Books published by publisher Continental Press

This pet care story features Rosie, the cat who loved red, and her owner, the girl with red hair. Clay illustrations are a feature of this book. A great introduction to a nonfiction topic in a story format. Activities that can extend this book into other areas of the curriculum or into the home are endless. Here are just a few ideas. Have fun! -Interview your parents or grandparents about the pets they had throughout their lives. Find out about their responsibilities for taking care of their pets. -Study cat habits and habitats. Use Have You Seen My Cat? By Eric Carle as a reference. -Create pet brochures that include information about pet care. Display these brochures at a pet fair-live or stuffed animals welcome. -Measure in ''cat tails'' using a piece of yarn as the unit of measure. Seedling books help beginning readers grow through engaging stories and kid-friendly photos and artwork. Best for reading at the earliest stages, these books use clear print, ample spacing, limited vocabulary, and simple story lines to help children practice word building, improve fluency, and garner a love for reading. Seedling has an established reputation both in the classroom and at home as one of the best book collections for young readers.

Reading for Comprehension Readiness, Book 2 fosters reading readiness in the context of nonfiction reading. The book combines engaging factual articles with questions and activities that assess comprehension and build critical thinking skills. It lays the groundwork to build reading-for-information skills students will need in later grades. Vocabulary progresses from sight words and short vowels to long vowels and easily decodable blends. Fun Pages reinforce readiness skills like classifying, distinguishing real from make-believe, and following directions. Ideal for students in grades 1 and 2. Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State TestingA teachers guide or answer key is sold separately. Visit continentalpress.com for details.

When Lucy's chickens discover a postcard for a seaside vacation, they immediately refuse to lay eggs. John and Lucy solve the problem by bringing the beach to the chickens! Meet Lucy and John again in Not Too Small at All and Awful Waffles.Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State Testing

The old man ends up smiling when he solves his rainy day problem. Read the traditional nursery rhyme on the first page and then read the related story that follows.Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State Testing

Mary plants many seeds, but one magical seed grows into a giant plant. Practice reading color words, too. Read the traditional nursery rhyme on the first page and then read the related story that follows.Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State Testing

Phonics and Word Study is designed to help students develop the skills necessary for independence in reading. Level B begins with a review of the maintenance of skills generally taught in first grade. Then the book focuses on the sounds of short and long vowels, different vowel spellings, r-controlled vowels, the hard and soft sounds of c and g, consonant digraphs and blends, diphthongs, and vowel digraphs. The book also covers word endings and prefixes, root word changes, the formation of plurals, compound words, contractions, and syllabication. Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State TestingA teachers guide or answer key is sold separately. Visit continentalpress.com for details.

Phonics and Word Study is designed to help students develop the skills necessary for independence in reading. Level C begins with a review of initial, medial, and final consonants and consonant blends and digraphs; silent consonants; and the sounds of consonant s, c, and g. The book also deals with short and long vowels, variant vowel sounds and vowel spellings, endings, base words, plurals, possessives, prefixes, and suffixes. Additional skills concern alphabetizing, using the dictionary, synonyms, antonyms, homophones, homographs, compound words, contractions, syllabication, accent, and the schwa sound. Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State TestingA teachers guide or answer key is sold separately. Visit continentalpress.com for details.

From where they live to how they move, readers will examine the differences and similarities between toads and frogs. Companion to Zap!Seedling books help beginning readers grow through engaging stories and kid-friendly photos and artwork. Best for reading at the earliest stages, these books use clear print, ample spacing, limited vocabulary, and simple story lines to help children practice word building, improve fluency, and garner a love for reading. Seedling has an established reputation both in the classroom and at home as one of the best book collections for young readers.

Journey into Reading helps improve comprehension skills using colorful, kid-friendly lessons that focus on vocabulary development. This book for grade 8 students features a three-stage approach to developing vocabulary: preteaching vocabulary for each reading selection, highlighting more vocabulary words within each selection, and providing word-study activities after each selection. Each lesson emphasizes a specific literal or inferential reading skill.Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State TestingA teachers guide or answer key is sold separately. Visit continentalpress.com for details.

Visit the dry grasslands of Australia and observe a mob of kangaroos.Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State Testing

The farmer teaches his children that by working together they will be strong and successful. A tale by Aesop retold. Long ago, Aesop was a storyteller in Greece. He told stories that include a lesson or a moral, just like in The Bundle of Sticks. Here are a few versions of this story to read and compare: The Children's Aesop, ''The Bundle of Sticks.'' Retold by Stephanie Calmenson. Aesop's Fables, ''The Bundle of Sticks'' by Jerry Pinkney Stories in My Pocket, Tales Kids Can Tell, ''The Bundle of Sticks'' by Martha Hamilton and Mitch Weiss Continental Press has expanded its product offerings to support students in key curriculum areas and at many levels of learning. We offer exceptional materials for students, parents, teachers, and administrators at fair and affordable prices. We publish programs in a variety of subject areas, including: -Early Literacy -Phonics -Language Skills -Reading Comprehension -Vocabulary -Content Reading in Geography, Mathematics, Science, & Social Studies -Mathematics -State Testing

The reader of this story questions if the teacher sleeps in various locations of the school. The humorous, yet realistic, illustrations show the absurdity of trying to sleep at school. Activities that can extend this book into other areas of the curriculum or into the home are endless. Here are just a few ideas. Have fun! List the sounds that you would hear if you slept at school: bells, janitors, vacuuming, etc. Compare these to the sounds you hear at home.-Make a list of all the possible places to sleep. -Circulate a book with a teddy bear to be an at-home reading pal. - Make a list of all the places your family has slept. Example: Grandma's, friend's, hotel. Seedling books help beginning readers grow through engaging stories and kid-friendly photos and artwork. Best for reading at the earliest stages, these books use clear print, ample spacing, limited vocabulary, and simple story lines to help children practice word building, improve fluency, and garner a love for reading. Seedling has an established reputation both in the classroom and at home as one of the best book collections for young readers.