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World Cultures and Geography: Western Hemisphere with Europe

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts, Level 1

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Foundations of Restaurant Management & Culinary Arts (Level #2)

Ecosystems

Ecosystems get students thinking about ecosystems¿what they are, what threatens them, and what scientists and others are doing to keep them in balance. The first section of the book introduces students to basic concepts about ecosystems, from a brief ecological vocabulary lesson to information about the interrelationships of animals with the land and plants in their habitat. One story presents the theory that a global catastrophe led to the extinction of dinosaurs. Other stories discuss threats to Earth's ecosystems and ways that people can minimize those threats. The final section of the book relates the stories of three environmental pioneers: Henry David Thoreau, John Muir, and Rachel Carson.

Electric Circuits

Electric Circuits gives 4th and 5th graders an overview of electricity¿how it was discovered, how people put it to work, how it works in living organisms, and what scientists are still learning about it. The book opens with the time-honored story of Benjamin Franklin and his experiments which proved that lightning is a form of electricity. Another story tells of the American inventor Thomas Edison, whose practical application of electricity has helped shape the modern world. One section of this book outlines the path that electricity takes from a power plant to the living room. Finally, the book looks at electricity in nature, from electric eels in the water to lightning in the skies. (Spanish version)

Microworlds

NIMAC-sourced textbook

Amazing Animal Senses!

Animals can see, hear, touch, taste, and smell things too. Some animals can do these things much better than you!

Baby Bumblebee

An adaptation of a popular song

Big Bus Gets Stuck

NIMAC-sourced textbook

The Dog and the Wolf: An Aesop's Fable

Is it better to be a dog who has his meals provided or a wolf who is free and captures his own food. Read this Aesop's Tale and decide.

How Chipmunk Got Its Stripes: A Pourquoi Tale

Do you know why all chipmunks have three stripes down their backs? This pourquoi tale gives a creative explanation as to how this happened. This tale originated with the Seneca Indians.

How Rabbit Lost His Tail: A Native American Pourquoi Tale

Have you ever seen a fluffy bunny tail? They are puffy like cotton balls. Did you know rabbits used to have long tails like squirrels?

John Henry: A Tall Tale from Tennessee

This African American Tall Tale tells of John Henry, who was as big as an oak tree in overalls! He is famous as the strongest railroad worker in the east, west, north, and south. Read about the hardest worker that ever was!

Kanchil and the Crocodiles: A Malaysian Trickster Tale

Can Kanchil the little mouse deer trick a few crafty crocodiles with terrible teeth?

King Midas and the Golden Touch: A Greek Myth

In this retelling of the Greek Myth, King Midas loves gold more than anything else in the whole world! Or at least, he thinks he loves gold the most. . . .

The Lion and the Mouse: An Aesop’s Fable

This is a fable about kindness and mercy. Mouse is feeling playful and wakes up Lion. At first Lion is angry. But Lion show mercy on the Mouse. And that kindness is returned one day.

Little Red Riding Hood: A Fairy Tale

After arriving for a visit, Little Red Riding Hood discovers her grandmother doesn't look like herself. She kind of looks like a wolf!

Medusa: A Greek Myth

Medusa brags and brags about her beauty. She loves to look in the mirror. She loves to tell others that she is the prettiest. Find out what happens when a young lady spends all of her time bragging.

Neptune and Minerva: A Roman Myth (Jump Into Genre)

NIMAC-sourced textbook

The Old Gray Mare

An adaptation of a popular song

Old MacDonald

An adaptation of a popular song

Pandora: A Greek Myth

What if you were given a locked box as a gift and told to never open it? Pandora received this gift from Zeus, the head of the Greek gods. What could be so important that it needs to be padlocked shut?

Star Light, Star Bright

An adaptation of the classic Nursery Rhyme "Star Light, Star Bright"

The Ugly Duckling: A Fairy Tale

The Ugly Duckling is the story of a baby duck that doesn't look like his brothers and sisters. In fact, some of the animals call him "Ugly" and bully him. But one day everything changes for the Ugly Duckling.

Why Hummingbirds Drink Nectar: A Hitchiti Indian Pourquoi Tale

Legend has it that Hummingbirds ate fish. In this pourquoi American Indian tale, you'll hear an explanation of why hummingbirds dine only on nectar today.