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This high-interest informational text will help students gain science content knowledge while building their literacy skills and nonfiction reading comprehension. This appropriately leveled nonfiction science reader features hands-on, simple science experiments. Third grade students will learn all about ecosystems and the environment through this engaging text that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and supports STEM education.

What is matter? Anything that takes up space is matter. Matter can be a water, liquid, or gas. These are the states of matter. Learn about matter with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

A force is a push, a pull, or a turn. Every force has an equal and opposite force. Forces are always with you! They are all around us. Learn about forces with this science reader that features easy-to-read text. Nonfiction text features include a glossary, index, and detailed images to facilitate close reading and help students connect back to the text. Aligned to state and national standards, the book also includes a fun and engaging science experiment to develop critical thinking and help students practice what they have learned.

Learn the science behind motion in this informative, fascinating science reader. This book covers friction, drag, forces, Newton's Laws of Motion, and more!

Introduce students to this award-winning story about hope and promise and encourage them to analyze the text by completing fun, challenging activities and lessons provided in this instructional guide for literature.

Young readers will be eager to analyze this timeless classic by completing activities and lessons provided in this instructional guide for literature. This guide is the perfect tool to aid students in analyzing and comprehending this charming story.

Pickles the cat is adopted by the local firehouse and works hard to be a good fire cat! Students will learn how to analyze and comprehend this story through rigorous and engaging lessons and activities included in this instructional guide for literature.

Why does Alexander have such a bad day? Students will learn to analyze Alexander's terrible day through the rigorous and engaging lessons and activities in this instructional guide for literature.

What did people use to buy things before money was invented? Where is money made? Find out in this inviting book that informs readers about coins, paper money, the Federal Reserve, exchange rates, and checking accounts.

Did you know that most animals in the world dont have backbones? Learn more about invertebrates in this engaging nonfiction book. Readers will learn all about mollusks, arthropods, arachnids, and crustaceans.

Take a journey into the wild world of reptiles and amphibians! Readers will learn about crocodiles, lizards, snakes, tortoises, and salamanders. Readers will be sure to be enthralled as they move through this engaging book.

Discover the world of mammals in this delightful nonfiction title! Readers will learn all about different mammals--from primates to marsupials, and rabbits to whales, even omnivores and herbivores.

This teacher resource enables students to study broad concepts, such as text structure and point of view, as well as analyze the overarching themes, concepts, arguments, and claims presented in texts. Written at a variety of grade level ranges, these text-dependent question stems allow teachers to differentiate content so all students can access and understand the concepts explored. Question stems can also be used to correlate to the Common Core and other state standards.