Literature

While the other dragons in the forest of Nogard hunt princesses for dinner, Herb merrily tends to his vegetable garden and leek soup. One day, upon learning the knights are planning a dragon hunt, Herb's carnivorous brethren hide in their caves and he is captured. Locked in the dungeon, Herb faces a difficult choice, should he let other dragons rescue him and, in exchange, become a meat eater or should he stand by his principles and be fed to crocodiles? This hilarious story offers food for thought for all ages!

Through the metaphor of a simple bucket, this award-winning series of heartwarming books encourages positive behavior by showing children how easy and rewarding it is to express kindness, appreciation, and love by “filling buckets.”

Jump start your early reading program with this BIG collection of kid-pleasing little books correlated with Guided Reading Levels A-C. Each box includes 100 full-color 8-page books (5 copies of 20 storybooks) and a 32-page teaching guide packed with lessons, tips, and reproducibles.

These irresistible stories help students build important literacy skills like comprehension, vocabulary and fluency, while fostering social-emotional growth and positive mindsets. Each book includes parent tips on the inside front cover. Includes a Hero and Villain sticker pack.

• Highly Motivating - Endearing and relatable characters keep your child engaged while boosting their reading achievement.
• Focus on Social and Emotional Learning - Precisely leveled books explore the everyday challenges of growing up and making good decisions.
• Fosters curiosity, analysis, and synthesis while boosting close-reading capabilities.
• Makes real-world connections

The Zipbot

Ben's friend, Ann, is in an out-of-control Zipbot. Ben uses his special power – his super-speed – to stop the Zipbot.

Who Will Win?

While playing baseball with his friends, Jin uses his special power – flying – to catch the ball. He helps his team win.

Jin Lifts Off

Jin is taking a test at the academy. He uses his special power – flying – to pass with flying colors.

Introduce early readers to everyday words with fun and colorful books! Each book contains 3-5 high-frequency words, based on Fry's First 100 words. New words are coupled with pictures to create sentences and phrases that build early reading skills and confidence. Set of 6 books, 12 pages each.

Your students will love these dialogue-driven stories with very easy text in speech balloons. They'll also adore the zany cast of characters: monsters, bears, robots, talking crayons, pirates, pigs, dinosaurs, and more! These sets–for guided reading levels A & B and C & D–are packed with just-right books. A giggle-fueled way to motivate every learner! 20 titles in all, 8 pages each. Includes 20 readers, a 24-page mini workbook, stickers, and parent guide.

Explore the ultimate first-person narrative through the eyes of a young boy and his tale of self-discovery. Our resource is developmentally appropriate for students with special needs who read at a lower grade level. Students predict who Mr. Henshaw might be, and why he would be receiving a letter. Find antonyms to the vocabulary words found in the novel. Answer multiple choice questions about Leigh. Students become Leigh and write their own list of questions for Mr. Henshaw. Solve the mystery of the lunch thief. Create a to-do list for writing based on what Mrs. Badger suggests to Leigh. Imagine how Leigh and Mr. Henshaw's relationship would progress through the years and write a new letter from Leigh as an adult. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: This Newbery Medal-winning classic story is about Leigh Botts, a young boy who lives with his divorced mother and misses his father. The book is a collection of letters written from Leigh to Mr. Henshaw, his favorite author. The letters show increasing emotional and literary complexity as Leigh grows. They also reflect his desire to become a writer. Through his journal, Leigh learns a great deal about writing and about himself. The diary reveals Leigh's loneliness at school and details his troubles with an unknown schoolmate. When Leigh is in sixth grade, Mr. Henshaw writes back to answer the ten questions Leigh sent to him for the Author Report assignment. Through his journal, Leigh learns a great deal about writing and about himself.

Search for buried treasure along with Stanley while solving an age-old mystery that will change lives forever. We combine comprehension and vocabulary, making it useful for both students and educators. Make an assumption as to what crime Stanley committed prior to reading the novel. Record the social order of the boys at Camp Green Lake on a diagram of a ladder. Provide picture clues to help remember the meaning of the vocabulary words. Use clues to infer details about Hector's life. Create a handbook to help Stanley deal with bullying. Create character cards about one person from the novel, answering questions such as how the character acts, feels and likes. Aligned to your State Standards, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. About the Novel: Meet Stanley Yelnats, an unlikely hero who shows us that even the most ordinary individual is capable of extraordinary things. A unique and well-crafted story in which events from the past and present are woven together, ranging from whimsical and entertaining. Wrongly convicted of stealing running shoes, Stanley is given the option of attending Camp Green Lake, a “camp” where boys dig holes all day, every day. Stanley soon figures out that there is more to the hole-digging than building character as the Warden is looking for treasure. Stanley undergoes profound personal growth as he has to face challenges that would have seemed insurmountable.

The Cat in the Hat came to play one rainy, nothing-to-do-afternoon. His hilarious antics are presented here in Spanish and English. 72 pages.

Bod is an unusual boy who inhabits an unusual place—he's the only living resident of a graveyard. Raised from infancy by the ghosts, werewolves, and other cemetery denizens, Bod has learned the antiquated customs of his guardians' time as well as their ghostly teachings—such as the ability to Fade so mere mortals cannot see him. Can a boy raised by ghosts face the wonders and terrors of the worlds of both the living and the dead? The Graveyard Book is the winner of the Newbery Medal, the Carnegie Medal, the Hugo Award for best novel, the Locus Award for Young Adult novel, the American Bookseller Association's “Best Indie Young Adult Buzz Book,” a Horn Book Honor, and Audio Book of the Year.

These classic storybooks represent some of the finest children's literature available. Each set includes the book plus carefully selected sets of charming objects to help young students retell and re-enact these wonderful stories in their own words.