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How to Write a Play
Cecilia Minden, Kate Roth
Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2012)Writing is an important skill that kids use almost every day--in school, with friends, at home, almost everywhere--and now, the Language Arts Explorer Junior writing series has tips and tricks that will help them become writing experts. Available in reinforced library and paperback bindings.
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Helping Endangered Animals
Hirsch Rebecca Eileen
Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)Examines endangered species, how human activities have contributed to shrinking numbers, and what is being done to protect animals for the future.
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Grammar, Usage & Mechanics Grade 3
Melissa Hart
Paperback (Teacher Created Resources, March 1, 2002)Both teachers and parents appreciate how effectively this series helps students master skills in mathematics, penmanship, reading, writing, and grammar. Each book provides activities that are great for independent work in class, homework assignments, or extra practice to get ahead. Text practice pages are included!
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Learning About Fiction
Martha Elizabeth Hillman Rustad, Corinne Lee Doerrfeld, Kelly Boswell, Gail Saunders-Smith
Paperback (Capstone Press, July 1, 2014)If a boy flies or a dog goes to school, you're reading fiction. How else do you know? Quick, fun examples help you understand the make believe of fiction.
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How to Write a Lab Report
Nel Yomtov
Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2013)This book teaches readers how to plan and write lab reports. They will discover how to use the scientific method to perform experiments, how to collect and organize data, and how to present their findings in a clear and compelling way using temporal words and descriptive language appropriate to the task. A variety of exciting activities provide hints and tips along the way to help students introduce a topic, write using precise language, incorporate facts and details, and draw evidence from their data.
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The Great Depression and World War II: 1929 to 1945
Sheryl Peterson
Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)Follows the history of the United States from the Great Depression through World War II. This book, which follows a student researcher investigating primary sources, will be an excellent selection for readers who want to know more about this challenging period in US history.
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How to Write a Mystery
Cecilia Roth Minden
Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Aug. 1, 2012)Writing is an important skill that kids use almost every day--in school, with friends, at home, almost everywhere--and now, the Language Arts Explorer Junior writing series has tips and tricks that will help them become writing experts. Available in reinforced library and paperback bindings.
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Local Farms and Sustainable Foods
Julia Vogel
Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)Teaches young readers about locally grown fruits and vegetables.
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How to Write a Comic Book
Nel Yomtov
Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2013)This book teaches readers how to plan and write comic books. They will discover ways of brainstorming ideas for a comic book story, how to outline a plot using a three-act organizational structure, how to incorporate dialogue and descriptions, and how to write clear and detailed instructions for an artist to draw the accompanying illustrations. A variety of activities provide hints and tips along the way to support the process of planning, organizing, and writing the narrative of a comic book story.
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Compost It: Save the Planet
David Barker
Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)Explains how a compost pile works as a system and describes how to build and maintain compost.
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Properties of Matter
Hirsch Rebecca Eileen
Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)Using the narrative voice of a student attending a science camp, this book delves into the properties of matter while engaging the readers in the process of scientific inquiry.
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Keeping Water Clean: Save the Planet
Courtney Farrell
Paperback (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)Save the Planet: Keeping Water Clean applies the NCTE/IRA Standards to science and social studies content. Each book sends the reader on a fact-finding mission, posing an initial challenge and concluding with questions and answers. Through engaging, interactive scenarios, learners can experiment with text prediction, purpose-driven research, and creative problem solving—all critical thinking skills—while learning about ways to care for our planet.
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