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Books in 21st Century Basic Skills Library: Let's Look at Spring - Level 1 series

  • What Happens to Plants in Summer?

    Rebecca Felix

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This Level 1 guided reader examines how seasonal changes in summer affect plants. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about the summer rain and sun, plant growth, and ripening fruit.
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  • Let's Sort Money

    Lauren Coss

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This Level 2 guided reader teaches how to count and classify coins and paper money and sort them into categories. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning how to identify and sort different forms of money.
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  • Pictographs

    Sherra G Edgar

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2013)
    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.
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  • Koala Bear Joeys

    Susan Heinrichs Gray

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2020)
    Read about the koala bear joeys and how zookeepers take care of them. This level 3 guided reader book includes intriguing facts and adorable photos. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about how these baby animals learn and grow, what they eat, and how they socialize with each other. Book includes table of contents, glossary, index, author biographies, sidebars, and word list for home and school connection.
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  • Midwest

    Helen Foster James

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2017)
    Books in the Outdoor Explorers series introduce children to the specific US regional plants, animals, landscape, weather, and geography through a fun nature hike. This book studies the Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). Bright, colorful pictures will keep children engaged as they learn about the great outdoors in the United States. Glossary, index, and bibliography are included.
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  • Line Graphs

    Sherra G Edgar

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2013)
    This Level 2 guided reader teaches how to interpret and create line graphs. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about creating scales, plotting data points, and using line plots to represent a data set.
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  • Fear

    Tamra B. Orr

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2016)
    This Level 1 guided reader explores the feeling of fear. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about their feelings.
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  • Let's Sort by Color

    Lauren Coss

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This Level 2 guided reader teaches how to classify objects by color and sort them into categories. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning how to identify and sort objects by one of their key attributes, color.
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  • Polar Bears

    Josh Gregory

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2012)
    Introduces infant polar bears, describing their behavior and growth and period of attachment to their mother as they learn to hunt and be on their own.
    K
  • Discover Penguins

    Helen Foster James

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2015)
    This Level 3 guided reader introduces basic facts about penguins, including their physical characteristics, diet, and habitat. Simple callouts ask the student to think in new ways, supporting inquiry-based reading. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate information and learn new words.
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  • Surprise

    Tamra B. Orr

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2016)
    This Level 1 guided reader explores the feeling of surprise. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about their feelings.
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  • I Know Basketball

    Annabelle Tometich

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2013)
    This Level 3 book introduces and examines the different aspects of basketball. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about the history and rules of basketball, as well as how to play the game. Additional text features and search tools, including a glossary and an index, help students locate and review important information.
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