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Scholastic Dictionary of Spelling
by Marvin Terban Harry CampbellThe revised SCHOLASTIC DICTIONARY OF SPELLING has been updated with 1,000 new words and an all-new design that will make it the choice for young writers to turn to for an instant spell-check. With a brand new design, 1,000 additional words, and new fun sections like "The Four Longest Words in the English Language" and "The Spelling Words That Made Kids Champions," this is the perfect spelling resource for students. The introduction gives instructions for looking up a word the reader does not necessarily know how to spell, offers more than 150 memory tricks to correct commonly misspelled words, and clearly explains general spelling rules (and their exceptions). Furthermore, to aid pronunciation, each word is divided into syllables with the accented syllable in boldface.
Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around The World
by Selby B. Beeler G. Brian KarasNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>What do you do when you lose a tooth? Do you put it under your pillow and wait for the tooth fairy? Not if you live in Botswana! In Botswana, children throw their teeth onto the roof. In Afghanistan they drop their teeth down mouse holes, and in Egypt they fling their teeth at the sun! Travel around the world and discover the surprising things children do when they lose a tooth. Selby B. Beeler spent years collecting traditions from every corner of the globe for this whimsical book, and illustrator G. Brian Karas adds to the fun, filling every page with humorous detail. He perfectly captures the excitement and pride that children experience when a tooth falls out. <P>This title has been selected as a Common Core Text Exemplar (Grades 2-3, Informational Texts) <P>Lexile Measure: AD540L
Trapped
by George SullivanIllustrated with photographs, here are six true stories about people who were trapped--from Jessica McClure caught in a well to climbers caught in a blizzard on Mt. Everest.
Anansi Does the Impossible!: An Ashanti Tale
by Verna Aardema Lisa DesiminiNIMAC-sourced textbook. The Sky God owns all the stories of the world and refuses to give them back unless Anansi, a small spider, can successfully get him a live python, a real fairy, and a bunch of stinging hornets, so Anansi sets out to accomplish his mission in order to have his beloved stories once more.
Cicero's First Catilinarian Oration with Introduction, Running Vocabularies, and Notes
by Karl Frerichs Marcus Tullius Cicero Laurie Haight KeenanCicero's First Catilinarian speech is now available in a practical and inexpensive annotated edition for third-year Latin students. In light of existing textbooks, Karl Frerichs' edition has several important and distinguishing strengths: -- Clear, tripartite page layout for text, vocabulary and notes on facing pages-- Running vocabulary separate from notes and complete vocabulary at the end-- Introduction and Glossary of Terms and Figures of Speech provide basic biographical, historical, and rhetorical background-- Maps and illustrations
Una clase feliz (¡Arriba la Lectura!, Big Book Unit 2 #1)
by Rebecca Thornburgh Charnan SimonNIMAC-sourced textbook
Discover Our Heritage
by Sarah Bednarz Catherine Clinton Michael HartoonianWTP PUPIL EDITION LEVEL 6 97
Harlem: Poems In Many Voices (Horrible Histories Special Ser.)
by Walter Dean Myers Christopher MyersNIMAC-sourced textbook
I Am an Apple (Hello Reader! Science Ser.)
by Jean MarzolloIt starts with a seed and grows. Apples are delicious and can be used to make many tasty things.
It Came From Ohio! My Life As A Writer
by R. L. StineA best-selling author tells kids everything they ever wanted to know about him--and Goosebumps! What was R. L. Stine like as a kid? How did he start writing books? Where does he get all his scary ideas? These and many more questions are answered in this humorous, fast-paced biography. Photos, line drawings.
Komodo Dragon: On Location
by Kathy Darling Tara DarlingExciting new additions to an award-winning seriesGo on location with Kathy and Tara Darling for up close and personal looks at two of nature's most fascinating creatures. Travel to Komodo Island, where ten-foot long, four-hundred pound Komodo dragons swallow goats whole. Then on to Madagascar, where fifty-three species of chameleon stage color wars, move their eyes in two directions at once, and flash out their tongues to capture their prey in less than a second. You'll want to go back again and again!
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (True Books-National Parks)
by Sharlene Nelson Ted NelsonNIMAC-sourced textbook <P><P>Describes the destruction caused by the eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980. <P><P>Lexile Measure: 820L
Potato, A Tale from the Great Depression [Grade 4]
by Kate Lied Lisa Campbell ErnstNIMAC-sourced textbook