Books with author Jo E. Moore

This all-in-one resource helps you and your young students create books centered on seasons and their associated holidays, such as Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, and St. Patrick's Day. There are reproducible patterns for a wide variety of big (11"x17") book covers, many of which will easily tie in with specific lessons. These fun patterns include: squirrel, tree, ship, bat, pumpkin, cornucopia, angel, pinata, mitten, penguin, dragon, groundhog, heart, leprechaun, galoshes, flower pot, egg, chick or bird, fish kite, trunk, and popsicle. Smaller patterns for each are also included. The instructions and suggestions for making books are thorough and extremely helpful. Please refer to the Expanded Series Description below for complete details. Making Seasonal Big Books with Children is easy, fun and sure to make a big impact on any child, any time of year.

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela -- together they form the richly diverse South American continent. Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions and political divisions. Topics and activities explored include: Locating South America (it's place on the globe), Name the Hemisphere, Water and Landforms, South America (black & white topographic map), Water Forms of South America, South American Landforms, Geographic Regions of South America, Andes Mountains, Amazon Rainforest, Gran Chaco and Pampas, Atacama Desert (Chile), Altiplano (Bolivia), Region Comparison Chart, Moving to South America, Political Divisions, Countries of South America, Capital Cities, Using a Compass Rose, Longitude and Latitude, Brazil (with map of states showing main cities), How Far Is It? (linear distances between points), Land Area and Population Chart, Population Comparison, Name the Countries, South America's Resources (lists of Manufactured Goods, Natural Resources, Crops and Livestock, Services), Foods from the New World, My Personal Experience with Foods from the New World, Deforestation, Rainforest Deforestation Note Taker, Responsible Tourism, A South American Vacation, South American Plants and Animals, Name that Plant, South American Camels, Amazing Animals of South American (with picture cards), Animals of the Galapagos Islands, Galapagos Quiz, Animal Report Note Taker, The People of South America, The Incas, Indigenous Cultures, Languages of South America, Celebrating Learning, and more. Plus, a full-color fold-out topographic map of South America and the oceans surrounding it. It's just one of seven titles in our all-new series on world geography based on the five themes of geography -- Location -- Position on the Earth's surface, Place -- Physical and Human Characteristics, Relationships within Places -- Humans and the Environment, Movement -- Human Interactions on the Earth, and Regions -- How They Form and Change.

Boasting terrain that ranges from desert to mountain to grassy plain to jungle, the continent of Africa is a challenge to any geographer. Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions and political divisions. Topics and activities explored include: Locating Africa (it's place on the globe), Name the Hemisphere, Water and Landforms, Africa (black & white topographic map), Water Forms of Africa, African Landforms, Geographic Regions, Sahara Desert, Rainforests, Savannas, Region Comparison Chart, Desertification, Desertification of Northern Africa, Political Divisions, Countries of Africa, Name the Countries, Name Changes, Northern Africa, Using a Compass Rose, Western, Cental and Eastern Africa, Longitude and Latitude, Southern Africa, How Far Is It?, Africa's Resources (Natural Resources, Crops and Livestock, Manufactured Goods), African Agriculture, Mineral Resources, Comparing Income Sources (graph), An African Vacation, African Animals, Photo Safari, True of False (animal quiz), the Camel, Animals in Danger, Game Reserves, Animal Report Note Taker, The People of Africa, Africa's Ethnic Groups, Changes, Developed and Developing Countries, Information Graph, People Report Note Taker, African Music, African Art Forms, Celebrating Learning, and more. Plus, a full-color fold-out topographic map of Africa and the oceans surrounding it. It's just one of seven titles in our all-new series on world geography based on the five themes of geography -- Location -- Position on the Earth's surface, Place -- Physical and Human Characteristics, Relationships within Places -- Humans and the Environment, Movement -- Human Interactions on the Earth, and Regions -- How They Form and Change.

Stretching from the Pacific Ocean as far west as Turkey, the continent of Asia contains 48 diverse countries. Now, with this one volume, your students can compare and contrast its peoples, customs, regions and political divisions. Topics and activities explored include: * Locating Asia (it's place on the globe) * name the hemisphere * water and landforms * Asia (black & white topographic map) * water forms of Asia * Asian landforms * geographic regions * regions of Asia * political divisions * countries of Asia * East Asia, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Southwest Asia, Russia and Central Asia * longitude and latitude * using a compass rose * Asia's resources * Agriculture * Industry * imports - exports * and much more

MauMau is a Siamese cat who is on his daily adventures when he decided to head home for breakfast, made just for him by his human Mom's loving hands.Just as he starts to cross the road, a big semi truck blasts right at him! His experiences from then on show us love and loss, then renewal as MauMau finds the Rainbow Bridge and new friends while missing his Momma.

Here's an effective supplement to any primary science curriculum. Students will use this book to learn about the life cycles of birds, amphibians, and insects. Topics include: frogs, frog and toad, butterfly, chicken, bird beaks, bird feet, animal hunt, and more. Lessons involve identification, matching, solving riddles or puzzles, and coloring. Also includes six activity cards suitable for science center activities. Activities include: What's inside an egg?, mealworm beetles, take a bird walk, tadpole to frog, caterpillar to butterfly, and make an animal book. Clear, step-by-step instructions provided.Simple, accurate line art illustrations throughout. Features two-sided, full-color pull-out poster about Life Cycles on one side and Characteristics (birds, insects, amphibians) on the other. All 16 pages perforated for easy removal.

Calamity! Disaster! Santa Claus' beloved world is crashing down around him. The North Pole is melting, and the buildings of his magical workshop are punching through the last remnants of ice, plunging into the Arctic Ocean. Santa has to save the operation and its inhabitants, including his wife and sons.Making things worse, Santa faces a cyber bullying attack, and he must deal with this at the same time as moving the North Pole Workshops. Santa will need all his elves, family, and people he has helped before to help him accomplish everything in time. But can he do it before this disaster swallows the village?Discussions with the AuthorWhat is The Santa Claus Trilogy?The SC Trilogy is a three-part series that is a family read for everyone from preteen kids reading chapter books to the eldest great grand-parent. It answers a great many mysteries and legends about Santa Claus while entertaining the reader with imaginative fantasies and real events of the world.Is this book only about Christmas?Glaciers Melt takes place well before the holidays of Christmas. Much of the action takes place in spring and summer before all is lost. And if Santa is going to continue his work, everything needs to be in place before Christmas comes again.What is the order of the books?Believe Again, The North Pole Chronicles is the first book in the series.Faith, Hope & Reindeer is the second in the series.Glaciers Melt and Mountains Smoke is the third in the series.Also related:The Faces of Krampus, which is the story of Black Peter, the assistant to St. Nicholas.Aeon Millennium, The Time-Traveling Elf, is set to be released in Fall, 2018.Can readers get the whole series in one bundle? You may purchase The Santa Claus Trilogy as a collection containing all three books in the box set.So, why should readers give these books a try? Santa and the North Pole Village now face becoming the next Atlantis and disappearing into the sea. Somehow the residents and animals of the polar ice cap must relocate before everything is lost. But move to where, and how? After several hundred years where can they retreat and find the peace and secrecy they had for centuries? Imagination and wonder are hallmarks of an intelligent mind, and this book is a fertile ground to plant these qualities. The third book in The Santa Claus Trilogy brings all the elements of the first two books and shows what is achievable when everyone works together. This book is a great addition for teachers and homeschooling, especially as it addresses cyber bullying.

Dom swindles kids out of their allowances and talks them into doing his chores. When Taylor moves in next door and picks a fight, Dom shows him what’s what. A new girl comes to town, and Dom wastes no time impressing her. He’s been saving for a horse and almost has enough money. Summer in Millville is his for the picking.Until he witnesses local outcast China Jim murdering a cop, and Taylor’s accused of the killing. Dom needs to make a choice. He can swallow his guilt and let Taylor take the rap for a crime he didn’t commit or risk his own neck by revealing what he knows.