Books with author Alex Ander

Engaging story lines and relatable contexts assist readers in understanding the fundamentals of numbers and operations in base ten. Students will learn how to extend the count sequence and gain an understanding of place value in order to apply that understanding to addition and subtraction equations. Age-appropriate text and eye-catching visuals make these concepts easy to understand for beginning math students. Readers will watch a runner go for the gold at their school's track meet, which provides the framework for teaching about place value. Readers will be able to look at two numbers and determine which is greater than, which is lesser than, or if they are equal. This volume satisfies CCSS Math Standard 1.NBT.B.3. This book should be paired with "At the Track Meet" (9781477721339) from the InfoMax Math Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.

This is the first volume in the new ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’ series.Designed for first-time readers; ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’ gives you the primary facts about the life and times of Henry VIII, King of England, Supreme Head of the Church of England and most famously, the husband of six wives.England’s most notorious monarch, Henry came to the throne as a teenager, young, handsome and athletic. He married his dead brother’s wife, beheaded two queens, started the Reformation and dissolved the Monasteries.Thirty-seven years later, Henry was a fat, tired old man who had executed over 50,000 of his subjects.This work includes sections on:• Who was Henry VIII?• Henry’s Early Life• Catherine of Aragon• Anne Boleyn• Jane Seymour• Anne of Cleves• Catherine Howard• Catherine Parr• Henry Makes England Stronger• Henry’s Reformation• Henry’s Death• Interesting Facts About Henry VIIILove History? Love ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’.History in Fifteen Minutes Series:Henry IIRichard IJohnHenry VIIIElizabeth IJames ICharles II

This is the seventh volume in the new ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’ series.Designed for first-time readers; ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’ gives the primary facts about the life and times of King John, one of England’s most maligned monarchs. The third Plantagenet king, John is frequently described as the worst king ever to sit on the English throne.John certainly had his faults. He seduced a twelve-year-old French princess, murdered his sixteen-year-old nephew, defied Pope Innocent III and was excommunicated. He also lost most of the English lands in France and broke his word after signing the Magna Carta.However John was in an invidious situation when he came to the throne. He was confronted by an aggressive king of France and an assertive pope. He was struggling to emerge from the shadows of his warrior father and brother, Henry II and Richard I. He was beset by barons who were trying to resist his demands for increased taxation to meet the inflation of the late twelfth-century.This work includes sections on:• Who was King John?• John’s Early Life• John becomes King• War with the French• Dispute with the Pope• The Barons’ War and Magna Carta• John’s Death.• An Assessment of JohnLove History? Love ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’.History in Fifteen Minutes Series:Henry IIRichard IJohnHenry VIIIElizabeth IJames ICharles II

This is the third volume in the new ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’ series.Designed for first-time readers; ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’ gives you the primary facts about the life and times of James I, one of England’s most intellectual monarchs. He supported the Church of England, survived the Gunpowder Plot and saw the Pilgrim Fathers sail to the Americas.James was the first Stuart monarch, nicknamed the 'Wisest Fool in Christendom’. He understood the dangers of tobacco and in 1604 wrote a book entitled 'A Counterblaste to Tobacco', but he did not realise that the Divine Right of Kings was an outdated belief.This work includes sections on:• Who was James I?• James’ Early Life• James’ Accession• Sir Walter Raleigh• The Gunpowder Plot• James’ Favourites• James and Parliament• James and the Puritans• The Pilgrim Fathers• James’ DeathLove History? Love ‘History in Fifteen Minutes’.History in Fifteen Minutes Series:Henry IIRichard IJohnHenry VIIIElizabeth IJames ICharles II