Books with author Naomi Para

On the surface, sixteen-year-old Lian is a serious student and dutiful daughter, destined for a fine career as a concert violinist. But Lian has a secret identity. She is part of 06/04—a band of cyber-investigators who work to expose injustice and corruption. In this virtual world, Lian goes by the code name, “Komiko.” Lian has no trouble keeping her daily life separate from her secret one—until a dead body washes up in Big Wave Bay. Lian investigates, with help from 06/04. Soon, she meets Matt Harrison, the new kid at her school. She learns that Matt’s dad, Rand Harrison, is a corporate goon, whose clothing company exploits its workforce. And she finds a connection between the dead girl and Mr. Harrison. Lian and the 06/04 team are thrust into their most dangerous investigation ever—and Lian will learn that no one is ever quite who they seem to be . . .

Your young students will join Daniel and his Israeli cousin, Rivkah, as they learn together about the Jewish holidays. In this fantasy adventure the cousins--whom your students first met in The Great Israel Scavenger Hunt--learn from Elijah the prophet as they travel through time and space and encounter people and places as old as the Bible and as new as modern Israel. At the ancient Temple, they witness the Hanukkah miracle of the oil. Right before Passover, they cross the Sea of Reeds with the Children of Israel. Seven weeks later, they stand at Mount Sinai as the Ten Commandments are given to the Israelites.The rich array of more than 75 full-color photos, 50 playful illustrations, and a dozen classic Jewish legends and stories are sure to delight students. Eighteen colorful holiday stickers, which students can affix to a beautifully illustrated Treasure Trail map, and a Certificate of Achievement give students tangible evidence of their progress, motivating them and giving them a sense of accomplishment. Readers--and their families--are invited to go online and explore elijahrocks(dot)net for holiday games and activities to share, and holiday dictionaries, blessings and word puzzles to print out.

On the surface, sixteen-year-old Lian is a serious student and dutiful daughter, destined for a fine career as a concert violinist. But Lian has a secret identity. She is part of 06/04—a band of cyber-investigators who work to expose injustice and corruption. In this virtual world, Lian goes by the code name, “Komiko.” Lian has no trouble keeping her daily life separate from her secret one—until a dead body washes up in Big Wave Bay. Lian investigates, with help from 06/04. Soon, she meets Matt Harrison, the new kid at her school. She learns that Matt’s dad, Rand Harrison, is a corporate goon, whose clothing company exploits its workforce. And she finds a connection between the dead girl and Mr. Harrison. Lian and the 06/04 team are thrust into their most dangerous investigation ever—and Lian will learn that no one is ever quite who they seem to be . . .

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 take a trip to the hardware store, where tools become objects used to teach about place value. This volume satisfies CCSS Math Standard 1.NBT.B.2. This book should be paired with "José's Hardware Store" (9781477721926) from the InfoMax Math Readers Program to provide the alternative point of view on the same topic.