Books with author Sneed B. Collard

A Listen To Patriotic Music introduces young readers to the genre of patriotic music. With beautiful real-life photographs, a word glossary, comprehension and extension activities, and much more, this title gives students the opportunity to explore the style of music that brings a sense of unity and togetherness to our great nation. The Art and Music series introduces young learners to some of the most moving genres of music while supporting an emphasis on increasing STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) content for young learners. Each 24-page title in this series 24-page title in this series allows students to refer to details and examples in a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

Young readers will learn how the invention of the airplane and the introduction of air combat drastically changed the way America approached war in U.S. Air Force: Absolute Air Power. Readers are prompted to gauge their understanding as they draw conclusions from the leveled text.The Freedom Forces series lets readers explore the different facets of government agencies, the military, and more. Each 32-page title in this series will allow students to analyze and provide an objective summary of the text. With content-specific vocabulary and comprehension and extension questions, this series helps build reading skills while introducing a more complex view of technology, history, and more.

Thirteen-year-old Guy tries to make the best of a difficult situation with the help of his beloved dog and a new friend.Montana is a long way from California. Guy and his mother have moved in with his grandfather after his father’s “unannounced departure.” Back home, Guy skateboarded, surfed, and played video games with his friends. Here the kids only seem to talk about cars, fishing, and hunting.Life at Big Sky Middle School is also a disappointment. Guy is bored in math class and over his head in English. He quickly becomes a target for Brad Mullen, class bully. But at least Guy has his beloved Border collie, Streak, and eventually he makes a friend, his classmate Luke Grant. Soon Guy and Luke hatch a plan to train Streak to compete against Brad Mullen and his dog at the town’s Frisbee catching competition. But the rivalry between Guy and Brad escalates until an impulsive wager pits the boys head to head and places Streak in jeopardy.Sneed B. Collard II offers young readers an affecting, realistic portrait of an adolescent boy who must learn to cope with conflicts and challenges in an unfamiliar environment and to accept changes in his life that are beyond his control.

A Look At Cubism introduces students to one of the most influential visual art styles of the early twentieth century. From Picasso to Braque, students will have the opportunity to further explore the inherited concept that cubist artwork should copy nature, or it should adopt the traditional techniques of perspective.The Art and Music series introduces young learners to some of the most popular artistic movements in history. Featuring beautiful images of famous works of art, a word glossary, comprehension and extension activities, and much more, each 24-page title in this series allows students to explain events, procedures, or concepts in a historical text, including what happened and why, based on specific information in the text.