Books in 21st Century Basic Skills Library: Patterns All Around series

Introduces what germs are, how they move from person to person, and tips to keeping them away and staying healthy.

Level 1 guided reader that explores harvesting apples in the fall. Students will develop reading skills while learning about how apples grow, become ripe, and are picked.

This Level 2 guided reader teaches how to interpret and create pictographs. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about using a scaled pictograph to represent a data set.

Explains air pollution and its effects, while providing ideas for readers to help keep the air clean.

This Level 1 guided reader examines how people celebrate Independence Day. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about the history and significance of this holiday as well as how people celebrate it each year.

This Level 2 guided reader teaches how to interpret and create tally charts. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about counting, skip-counting by 5s, and representing numbers using tally charts.

Good manners help make the world a better place. The simple text and colorful photos in this series help readers learn the importance of being polite, considering other people's feelings and behaving appropriately in everyday situations. Available in reinforced library and paperback bindings.

Learn all about the lives and habits of baby chimpanzees.

This new series highlights the five food groups and oils contained in the new dietary guidelines for Americans, launched in January 2011 by the FDA. This leveled reader series helps young children understand the importance of a balanced diet.

This Level 1 guided reader examines how and why we plant gardens in spring. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about the change in weather that makes spring the best season for growing a garden full of different foods, such as corn, beans, and tomatoes.

Introduces mountains, the parts of them, and fun things to do on a mountain.

Presents information about jaguars focusing on their cubs, including how many are in a litter, when they are most active, and how long the mother stays with the young.