Books in Word Building series

This title is a terrific introduction to simple prefixes and suffixes for young readers. Easy-to-read sentences about gardens, alongside supporting photographs, show how prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words. Kids will enjoy the fun and simple illustrated rhyming story, Madison Grows a Lovely Garden, which reinforces the word building concept. A multiple-choice quiz is also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

This title is a terrific introduction to simple prefixes and suffixes for young readers. Easy-to-read sentences about baking and cooking in a kitchen, alongside supporting photographs, show how prefixes and suffixes change the meaning of words. Kids will enjoy the fun and simple illustrated rhyming story, Emma Is Cooking, which reinforces the word building concept. A multiple-choice quiz is also included. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Super Sandcastle is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

What happens behind the scenes of a hospital? This book reveals the inner workings of this busy building and the jobs people do there. Starting with a large, double gatefold, which opens to show a detailed cutaway illustration of all the rooms or departments and activities in each setting, and the "guided tour" in each book ends with a brief history and world survey.

Theaters stage many types of shows, including plays, operas, ballets, and musicals. Most theatergoers only see the action on stage, but to bring a performance to life hundreds of people work behind the scenes, out of sight of the public. This book reveals what goes on backstage at a typical large theater. Use the fold-out sections to view the building, room by room, discovering where you might see a cyclorama, who would use the green room, and what happens in the fly gallery.