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Books in 21st Century Basic Skills Library series

  • What Happens to Plants in Winter?

    Rebecca Felix

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2014)
    This Level 1 guided reader examines how seasonal changes in winter affect plants. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about how cold and snow affect plant growth and survival in winter.
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  • What Happens to Plants in Summer?

    Rebecca Felix

    Paperback (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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  • Grains

    Katie Marsico

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2012)
    This new book from Cherry Lake Publishing, highlights grains, one of the food groups contained in the new dietary guidelines for Americans launched in January 2011 by the FDA. This leveled reader helps the young child understand the importance of grains as a part of a balanced diet.
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  • From Termite Den To... Office Building

    Nel Yomtov

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2014)
    Learn about how nature has inspired technological innovations with this book on the similarities between termite dens and a new office building design. Integrating both historical and scientific perspectives, this book explains how termite dens inspired a new office building design. Readers will make connections and examine the relationship between the two concepts. Sidebars, photographs, a glossary, and a concluding chapter on important people in the field add detail and depth to this informational text on biomimicry.
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  • Your Healthy Plate: Vegetables

    Katie Marsico

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2012)
    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.
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  • Tally Charts

    Sherra G. Edgar

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2013)
    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.
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  • Rivers

    Cecilia Minden

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Introduces rivers, describing their main features, the animals that live in them, and the kinds of activities that people can do on a river.
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  • Bar Graphs

    Sherra G Edgar

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2013)
    This Level 2 guided reader teaches how to interpret and create bar graphs. Students will develop word recognition and reading skills while learning about using simple bar graphs to represent data.
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  • Foals Grow Up to Be Horses

    Cecilia Minden

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Describes the physical characteristics, behavior, and eating habits of foals as they grow up to become horses.
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  • Kids Can Use Less

    Cecilia Minden

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Introduces the idea of using less, showing how to, and the importance of using less.
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  • How Tall? How Wide?

    Cecilia Minden

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2010)
    Introduces measurement, the tools used, and how to measure height and width.
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  • Discover Jellyfish

    Susan Heinrichs Gray

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2015)
    This Level 3 guided reader introduces basic facts about jellyfish, 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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