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Books in Explorer Junior Library: Language Arts Explorer Junior series

  • The U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction: 1850 to 1877

    Brian Howell

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This book follows a student who is helping set up a museum exhibit about the Civil War. The student uses primary sources and artifacts to learn about the causes of the war, the hardships of the war, and how the war concluded.
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  • Pictographs

    Lisa Colozza Cocca

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Taking bar graphs in a different direction, this title shows readers how symbols can represent numbers. Readers will explore books in different ways, including the number read by many groups at one point in time, different types of books read, and books read by one group over several months. Readers are encouraged to make their own pictographs through activities.
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  • Postwar United States: 1945 to the 1970s

    Maggie Combs

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    This book uses the narrative voice of an historian to take readers on a journey in US history following the end of World War II through the cold war.
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  • Measuring Weight

    Beth Bence Reinke, Kathleen Petelinsek

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Real-world examples and engaging activities guide readers in learning about measuring weight. Readers practice selecting appropriate measuring tools and units of measurement, converting between units, and solving problems by measuring.
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  • Tally Charts

    Lisa Colozza Cocca

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2013)
    This fun book uses examples familiar to readers to get them counting using tally charts. Topics include snacks, pets, and how readers and their classmates get to school. Activities encourage practicing making tally charts.
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  • Pie Graphs

    Lisa Colozza Cocca

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2013)
    Using everyday examples such as pizza toppings, the playground, and flowers, this title introduces readers to the basics of pie graphs. Activities reinforce the concepts taught.
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  • Contemporary United States: 1968 to the Present

    Kevin Cunningham

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Following a student working on a school project, this engaging title takes readers on a journey of contemporary US history using primary sources and artifacts.
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