Books published by publisher Next Gereration Books---Kids

The American Heroes and Monuments series of eBooks is designed to introduce young readers to the heroes ---from early settlers, to generals, to the common man---of American history. Their heroics led future generations to create monuments to celebrate these achievements. These monuments have their own stories that celebrate the country’s heritage. There is no reason for American history to be written about as boring. Nor should its countless stories of bravery be dismissed or belittled. The forging of a great nation from a wilderness is a story of men and women of all races and creeds, across generations, who toiled, risked, and sacrificed for freedom.

The American Heroes and Monuments series of eBooks is designed to introduce young readers to the heroes ---from early settlers, to generals, to the common man---of American history. Their heroics led future generations to create monuments to celebrate these achievements. These monuments have their own stories that celebrate the country’s heritage. There is no reason for American history to be written about as boring. Nor should its countless stories of bravery be dismissed or belittled. The forging of a great nation from a wilderness is a story of men and women of all races and creeds, across generations, who toiled, risked, and sacrificed for freedom.The American Revolution provided opportunity for colonists, both male and female, to step up and to perform heroically. Many did.Francis Marion’s actions and leadership led to a famed nickname—The Swamp Fox. This name and his exploits led Disney Studio to create a long-running TV series to celebrate his life and to entertain millions.Recently, his story formed the basis of the Mel Gibson movie---The Patriot As it happens, the non-fiction fiction format actually supports the literacy standard of Common Core.

All the world loves a trickster. He is entertaining. He has no rules. For the trickster there is no right or wrong. Sometimes he is greedy, or childish, or just plain nasty. Yet some tales show him as helpful, even friendly. But almost always, he is clever. He seeks his own way. And he usually gets it. He is not always successful. But he is always entertaining and almost always a male.In this retelling of the Stone Soup story, Felix the Fox plans ahead. His plan is clever, and it's successful. He eats well.

America’s story is the story of heroic men and women. They came to a wilderness. In that wilderness they created settlements. Ultimately, they created a nation. They expanded that nation across a continent.Courageous and brave? Yes! Purposeful and fearless? Yes! Selfless and dutiful? Yes! Their stories uplift. Their stories make us proud.Betsy Ross is one of them.For Parents:This book and others published by ngbkids have been checked for reading level (RL).This author pushes RL limits. He uses longer, more difficult sentences. He doesn’t avoid words with more than two syllables. He looks to use punctuation correctly.He strives to increase vocabulary, both active and recognition.This description has a 5.8 reading level. The story RL is much lower.

Some kids are bold. Some kids are scared. All kids are curious. The same can be said about adults when the creature is a snake.For the young and old, the reptile captures our attention. Is its skin warm or cold? Would I hold a snake? Would I touch one?Does it bite? Does it squeeze? Will it hurt me? Is it poisonous? Are there thousands of snakes in America? Why are they pretty? Which ones am I to be careful about?

The I Am Series of books is for the young reader. Each features an animal. It talks to the reader. It tells the reader who it is. It becomes the story.A big, wild animal can be scary. It isn’t as scary when it speaks.Most of the speakers are animals or birds in North America. Some are in danger of disappearing. They are on a list to protect them.So meet the Bald Eagle. Let it speak.A Note to ParentsThis book and others published by ngbkids have been checked for reading level (RL).This author pushes RL limits. He uses longer, slightly more difficult sentences. He doesn’t avoid words with more than two syllables. He looks to use punctuation to support meaning.He strives to increase vocabulary, both active and recognition.This description has a 4.7 reading level.The opening description on the series has 2.6 RLThe book uses the non-fiction fiction format. This format supports the literacy standard of Common Core.

The American Heroes and Monuments series of eBooks introduces young readers to heroes. Early settlers, generals, or the common man of American life produced heroes. Often, monuments celebrated these heroics. These monuments have their own stories. They are a part of the country’s heritage. Reading American history ought not be boring. Nor should its countless stories of bravery be dismissed. Nor should her greatness be belittled. The forging of a great nation from a wilderness is America’s story. Hers is the story of men and women of all races and creeds, across generations, who toiled, risked all, and sacrificed for freedom.Davy Crockett is such a hero.For Parents:This book and others published by ngbkids have been checked for reading level (RL).This author pushes RL limits. He uses longer, slightly more difficult sentences. He doesn’t avoid words with more than two syllables. He looks to use punctuation to support meaning.He strives to increase vocabulary, both active and recognition.This description has a 7.3 reading level.The book uses the non-fiction fiction format. This format supports the literacy standard of Common Core.

All the world loves a trickster. He is entertaining. He has no rules. For the trickster there is no right or wrong. Sometimes he is greedy, or childish, or just plain nasty. Yet some tales show him as helpful, even friendly. But almost always, he is clever. He seeks his own way. And he usually gets it. He is not always successful. But he is always entertaining and almost always a male.In this retelling of the Gingerbread Man story, Felix the Fox plans ahead. His plan is clever, and it's successful.

America’s story is the story of heroic men and women. They came to a wilderness. In that wilderness they created settlements. Ultimately, they created a nation. They expanded that nation across a continent.Courageous and brave? Yes! Purposeful and fearless? Yes! Selfless and dutiful? Yes! Their stories uplift. Their stories make us proud.George Washington is one of them.For Parents:This book and others published by ngbkids have been checked for reading level (RL).This author pushes RL limits. He uses longer, more difficult sentences. He doesn’t avoid words with more than two syllables. He looks to use punctuation correctly.He strives to increase vocabulary, both active and recognition.This description has a 5.8 reading level. The story RL is a much lower 3.4.

The American Heroes and Monuments series of eBooks is designed to introduce young readers to the heroes ---from early settlers, to generals, to the common man---of American history. Their heroics led future generations to create monuments to celebrate these achievements. These monuments have their own stories that celebrate the country’s heritage. There is no reason for American history to be written about as boring. Nor should its countless stories of bravery be dismissed or belittled. The forging of a great nation from a wilderness is a story of men and women of all races and creeds, across generations, who toiled, risked, and sacrificed for freedom.

As her name suggests, Mrs. Ima Wordlover loves words. For her, word games are fun. But the words making stories are the best. And she loves the trickster stories. She shares them with her class. And Felix the Fox is her favorite trickster.All cultures have myths and legends. And seemingly in the myths and legends of all cultures, there are trickster stories. In Africa, the trickster may be the tortoise or the hyena. In Native American lore, the trickster is the coyote or the raven. North America has B’rer Rabbit. It shares with Europe the Aesop Fables’ trickster fox. It’s estimated that Japan has over 1500 tales featuring the trickster as fox. . All the world loves a trickster. He is entertaining. He has no rules. His society’s rules mean nothing to him. For the trickster there is no right or wrong. Sometimes he is greedy or childish, or just plain nasty. Yet some tales show him as helpful, even friendly; but almost always, he is clever. He seeks his own way and usually gets it. Though he is not always successful, he is always entertaining and almost always a male.In this retelling of the Henny-Penny story, Felix the Fox plans ahead. His plan is clever, and it's successful, even though Henny-Penny escapes. Common Core recognizes the non-fiction format.