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Books with author Lynda Arnaez

  • My Life As a Pioneer

    Lynda Arnez

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)
    Living on a new homestead often meant pioneer families had to start with nothingno house, no fields, and no neighbors. Pioneer children were expected to work just as hard as their parents. They cooked, gathered firewood, and helped in the fields, as well as going to school part of the year. Readers learn just how different life was for children on the frontier during the second half of the 19th century. Told from the perspective of a young pioneer girl, the main content covers food, clothing, and community, and historical images feature common family scenes.
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  • We Stay Clean

    Lynda Arnez

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 15, 2019)
    From washing our hands to brushing our teeth, the ways people stay clean are easy enough for even young kids to do. With a fun, encouraging tone, the main content of this book focuses on the age-appropriate ways readers can be responsible for keeping their own bodies clean. Including cooperating with parents, this book is written for new readers' cognitive development and reading comprehension development. Full-color photographs support the text and provide real-life examples to inspire readers to keep clean.
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  • My Journey on the Underground Railroad

    Lynda Arnez

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)
    Introduces readers to slavery and the trek to freedom in Canada on the Underground Railroad through a first-person narrative.
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  • My Journey Through Ellis Island

    Lynda Arnez

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)
    Traveling to live in a new country can be terrifying, especially to a child. Leaving behind family, friends, and places you know and love is something everyone can relate to. In this book, readers board a boat with an immigrant child going to the United States for the first time. The first-person narration introduces readers to Ellis Island and the many immigrants coming to America during the late 1800s and early 1900s, including their reasons for doing so. Historical images and fact boxes add context to this important social studies topic.
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  • My Wagon Train Adventure

    Lynda Arnez

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Jan. 15, 2016)
    Shortly after the birth of the United States, many people headed west to settle the new territory of the frontier. They journeyed by wagon for months on end and faced bad weather, sickness, and fears of hostile Native Americans. Historians know a lot about these wagon train journeys because of the many diaries kept by travelers! Readers meet a young wagon train traveler and, through this first-person account, learn about life on the Oregon Trail. Informational fact boxes add historical context to this narrative while images from the time period enhance the main content.
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  • Native Peoples of the Great Plains

    Lynda Arnez

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2016)
    For the native peoples of the Great Plains, history is broken into two periods: before horses arrived and after. The Spanish introduced horses to these native groups around 1540, and their lives were heavily impacted. No longer did they have to hunt buffalo on foot. They could ride the speed of the herd through parts of modern-day Wisconsin, Minnesota, Missouri, Iowa, Texas, Saskatchewan, Alberta, and more. Readers learn much more about the lifestyles of the native peoples of the Great Plains, including their societal structure, relationship with early European settlers, and more. Historical images and full-color photographs illustrate the main content while fun fact boxes add even more social studies information.
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  • We Can Be Responsible!

    Lynda Arnez

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Pub, Aug. 15, 2019)
    There are so many ways that children in pre-kindergarten can show that they're responsible. They can brush their teeth, learn to make a sandwich, and even help groom the dog. Responsibility gives children confidence and teaches them how to be good citizens. This set covers typical areas of responsibility beginning readers might encounter, encouraging them to stay clean and help out. It also engages their new reading skills. Colorful photographs of other pre-K-age children help readers relate to the tasks at hand and are correlated to the main text, aiding in reader comprehension. Features include: ATOS reading level below 1.0. Age-appropriate suggestions of ways readers can be responsible. Introduces readers to informational-text features, such as an index and table of contents.
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  • We Help Clean Up

    Lynda Arnez

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 15, 2019)
    At the end of the day, it's no fun to stop playing, clean up, and go to bed. But it's important to everyone's happiness if kids do. Using easy-to-understand examples and language written especially for new readers, this book encourages readers to keep their home clean, and have a great attitude while doing it. The main content offers good, age-appropriate reasons for readers to want to help their families clean up, complemented by full-color photographs.
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  • We Take Care of Pets

    Lynda Arnez

    Paperback (Gareth Stevens Publishing, Aug. 15, 2019)
    All family pets need to be fed, given water, groomed, possibly walked, or simply played with. These can be great jobs for younger kids just starting to be given some responsibilities. Complemented by full-color photographs, the main text describes the ways pre-K readers can take care of different kinds of common pets, from dogs to birds. Age-appropriate, relatable examples inspire readers to offer their help while language written for beginning readers allows them to navigate the content with confidence and increasing reading independence.
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  • My Journey Through Ellis Island

    Lynda Arnaez;Lynda Arnez;Lynda Arnaz

    Library Binding (Gareth Stevens Publishing, March 15, 1658)
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  • Father Junipero Serra

    Lynda Arnez

    Paperback (Enslow Publishing, Aug. 1, 2015)
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  • My Life as a Pioneer

    Lynda Arnéz

    Hardcover (Gareth Stevens Publishing, March 15, 2016)
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