Books with author Teacher Created Materials

What is the greenhouse effect? What causes erosion? How is a river different from an ocean? What are rocks made of? Introduce second and third grade students to Earth science, space science, and STEM topics with this intriguing 10-book set. These nonfiction books feature intriguing images, a glossary, an index, and helpful diagrams to keep students engaged in reading as they learn important scientific topics such as the weather, water bodies, the water cycle, rocks and minerals, and more. Each 32-page book includes a fun science activity that meets Next Generation Science Standards and helps students apply what they've learned. Titles in this set include: Climate, Earth's Moon, Extreme Weather, Landforms, People and the Planet, Rocks and Minerals, Tracking the Weather, Water Bodies, Water Cycle, and Weathering and Erosion.

Which foods are healthy and unhealthy? How do plants grow? What rules should be followed at school? This 30-book set of picture books will encourage young students to read all about a wide range of topics covering science, mathematics, and social studies as they develop their basic literacy skills. The TIME FOR KIDS series features engaging content and intriguing images, and each book will keep students enthralled from beginning to end.

Learn geometry, problem solving, and data and measurement with these engaging math books! These texts combine math and literacy skills and use practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, and index to develop academic vocabulary and increase understanding of math and reading concepts. The Math Talk problems and Explore Math sidebars provide additional learning opportunities while developing students’ higher-order thinking skills. With full-color images, math charts and graphs, and practice problems, these high-interest nonfiction books make learning mathematics and STEM topics fun and easy. This 10-book set includes: STEM: Mission to Mars: Problem Solving; Fun and Games: Clockwork Carnival: Measuring Time; Money Matters: What's It Worth? Financial Literacy; Your World: Investigating Measurement: Volume and Mass; Travel Adventures: The Grand Canyon: Data; On the Job: Landscape Architects: Perimeter; Engineering Marvels: Stand-Out Skyscrapers: Area; On the Job: Contractors: Perimeter and Area; Art and Culture: The Stories of Constellations: Shapes; and Art and Culture: Exploring the Louvre: Shapes.

Introduce children to some of the most unique and influential individuals in history with this collection of biographies. Students will learn about the lives and inspiring accomplishments that made each of these people so special. Each book in this collection features appealing images, stunning facts, intriguing sidebars, and a helpful glossary and index to help readers navigate the text. Titles in this 10-book collection include: Albert Einstein: Gentle Genius; Amazing Americans: Abigail Adams; Amazing Americans: Paul Revere; Benjamin Franklin; George Washington Carver: Agriculture Pioneer; Jackie Robinson: Hero on the Baseball Field; Jane Goodall: Animal Scientist and Friend; Mohandas Gandhi; Pocahontas; Thomas Edison and the Pioneers of Electromagnetism.

Build literacy skills while students are engaged in reading about STEAM topics! With TIME For Kids content, these nonfiction readers will keep students reading from cover to cover. The high-interest topics include social media, technology, animals, movies, and slam poetry to keep readers on the edge of their seats. Text features include a table of contents, glossary, index, and reader's guide to increase comprehension and keep students connected to the text. The dynamic images and detailed, factual sidebars will engage students in reading and learning as they develop their higher-order thinking skills. With a focus on STEAM topics, the texts align with state and national standards, and feature complex and rigorous content appropriate for students preparing for college and career. This 8-Book Set includes the following titles: Tech World: Cell Phone Pros and Cons; Communicate! Characters with Courage; Just Right Words: Slam Poetry; Showdown: Animal Defenses; Life in Numbers: Stressed Out!; Communicate! Movies with a Purpose; Tech World: The Language of Social Media; Showdown: Fighting for Space with Animals.

Prepare readers for more challenging text with these books featuring engaging TIME FOR KIDS content that are sure to motivate even the most reluctant reader! Each book introduces new vocabulary, diagrams, and graphics combined with science and social studies themes. 24-28 pages per book. This 10-book set includes A Visit to a Car Factory; Next Stop: Mexico; Earthquakes!; Eagles Up Close; Craft It: Hand-Blown Glass; Step into the Forest; Our Earth; Look Inside: Your Brain; Count Me In! School Carnival; and George Washington.