Books with author Gillian Clifton

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the computer science concept of loops. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers learning experience and show how loops work in the real world. In this book, readers will learn about loops through the life cycle of an apple tree. This nonfiction title is paired with the fiction title Bella's Butterfly (ISBN: 9781538352182). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

Anyone can learn computer science, even at the elementary school level. This book delves into the essential computer science skill of defining the problem using age-appropriate language and colorful illustrations. A meaningful storyline is paired with an accessible curricular topic to engage and excite readers. This book introduces readers to a relatable character and familiar situation, which demonstrates how they can define problems in everyday life. Readers will follow a family as they start to incorporate clean energy sources into their household. This fiction book is paired with the nonfiction book What Is Clean Energy? (ISBN: 9781508137894). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

What if what you believed in most was challenged and proved false? In the midst of grief, Lawson Steele found solace in a newfound belief in God, but as spiritual truth turns to deception, his faith shrivels to the size of a mustard seed. Can faith, once destroyed, begin anew at Angels End? Deep in the valley of Jupiters only colonized moon, descendants of Christian refugees, the Angelians, struggle against annihilation and Lawson tries to make good on his promise to protect a friend, whose body now serves as Proteus avatar of destruction. Will Lawsons faith survive the sheering winds of guilt so that he can live to bring a madman to justicea justice found only after Angels End. In Angels End, author, Clifton Gilliam, continues his action-packed, sci-fi drama series entitled The Latter Rain Chronicles, where a vision of Gods salvation plan for humanity merges with the birth of telekinesis among humans in the twenty-fourth century.

Anyone can learn computer science, even at the elementary school level. This book delves into the essential computer science concept of simulations using age-appropriate language and colorful illustrations. A meaningful storyline is paired with an accessible curricular topic to engage and excite readers. This book introduces readers to a relatable character and familiar situation, which demonstrates how simulations are used in everyday life. Readers will follow a narrator as they watch the weather report. This fiction title is paired with the nonfiction title Let's Track the Storm (ISBN: 9781538350591). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

Anyone can learn computer science, even at the elementary school level. This book delves into the essential computer science concept of using computer tools using age-appropriate language and colorful illustrations. A meaningful storyline is paired with an accessible curricular topic to engage and excite readers. This book introduces readers to a relatable character and familiar situation, which demonstrates how they can use computer tools in everyday life. In this book, a narrator uses a computer as a tool to complete a task. This fiction book is paired with the nonfiction book Using a Computer (ISBN: 9781538366912). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

Computer science is all around us, at school, at home, and in the community. This book gives readers the essential tools they need to understand the concept of tenacity and perseverance. Brilliant color photographs and accessible text will engage readers and allow them to connect deeply with the concept. The computer science topic is paired with an age-appropriate curricular topic to deepen readers learning experience and show how tenacity and perseverance are helpful in the real world. In this book, readers will follow a narrator as they try to complete a difficult puzzle. This nonfiction title is paired with the fiction title Toms's Puzzle (ISBN: 9781538351826). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

Anyone can learn computer science, even at the elementary school level. This book delves into computer science careers using age-appropriate language and colorful illustrations. A meaningful storyline is paired with an accessible curricular topic to engage and excite readers. This book introduces readers to a relatable character and familiar situation, which demonstrates computer science careers in everyday life. Readers will follow a narrator as they go to work with their dad, a software engineer. This fiction book is paired with the nonfiction book What Do Software Engineers Do? (ISBN: 9781538353004). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

Anyone can learn computer science, even at the elementary school level. This book delves into the essential computer science skill of defining the problem using age-appropriate language and colorful illustrations. A meaningful storyline is paired with an accessible curricular topic to engage and excite readers. This book introduces readers to a relatable character and familiar situation, which demonstrates how they can define problems in everyday life. Readers will follow a family as they start to incorporate clean energy sources into their household. This fiction book is paired with the nonfiction book What Is Clean Energy? (ISBN: 9781508137894). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides: Vocabulary, Background knowledge, Text-dependent questions, Whole class activities, and Independent activities.

Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills are the tools that every child needs to succeed in school and in life. This book introduces readers to the SEL skill of developing organizational skills, a key part of the SEL core concept of self-management. Readers will follow Queen Olga as she organizes a ball for her kingdom. Eye-catching illustrations, a stimulating storyline, and a relatable situation will engage students as they acquire integral skills for daily life. For a comprehensive learning experience, this fiction title can be paired with the nonfiction title I Am on Time! (ISBN: 9781725355095). The instructional guide on the inside front and back covers provides vocabulary, reflections, background knowledge, text-dependent questions, whole class activities, and independent activities.