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Books in Travel Time for Kids series

  • Canada: Early Fluent

    Ginger McDonnell

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 20, 2008)
    Let's explore the diverse biomes and geography that covers the vast expanse of Canada! This book also highlights the different animals that inhabit this country as well as Canada's most popular sports. Language arts connection is vocabulary related to Canada, its varied landforms, and inhabitants.
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  • A Visit to a Farm: Early Fluent

    D. M. Rice

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 20, 2008)
    Follow a young girl as she visits her grandparents on their farm. While taking a tour of the farm, she gets to see all of the plants, animals and special machinery that make the farm unique. The language arts connection is the vocabulary related to farms, farm animals, and farm machinery.
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  • A Day in the Life of a Ballet Dancer: Fluent

    Diana Herweck

    Library Binding (Teacher Created Materials, March 23, 2005)
    What does it take to become a professional ballet dancer? This book uncovers a ballet dancer's long hours, the importance of eating healthy, and basic ballet positions. Even football players have to practice ballet to improve their balance!
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  • Keeping Fit with Sports: Upper Emergent

    Dona Herweck Rice

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 25, 2008)
    Explore the fun world of sports and learn the importance of keeping active in order to stay healthy. The connection to language arts is vocabulary related to sports and different ways to keep moving.
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  • Awesome Bible Animals

    Stephen Elkins, Chad Stephens, Craig Boldman

    Hardcover (Thomas Nelson Inc, June 1, 2004)
    Whether they're heading to bed or heading to the beach, kids and parents will love this 48-page picture book and CD set containing stories of favorite Bible animals. Fly with the dove from Noah's ark, swim with the whale that swallowed Jonah, roar along with the lions that met Daniel, and join many more animal adventures in this entertaining collection of Bible stories. Small enough to fit in your CD holder but large enough to entertain for hours, each of these stories are accompanied by songs performed by professional children singers and produced by Steven Elkins of Wonder Workshop.
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  • Time For Kids: Franklin D. Roosevelt: A Leader in Troubled Times

    Editors of TIME For Kids

    Hardcover (HarperCollins, Jan. 1, 2006)
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt grew up with private tutors, trips to Europe, and great wealth. But his life changed suddenly when he came down with polio. With determination and courage to overcome this obstacle, he decided to run for President. That decision helped change the course of America—both at home and overseas. TIME For Kids® Biographies help make a connection between the lives of past heroes and the events of today. Franklin Roosevelt set up important programs that are still in place. And through his leadership, he helped establish the United States as a world power.
  • The Caribbean: Early Fluent

    Ginger McDonnell

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 20, 2008)
    Explore the various islands that make up the Caribbean including the different plants and animals that inhabit this tropical paradise. Bright, dazzling photographs bring the Caribbean to life as readers are exposed to vocabulary related to the unique activities and customs of the Caribbean.
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  • Insects and Spiders: Upper Emergent

    Dona Herweck Rice

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 25, 2008)
    Explore the creepy, crawly world of insects and spiders as you learn about their basic body parts, where they live, and what they eat. Colorful, close-up pictures of these insects and spiders are featured in this book along with vocabulary related to insects and spiders.
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  • George Washington: Early Fluent Plus

    Dona Herweck

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 20, 2008)
    This book provides a biography of the life of America's first president, George Washington, including his farming childhood, role in the militia during the Revolution, and his position as President of the United States.
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  • Living in Space: Fluent Plus

    Christine Dugan

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 20, 2008)
    Find out what it is like to live in space including wearing protective gear and undergoing intensive training that is needed for a successful trip into space. Fun and captivating pictures of life in space without gravity are presented along with information on new ways that astronauts learn to sleep, eat and play in space.
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  • Travel in the U.S.A.: Then and Now: Early Fluent Plus

    Maya Franklin

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 20, 2008)
    Discover developments in travel over the last 200 years including the advances of today's travel methods, which make it easier to visit different places in a shorter amount of time. Readers are exposed to vocabulary related to travel methods.
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  • Mexico: Early Fluent

    Ginger McDonnell

    Paperback (Teacher Created Materials, Feb. 20, 2008)
    Take a trip to Mexico to explore its diverse geography, wildlife, history, and cuisine. A rich vocabulary exposes readers to Mexico, its wildlife, and most famous sites.
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