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Evan-Moor Read & Understand Stories Book 8.5 H x 11.0 W x 0.38 D | 8.5" H X 11" W X 0.38" D | Wayfair EMC3441

Strengthen your grade 1 students' comprehension and vocabulary skills! The 25 short and fun reading selections in reading and understand with leveled texts, grade 1 are leveled according to guided reading criteria so you can easily match texts to... more

Classroom Complete Press Bud Not Buddy | Wayfair CCP2502

A touching and humorous story about a ten-year-old boy on the run! Foster child Bud Caldwell, during the height of the Great Depression in 1936 leaves Flint, Michigan on a humorous adventure where he meets many interesting characters. When Bud... more

On the Mark (formerly T4T) Story Starters Grade 4-6 Book 11.0 H x 8.6 W x 0.2 D | 11" H X 8.6" W X 0.2" D | Wayfair OTM1865

Here are 58 engaging and detailed illustrations that will inspire students creative writing. The images vary in complexity so that students with a wide range of critical thinking and writing abilities may engage meaningfully with them. On the Mark... more

Tell Me A Story : 50 Years and 60 Minutes in Television (Paperback)

In more than a half century with CBS News Don Hewitt has been responsible for many of the greatest moments in television history including the first broadcasts of political conventions in 1948; the first Kennedy-Nixon debate in 1960; and most... more

McDonald Publishing Write Abouts Story Starters Book 4.0 H x 8.88 W x 0.88 D | 4" H X 8.88" W X 0.88" D | Wayfair MC-W2024

Students create story starters by selecting a page in each of the three sections. The first section contains quotations, the second contains characters who might say the quotations, and the third contains situations in which a character might say... more

Remedia Publications Reading for Speed & Content Book 11.26 H x 8.66 W x 0.79 D | 11.26" H X 8.66" W X 0.79" D | Wayfair REM1043

Turn slow readers into faster, more fluent readers with timed high-interest stories! Fluency is a key component of reading comprehension, and these ready-to-use activities provide plenty of practice in both speed and comprehension. From sharks to... more

On the Mark (formerly T4T) Story Starters Grade 1-3 Book 11.0 H x 8.7 W x 0.2 D | 11" H X 8.7" W X 0.2" D | Wayfair OTM1864

Here are 58 engaging and detailed illustrations that will inspire students' creative writing. The images vary in complexity so that students with a wide range of critical thinking and writing abilities may engage meaningfully with them. On the Mark... more

Creative Teaching Press Sight Word Readers Book 9.0 H x 6.25 W x 0.5 D | 9" H X 6.25" W X 0.5" D | Wayfair CTP3184

These readers are the perfect tool for helping students recognize sight words and providing emergent readers with books they can successfully read on their own. Each book introduces a new sight word within a delightful story. Written by popular... more

Creative Teaching Press Sight Word Readers 1-2 Variety Book 9.0 H x 6.25 W x 0.75 D | 9" H X 6.25" W X 0.75" D | Wayfair CTP3607

These readers are the perfect tool for helping students recognize sight words and providing emergent readers with books they can successfully read on their own. Each book introduces a new sight word within a delightful story. Written by popular... more

Evan-Moor How to Write A Story Grade 1-3 Book 11.0 H x 8.5 W x 0.25 D | 11" H X 8.5" W X 0.25" D | Wayfair EMC799

The contents of this rich resource include: setting the stage for writing -reading to your class, word walls, story walls teaching the parts of a story step-by-step witing units-dogs, a bike ride, a loose tooth, a giant. Evan-Moor | Evan-Moor How to... more

National Geographic Maps The Heavens Poster Map 23.0 H x 30.0 W in black/white in Black/Cosmic | 23" H X 30" W | Wayfair RE0602060T

The stars of earth's night sky seem to hang like tranquil lanterns, filling us with wonder. They inspire great works of art, and tempt our imaginations into creating stories and myths from the shapes we see. The Heavens shows star charts and... more

Scholastic Bob Books Set 2 5.5 H x 4.25 W x 0.13 D | 5.5" H X 4.25" W X 0.13" D | Wayfair SB-9780439845021

This classroom book continues to build reading skills. Use of three-letter words and consistent vowel sounds in slightly longer stories build confidence. Children love the hilarious (and sometimes mischievous) stories and pictures. These twelve... more

Scholastic Alpha Tales Learning Library Book 12.5 H x 9.5 W x 3.6 D | 12.5" H X 9.5" W X 3.6" D | Wayfair SC-0545067642

Learning the ABCs is loads of fun with this charming collection of 26 alliterative stories — one for each letter of the alphabet! Children will love the rib-tickling adventures of Abby the Alligator, Bubble Bear, the Copycats, and more as they build... more

Scholastic Sight Word Reader Library Book 6.05 H x 5.84 W x 2.51 D | 6.05" H X 5.84" W X 2.51" D | Wayfair SC-0545067650

Jump start your toddler's reading journey with this engaging book set! This collection is easy to store and transport with the included tote. Support early learning and make reading fun with these engaging stories. Scholastic | Scholastic Sight Word... more

Scholastic Bob Family Set Book 5.5 H x 4.25 W x 0.13 D | 5.5" H X 4.25" W X 0.13" D | Wayfair SB-0439845092

In Bob books set 3, children progress gently into the next steps of reading. Consonant blends, endings, and a few sight words advance reading skills and create more complex stories. Use of word families makes longer stories more manageable. Children... more

True Strength : My Journey from Hercules to Mere Mortal -- and How Nearly Dying Saved My Life (Paperback)

In this inspiring memoir the star of Hercules shares the story of the sudden aneurysm and multiple strokes that left him incapacitated--but ultimately redefined his definition of success. On television Kevin Sorbo portrayed an invincible demigod; in... more

Under the Big Sky : A Biography of A. B. Guthrie Jr. (Paperback)

Author of The Big Sky series The Way West and the screenplay for the classic film Shane among other timeless stories of frontier mountain men icon of Western literature A. B. Bud Guthrie Jr. brought blazing realism to the story of the West. That... more

American Canopy : Trees Forests and the Making of a Nation (Paperback)

This fascinating and groundbreaking work tells the remarkable story of the relationship between Americans and their trees across the entire span of our nation s history. Eric Rutkow s deeply fascinating (The Boston Globe) work shows how trees were... more

The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven (20th Anniversary Edition)

Alexie s prose startles and dazzles with unexpected impossible-to-anticipate moves. These are cultural love stories and we laugh on every page with a fist tight around our hearts. --The Boston Globe Poetic and unremittingly honest . . . The Lone... more

In the Hands of the Great Spirit : The 20 000-Year History of American Indians (Paperback)

This flowing lucid and satisfying...story of Indian nations (The Washington Post) traces the history of North American Indigenous peoples from the Pleistocene era to the present--a must-read for anyone wishing to gain a broader perspective on not... more

Pre : The Story of America s Greatest Running Legend Steve Prefontaine (Paperback)

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The Gateless Gate : The Classic Book of Zen Koans (Paperback)

In The Gateless Gate one of modern Zen Buddhism s uniquely influential masters offers classic commentaries on the Mumonkan one of Zen s greatest collections of teaching stories. This translation was compiled with the Western reader in mind and... more

Moo Baa La La La! : Oversized Lap Board Book (Board book)

This raucous story about animals and the sounds they make including three pigs who say LA LA LA! is a read-aloud favorite--now available in an oversized lap edition! Sandra Boynton s wildly popular Moo Baa La La La! features her lively and spirited... more

North of Slavery : The Negro in the Free States (Paperback)

. . . no American can be pleased with the treatment of Negro Americans North and South in the years before the Civil War. In his clear lucid account of the Northern phase of the story Professor Litwack has performed a notable service. -John Hope... more

Clear Springs: A Family Story (Paperback)

PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST From acclaimed author Bobbie Ann Mason her Pulitzer Prize-nominated memoir chronicling three generations of her Kentucky lineage spanning a century in the life of an American family. Mason gets to the heart of a whole... more

Incredible Lives for Young Readers (ILYR): A Bird or Two : A Story about Henri Matisse (Hardcover)

Greens greener than apples yellows more yellow than lemons. . . In the brilliant sun of Nice France Henri Matisse painted the brightest boldest colors he could imagine. Joyfully he painted everywhere and everyone. Enchanted and with a light heart he... more

Sequoyah: The Cherokee Man Who Gave His People Writing (Hardcover)

A 2005 Sibert Honor Book The story of Sequoyah is the tale of an ordinary man with an extraordinary idea--to create a writing system for the Cherokee Indians and turn his people into a nation of readers and writers. The task he set for himself was... more

Madiba A to Z : The Many Faces of Nelson Mandela (Paperback)

From the makers of the major motion picture Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom a completely unique biography and thematic telling of the story of Nelson Mandela. This book which provided key source material for the film is an unexpurgated collection of... more

Too Beautiful to Picture : Zeuxis Myth and Mimesis (Paperback)

Few tales of artistic triumph can rival the story of Zeuxis. As first reported by Cicero and Pliny the painter Zeuxis set out to portray Helen of Troy but when he realized that a single model could not match Helen s beauty he combined the best... more

Gopher to the Rescue!: A Volcano Recovery Story (Paperback)

The forest animals are surprised when a volcano suddenly explodes covering the land in gritty warm ash and rocks that make it unlivable for many plants and animals. Gopher survives in his underground burrow with food to eat. How does Gopher help... more

Beware the Ninja Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales (Paperback) by David Lubar

Beware the Ninja Weenies Welcome to the Weenie Zone! Acclaimed author David Lubar is back with Beware the Ninja Weenies his sixth collection of Warped and Creepy Tales--a series of spooky stories for young readers Stranded aliens seek out Earth s... more

Maroo of the Winter Caves (Anniversary) (Paperback)

This enduring survival story set at the end of the last Ice Age has been in print for over 20 years. When Maroo and her family become trapped on the Great Plain in blizzard conditions and with little food they have only one chance of survival: for... more

Simple Gifts: Lessons in Living from a Shaker Village (Paperback)

In Simple Gifts June Sprigg tells the story of one of America s last Shaker communities--Canterbury Shaker Village in Canterbury New Hampshire--during its twilight years and of its seven remarkable survivor women who were among the last... more

Library of Indiana Classics A Girl of the Limberlost (Paperback)

Of all the books written by Hoosier writers Gene Stratton-Porter s A Girl of the Limberlost is unquestionably the most cherished: the timeless story of an impoverished young girl Elnora Comstock growing up on the edge of the Limberlost swamp. Elnora... more

Rizzoli & Isles The Silent Girl (with Bonus Short Story Freaks): A Rizzoli & Isles Novel Book 9 (Paperback)

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Rizzoli & Isles now a series on TNT In the murky shadows of Boston s Chinatown lies a severed hand. On the tenement rooftop above is the corpse belonging to that hand a red-haired woman dressed in black her head nearly... more

The Don t Diet Live-It! Workbook (Paperback)

This unique workbook is full of in-depth information moving personal stories and insightful writing exercises to help people understand and resolve their food weight and body image issues. Its sensitive insights teach readers how to be at peace with... more

Mighty Be Our Powers: How Sisterhood Prayer and Sex Changed a Nation at War (Paperback)

The winner of the Nobel Peace Prize shares her inspirational powerful story of how a group of women working together created an unstoppable force that brought peace to Liberia. As a young woman Leymah Gbowee was broken by the Liberian civil war a... more

One Summer : America 1927 (Hardcover)

Examines the events and personalities of the summer of 1927 when America s story was one of brawling adventure reckless optimism and delirious energy. A Chicago Tribune Noteworthy Book A GoodReads Reader s Choice In One Summer Bill Bryson one of our... more