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Creature Features: Exploring Animal Characteristics (Into Reading, Level V #86)
by Lisa RaoNIMAC-sourced textbook. Learn all about the differences between amphibians, reptiles, mammals, and more! This book explores the coolest creatures and the features that make them special.
Dust Bowl Survivors (Into Reading, Level V)
by Patti TrimbleNIMAC-sourced textbook. The Dust Bowl swept the Great Plains in the 1930s. During this time, crops failed, livestock died, and farmers and businessmen went broke. Learn what those tough times were like, and hear from several Dust Bowl survivors.
Attack of the Giant Mutant Zombie Snail (Into Reading, Level V #89)
by John Parsons Ian ForssNIMAC-sourced textbook. The common garden snail is pretty harmless and, in Simon's opinion, also quite useful for disposing of unwanted plants, such as vegetables. But when Aunt Augusta starts recombining their genetic code at the South Queens University Institute for Research into Mollusks (or SQUIRM), the snails become anything but harmless.
A Solar-Powered Planet (Into Reading, Level V #59)
by Jill McDougall Bill WoodNIMAC-sourced textbook.
Robinson Crusoe: Aus, The Life And Surprising Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe Of York, Mariner (1893) (Los mejores clásicos #Volumen)
by Daniel DefoeLos mejores libros jamás escritos. Un relato único, que no solamente dispone un nuevo modelo clásico para la novela de aventuras sino que cartografía con nitidez el alma humana. Robinson Crusoe naufraga y acaba en una isla desierta. Allí tendrá que hacer uso de su inteligencia y perspicacia para defenderse de los peligros que esconde el lugar, deshabitado solo en apariencia. Publicada en 1719, está considerado uno de los clásicos más leídos de todos los tiempos, y en rigor, se trata de la primera de las grandes novelas inglesas, un texto fundacional. Además de un libro de aventuras, lleno de inolvidables personajes, Robinson Crusoe es una de las primeras reflexiones narrativas sobre la soledad, la sociedad y las relaciones humanas. La presente edición, traducción de Julio Cortázar, incorpora una detallada cronología, además de una introducción a cargo de John Richetti, catedrático emérito A. M. Rosenthal de lengua inglesa en la Universidad de Pensilvania y uno de los más reconocidos especialistas en la literatura del siglo XVIII. Entre sus numerosos estudios cabe destacar The Life of Daniel Defoe (2005). «La verdadera grandeza de una vida consiste en llegar a ser el dueño de uno mismo.»
Texas Assessment Preparation, Grade 5 (Into Reading)
by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing CompanyNIMAC-sourced textbook. TEKS-based instruction in fiction, drama, poetry, exposition, literary nonfiction, and persuasion. Assessment practice in reading, writing, revising, and editing.
Saxon Grammar and Writing Grade 5
by Hake Curtis Steck-Vaughn CompanyThe Student Textbook contains lessons that instruct students on eight key grammar and usage concepts: Capitalization, Punctuation, Sentence Structure, Parts of Speech, Usage, Spelling Rules, Diagramming.
Keeping Up with Claire (Into Reading, Level V #1)
by Karen Guralnick Meg García Scott AngleNIMAC-sourced textbook
Hypotheticus and His Calculatorium (Into Reading, Level V #12)
by Quentin Flynn Ian ForssNIMAC-sourced textbook
Escape from the Minotaur (Into Reading, Level V #37)
by Dennis Ma Frank PedersenNIMAC-sourced textbook
Garama, Garden of the Sahara (Into Reading, Level V #82)
by Marianne Posadas Rebecca KereopaNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Anderson Shelter (Into Reading, Level S #80)
by Pamela Rushby Dale NewmanNIMAC-sourced textbook
Life on the Goldfields (Into Reading, Level V #61)
by Pamela Rushby Dale NewmanNIMAC-sourced textbook
Love, Amalia (Into Reading, Trade Book #11)
by Alma Ada Gabriel ZubizarretaNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>Amalia deals with loss while learning about love and her cultural heritage in this tender tale from acclaimed authors Alma Flor Ada and Gabriel M. Zubizarreta. <P><P>Amalia’s best friend Martha is moving away, and Amalia is feeling sad and angry. And yet, even when life seems unfair, the loving, wise words of Amalia’s abuelita have a way of making everything a little bit brighter. Amalia finds great comfort in times shared with her grandmother: cooking, listening to stories and music, learning, and looking through her treasured box of family cards. <P><P>But when another loss racks Amalia’s life, nothing makes sense anymore. In her sorrow, will Amalia realize just how special she is, even when the ones she loves are no longer near? <P><P>From leading voices in Hispanic literature, this thoughtful and touching depiction of one girl’s transition through loss and love is available in both English and Spanish.
Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions By Women (Into Reading, Trade Book #1)
by Catherine Thimmesh Melissa SweetNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>In kitchens and living rooms, in garages and labs and basements, even in converted chicken coops, women and girls have invented ingenious innovations that have made our lives simpler and better. What inspired these girls, and just how did they turn their ideas into realities? Retaining reader-tested favorite inventions, this updated edition of the best-selling Girls Think of Everything features seven new chapters that better represent our diverse and increasingly technological world, offering readers stories about inventions that are full of hope and vitality—empowering them to think big, especially in the face of adversity.
The Eerie Singing Sirens (Into Reading, Level S #72)
by John Parsons James HartNIMAC-sourced textbook
The Egypt Game (Into Reading, Trade Book #9)
by Alton Raible Zilpha SnyderNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>The first time Melanie Ross meets April Hall, she’s not sure they have anything in common. But she soon discovers that they both love anything to do with ancient Egypt. When they stumble upon a deserted storage yard, Melanie and April decide it’s the perfect spot for the Egypt Game. Before long there are six Egyptians, and they all meet to wear costumes, hold ceremonies, and work on their secret code. Everyone thinks it’s just a game until strange things start happening. Has the Egypt Game gone too far?