Community rules : making and changing rules and laws in communities

Keeping communities safe means setting rules and making laws for everyone to follow. This book goes over why and how rules and laws are made, who is in charge, and why rules are in place. Kids will learn how rules and laws are created and how they help to make a community a safe place for people to live.

Communication then and now

The way we communicate with others is continuously changing as technology evolves. From telephone operators to Skype, this book examines how and why communication has progressed since the early 19th century. Critical thinking is encouraged through spread-by-spread comparisons of mail to email and everything in between.

Voting

Animals. American History. Earth Science. Geography. Health. Space. True Books covers all this and more in photo-filled chapter books that provide a basic introduction to curriculum-relevant topics. Ideal for today's young investigative reader, each True Book includes lively sidebars, a glossary and an index, plus a comprehensive To Find Out More section listing books, organizations, and Intern…

Working together

Simple text and photographs introduce the benefits of working together to get jobs done.

The playground

This series is the ticket to places both familiar and exciting to young children. From the library to the zoo, each title explores a different place that kids like to visit and describes what a visitor can see and do there. Beginning readers will enjoy the lively, full-color photographs, which enhance the simple, easy-to-read text.

The aquarium

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780836844511

Collation

24 pages : illustration ; 18 cm

Series Title

I like to visit

Call Number

307.7 GOR

My family

In this cluster we meet Tiger's family in Tiger's Family and Max's sister Molly causes problems at bedtime in Go to Bed! A puppy looks for his dad on a farmyard in Where is Dad? Also in this cluster, find out more about family life in My Family and explore a family of ducks in Ducks, the two non fiction titles. Each book comes with notes for parents that highlight tricky words or concepts in …

People around the world

- Less familiar topic concepts strengthen reading and comprehension skills and strategies - Provides a moderate level of text support with engaging, full-page photographs - Uses context to predict challenging vocabulary - Uses greater variety of vocabulary including more multisyllable words in more complex sentences - Reflects multicultural diversity - Includes "Did You Know?" fact page an…

I live near the ocean

The Where I Live series provides a glimpse of everyday life in a variety of settings. Each book introduces a different type of location from the viewpoints of children who live there. The interesting, on-level information satisfies beginning readers' curiosity and the simple language satisfies their desire to read on their own.

Toys and games then and now

"How are todays toys and games different from those in the past? This informative title compares the pastimes and playthings of the olden days to the modern games and toys kids love today. Simple text and engaging pictures aid students in their comparison of two different time periods."--