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What Happens at a Vet's Office
by Amy HutchingsThis book describes in detail a visit to the vet’s clinic.
Community Helpers From A To Z
by Bobbie KalmanLavishly illustrated with artwork and amazing photographs, Alphabasics are a combination of ABC books and picture dictionaries. Each book names an object for each letter and gives fascinating information on topics that are fresh and appealing to children.
Let's meet people who make our communities cleaner, safer, more pleasant places to live. Full-color photographs and illustrations with informative captions feature workers performing tasks related to their occupations putting their various roles into a context children will recognize. This alphabet book introduces young readers to a range of community helpers.
Celebrating Patriotic Holidays
by Joel KuppersteinIn this marvelous picture book, a little boy celebrates all of the holidays which are uniquely American. This books takes us through a calendar year, beginning and ending with our nation's Independence Day. The pictures are described, and this file should make an excellent embossed braille copy. A handy reference for parents, too.
Do I Need It? Or Do I Want It?
by Jennifer S. LarsonDo you plan how much money you'll use to buy candy? Or how much you'll save for a new video game? Then you're budgeting! A budget is a plan for spending and saving. Budgets help people decide how to use their money wisely. What do you need to buy? What do you want? And how can you make a budget? Read this book to find out.
A Journey Along The Erie Canal
by Janey LevyThis fascinating paperback describes the construction and history of the Erie Canal. It uses the information to illustrate elementary division. Includes a scanned photocopy of a weekly toll collection statement from 1860.
Life on a Wagon Train
by Janey LevyIn 1841, most Americans lived in the eastern part of the country. The wagon trains helped to change that. Towns and farms sprang up all along the Oregon Trail. By 1869, the United States reached from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean.
My Chinatown
by Kam MakChinatown -- a place of dragons and dreams; fireflies and memories Chinatown -- full of wonder and magic; fireworks on New Year's Day and a delicious smell on every corner Chinatown -- where every day brings something familiar and something wondrously new to a small boy Chinatown -- home? Kam Mak grew up in a place of two cultures, one existing within the other. Using moving poems, he shares a year of growing up in this small city within a city, which is called Chinatown.
You Can Count On Me!
by Joanne MatternPeople count on good citizens to make America a great country. In this inspiring nonfiction book, readers will learn what they can do to be good citizens, what leaders do to help citizens, and what rules good citizens follow. The appealing images, supportive text, and helpful table of contents, glossary, and index work together to keep readers informed and engaged from cover to cover.
Britney Makes a Budget
by Madelyn McManusThis book provides additional learning opportunities through a graphic organizer, glossary, and index.
Community Needs
by Jake MillerThis engaging, age-appropriate set is designed to meet the early childhood social studies curriculum, where students learn about themselves and their community and what makes their community similar to and different from communities across the United States. By taking a kid-friendly Who's Who approach to different kinds of communities, these books teach students about the people who work to make each community a success. There are things that people need to survive and things that they want to make life enjoyable. This book explains the difference and shows how needs and wants may be met. From food, clothing, and shelter to museums, police officers, and swimming pools, kids will learn how people in communities work to make sure that everybody gets a share of what they need and want.
Sweet Music In Harlem
by Debbie A. Taylor and Frank MorrisonAn African-American boy unintentionally brings together all the neighbourhood's jazz musicians for a magazine photograph.
What Happens At A Bakery?
by Kathleen Pohl and Susan NationsDescribes what Mr. Lopez the baker does when he makes a birthday cake for a customer.
Following Rules
by Robin NelsonAn introduction to following rules at school, at home, and in the community, with specific examples of how to follow the rules at home and at school.
School Then and Now
by Robin NelsonThis book describes how school in the United States has changed through the years, including such topics as transportation, supplies, and subjects taught
Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans
by Jason D. NemethLife as we know it would be impossible without water. Luckily for us and the other organisms with which we share our planet, Earth has so much water that it is sometimes known as "the water planet. " This engrossing volume describes where water can be found in its solid, liquid, and gaseous states. The book offers the details of Earth's water cycle and highlights the importance of both freshwater and salt water. It also tackles the unpleasant but pressing topic of water pollution. Readers will love the beautiful photographs of rivers, lakes, oceans, and more.
Who's in a Family?
by Robert Skutch and Laura NienhausFamily is important, but who's in a family? Why, the people who love you the most! This equal opportunity, open-minded picture book has no preconceptions about what makes a family a family. There's even equal time given to some of children's favorite animal families. With warm and inviting jewel-tone illustrations, this is a great book for that long talk with a little person on your lap.
What Happens at a Bike Shop?
by Kathleen PohlDescribes what Mr. Jensen, the owner of a bicycle shop, does at work, including helping a customer pick out a bicycle, and unpacking a new bicycle and putting the pieces together.
What Happens at a Recycling Center
by Kathleen PohlThis book demonstrates how a recycling center operates.
What Happens At A Firehouse?
by Kathleen PohlWeekly Reader's first-grade pal, Buddy Bear, guides a behind-the-scenes tour at each of six important businesses that are found in almost every community. Designed to support the first-grade social studies curriculum, this series uses vivid, full-color photography and first-hand, expert information to show young readers the kinds of work people do at these familiar and fascinating places.
Meet the President's Cabinet
by Michael RajczakA series that will reveal many surprising facts to middle readers about the United States government and its workings includes fascinating sidebars and age-appropriate informational fact boxes; historical, black and white, and full-color images; glossary; index; and details about the areas of government that make our country run. Simultaneous.
Clothing in American History
by Dana Meachen RauCorrelated to the social studies curriculum, each title in How People Lived in America looks at one aspect of daily life and how it has changed through different periods of American history. Clear, descriptive writing helps young readers build vocabulary and reading comprehension, while historical photographs and illustrations work with the text to increase students' knowledge about the lives of earlier Americans.
Going to School in American History
by Dana Meachen RauThis book traces how schools have evolved over time in America.
Toys, Games, and Fun in American History
by Dana Meachen RauTraces the changes in the way Americans have amused themselves and the growth of leisure time from colonial times to the present, and describes the technological and social developments behind these differences.
Travel In American History
by Dana Meachen RauAn account of the ways people travel-- from the earliest means to the most recent.