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Books in Language Arts Explorer: Save the Planet series

  • Save the Planet: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

    Cecilia Minden

    Paperback (Cherry Lake Publishing, Jan. 1, 2010)
    Save the Planet: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • 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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  • Keeping Water Clean

    Courtney Farrell

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Jan. 1, 2010)
    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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  • Weather Patterns

    Carol Hand

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Written in the narrative voice of a budding meteorologist, this book explains weather patterns. Readers begin to understand how the process of forming and answering questions is a key to investigation and scientific communication.
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  • Compost It

    David Barker

    Library Binding (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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  • U.S. Growth and Change in the 19th Century: 1801 to 1861

    Brian Howell

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Focuses on the growth and change of the United States in the 19th Century. This book, which follows a student learning about primary documents and artifacts on a field trip, will be an excellent selection for readers who want to know more about this important period in US history.
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  • The Transfer of Energy

    Christine Zuchora-Walske

    Library Binding (Cherry Lake Pub, Aug. 1, 2011)
    The focus of this book is on the transfer of energy. The reader is encouraged to make predictions, perform purpose-driven research, and creatively solve problems presented about the transfer of energy.
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