simon

Describes the Underground Railroad through stories written by fictional former slaves. Uses authentic photographs and illustrations to portray the living conditions of slaves on plantations, and describes the escape route from the American South to freedom in Canada.

Long Walk to Freedom

The Underground Railroad

Literacy focus: vocabulary, apostrophes, plural nouns, compound words, making predictions, drawing conclusions, summarizing. Science focus: follows experimental solar cars as they race across Australia.

Windows on Literacy Fluent Plus (Science: Physical Science): The World Solar Challenge

"Examine the planets and other objects in space that make up our solar system. Travel to Mars to find out how technology helps us learn about our neighbors in space"--Publisher's website

Language, Literacy and Vocabulary - Reading Expeditions (Earth Science): Our Solar System

Kate Boehm Jerome

Covers issues concerning traditional and alternative energy sources, focusing on what should be done now to meet future energy needs.

Using Energy

Identifies and compares characteristics of the planets.

Windows on Literacy Language, Literacy and Vocabulary Fluent Plus (Science): Planets in Our Solar System

Glen Phelan

Explores the motion of Earth in relation to the sun, explaining why night and day and the seasons occur. Shows Earth's place in the solar system, and discusses some differences between Earth and other planets. Briefly discusses calendars, including Stonehenge.

Earth in Space

Sylvia Linan Thompson

Single copy of Saturn: The Ring World. Travel into deep space to explore Saturn and its amazing rings and learn how our views on Saturn have changed.

Explorer Books (Pioneer Science: Space Science): Saturn: The Ring World

Edith Hope Fine

When Rosalinda is awakened by a noise in the family's garden, she sees a man creeping away with a sack of fruit from her beloved lemon tree. Rosalinda seeks out La Anciana for advice. The wise woman offers an inventive way to help the tree and the man driven to steal her lemons. A "Parents' Choice" Silver Honor Award winner. Full-color illustrations.

Under the Lemon Moon

Ann Rossi

Content area reading program which correlates to national standards and incorporates nonfiction social studies literature to help develop literacy skills to read and write nonfiction texts. Organized into six series of five books each which address core social studies themes - communities, American history, ancient cultures, economics, government and civics. Teacher's guide and assessment handbook included.

Native American and European

Two Cultures Meet

Single copy of the Spanish edition of Hurricane Hunters. Fly into the heart of a hurricane with fearless scientists who track these powerful storms to keep others safe.

Explorer Books (Pathfinder Spanish Science: Earth Science): Cazadores de Huracanes

Facts and a short play about the American Revolution, the Underground Railroad, the Coal Miners' Strike of 1902, the Fight for Women's Suffrage, and the Great Migration of African Americans.

Content-Based Chapter Books Fiction (Social Studies: Stand Up and Speak Out): Divided Loyalties

This book points out characteristics shared by seemingly very different animals.

Windows on Literacy Spanish Early (Science): La Rana Tiene La Lengua Pegajosa

Sheila Anderson

A Life of Generosity

Roberto Clemente

Through the Lens 1877 to the Present

America

Perspectives 1

Float Or Sink?, Level 1

Jake's senses help him guess the surprise his mother brought home for him -- a new kitten.

A Surprise for Jake

Kids learn about communication, the information age, and how to evaluate information.

Kids Communicate

Shows how soil, water and sunlight are needed to make a garden grow

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