Books in First Learning Series series

Children learn the rules of grammar and punctuation with twelve songs that contain catchy tunes and amusing lyrics. Students will be able to remember the rules in the same way that they remember popular song lyrics. Children will learn the definitions of vowels, verbs and syllables, and where to use commas, quotation marks and periods. Lyrics and worksheets provided for each song.

NOVEL LEARNING SERIES(TM) A WALK TO REMEMBER by Nicholas SparksSTUDENT EDITION"When I was seventeen, my life changed forever . . . " So begins Nicholas Sparks's touching tale of Landon Carter, a teenage boy living in the small town of Beaufort, North Carolina in the late 1950s. Landon is a typical teenager who just wants to have a fun senior year before heading off to college. The last thing he anticipated is Jamie Sullivan, the sweet, pious daughter of the town's Baptist minister. But on the evening of Beaufort's annual Christmas pageant, Landon will undergo a change of heart that will forever alter the course of his life. In the months that follow, Landon discovers truths that it takes most people a lifetime to learn-truths about the nature of beauty, the joy of giving, the pain of loss, and, most of all, the transformational power of love.With a NOVEL LEARNING SERIES(TM) Student Guide · Qu

The Story Behind the Dragon Boat Festival is the third volume of Chinese folk stories. It tells that: because of the Qins invasion and incompetence of the King of the Chu, Qu Yuan intended to serve his country but failed to find a way; he became desperate about the reality and showed high ideals with his committing suicide. On May 5 of the lunar calendar (which was a traditional festival back then in the Chu state), Qu Yuan went to riverside of Guluo River where he was exiled and threw himself into the water with a huge stone in his arms. This day was established as Dragon Boat Festival by the later generations, when people commemorate Qu Yuan by holding dragon boat races, eating zongzi, hanging mugwort leaves on the door, and drinking realgar liquor.

A collection of 80 stories from ancient Chinese classical scriptures. Written in modern vernacular with illustrations from over 90 oustanding painters of different genres. Introducing children to traditonal Chinese culture- beginning with the Pangu myths and the creation of the universe and all the way to the Qing Dynasty as all the stories take place in different moments of the development of the Chinese civilization, presenting a complete picture of ancient China.

Children will learn spelling and language arts skills such as: changing "y" to "i" before adding "er", "est" or "es", dropping silent "e" before adding "ing" (take, taking), double final consonants before adding endings (tap, tapping). Lyrics and worksheets are provided for each song or skill taught. An answer key is included at the back of the book.