Following the well-known and much-loved Rookie Books format, these fun and informative books introduce early elementary-school children to the basic facts about major holidays. Each book explains the development of the holiday and how it is celebrated today, and includes holiday games, traditions, crafts, and foods

From friendly dolphins to giant pandas, from icebergs and glaciers to energy from the sun, from magnets to solids, liquids, and gases, Rookie Read-About Science is a natural addition to the primary-grade classroom with books that cover every part of the science curricula. Includes: animals, nature, scientific principles, the environment, weather, and much more!

This book about a presidency

For months, six-year-old Ruby Bridges must confront the hostility of segregationists when she becomes the first African-American girl to integrate Frantz Elementary School in New Orleans in 1960

From R2-D2 and C-3PO to the Terminator, robots have added an exciting edge to movies for decades. But what about robots that are used in real life? Robots are programmed to perform tasks that are either too difficult or too dangerous for humans to do. They can also repeat an action hundreds of times exactly the same way each time. These robots have been extremely useful in manufacturing plants, automotive industries, and even our own homes. The future of robotics, however, lies with autonomous robots that can act independently. This rise of artificial intelligence leads to an unlimited number of possibilities in robotics

Mother Duck and Father Duck are worried about Ruby. As the littlest duckling of the family, she learns to eat and swim long after her four sisters and brothers. Father Duck frets that Ruby will never catch up, but Mother Duck calmly reassures him that Ruby will flourish -- "in her own time."

The field trip to the planetarium is foiled when the museum turns out to be closed, but Ms. Frizzle saves the day. The Magic School Bus turns into a spaceship and takes the class on a trip zooming through the atmosphere, to the Moon, and beyond! With up-to-date facts about the solar system, revised for this edition

Help children make a personal connection with this harvest holiday and learn about its history! Teach about the Pilgrims, the Mayflower, and the First Thanksgiving with the Sail on the Mayflower board game, Thanksgiving Memories Mini-Book, Fact or Folklore Riddles, moveable Perky Turkey, a read-aloud play, easy art activities, poems, songs, and literature and computer links. Plus, a big colorful pocket-chart poetry poster!

Teaching map skills has never been so easy. Simply put up the colorful poster and use the dozens of great activities in this book to teach essential maps skills such as cardinal directions, reading a map key, following a route, and lots more

This book of full-color transparencies, accompained by mini-lessons and activities, opens up a whole new world for students and techers alike. Students learn to read a map and map key, find direction using a compass rose, navigate a floor plan, interpret symbols,and more