Scholastic

You (the reader) are a farmer living in Connecticut. Shortly after eleven southern states secede from the Union, you decide to join the Union Army to fight in the civil war. As a soldier in the Union Army you will get an insider's look at what life was like for Union and Confederate soldiers and an overview of some of the most important battles, such as the Battle of Bull Run, The Seesaw Battles of 1862, Gettysburg, and Vicksburg. After reading this book there will be no doubt in your mind that this is definitely a war you'd rather not fight.

Teach one to thirty with these big, bright number cards ready to hang on your wall! Kids will love learning to count with Clifford! Each card is 5.875 wide x 8.5 high. Included an activity-packed teaching guide.

Now available individually in new digest sized paperback editions, the first four books in Le Guin's magical series chronicle four young cats with wings who leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live.

Leaping leprechauns! March 17th is a day for wearing lots of green to celebrate the rich traditions of Ireland. So paint a shamrock on your face, wave an Irish flag, or snack on a green cupcake!

Following the well-known and much-loved Rookie Books format, these fun and informative books introduce early elementary-school children to the basic facts about major holidays. Each book explains the development of the holiday and how it is celebrated today, and includes holiday games, traditions, crafts, and foods.

Wishing to visit their mother, the winged cats leave their new country home to return to the city, where they discover a winged kitten in a building on the verge of being demolished.

Four young cats with wings leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live, finally meeting two children with kind hands.

Help your child soar in reading with this set of 25 little books that teach 50 of the most frequently used words in print! Kids will love these playful stories they can read all by themselves. You'll love the fact that each one builds reading skills and confidence. Includes a mini-workbook filled with easy how-to's, fun activities, and write-and-learn pages to give kids practice writing the words too. For use with Grades PreK&1.

With the series, Rookie Read-About RM Geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, habitats around the world... and right in their own backyards! From the crowded city of Los Angeles to the quite mountains of Yosemite, it's California here we come in this introduction to the deserts, beaches, farms, mountains, and forests of the Golden State.

With the series, Rookie Read-About RM Geography, emergent readers will take off on adventures to cities, nations, waterways, habitats around the world... and right in their own backyards! The Sunshine State is home to vast orange groves, alligator-inhabited salt marshes, beautiful Miami Beach, and the Kennedy Space Center! Readers can explore them all in this look at Florida's cities, geography, and landmarks.

It's February 2nd and all eyes are on Punxsutawney Phil — the famous weather-predicting groundhog. If he sees his shadow, there are six more weeks of winter ahead. But if he doesn't, spring is just around the corner!

Cool robots, far-out cityscapes, and lots of search-and-find surprises — now with a new foil cover! This search-and-find adventure is full of fun and surprises. The story begins in a child's bedroom where Seymour, a tiny bead man, uses a yo-yo string to slide down from the top of a night table to the floor, where he finds himself a smart sports car. Seymour takes off beyond the blocks and into a magical world of flying cars, robots, and a time machine! Children are invited to find hidden objects in the twelve photographs that tell the story of Seymour's magical nighttime exploration.

Now available individually in new digest sized paperback editions, the first four books in Le Guin's magical series chronicle four young cats with wings who leave the city slums in search of a safe place to live.

George and Harold are back — in another truly icky adventure. When class boffin Melvin Sneedly goes too far with his latest amazing invention, the Bionic Booger Boy comes to sticky, snotty, really bad-tempered life...

Inspired by Marco Polo's travels to the Far East, Christopher Columbus set out to sea, hoping to find an ocean route to India. Was he surprised when he wound up in the Americas? Now that's a real discovery!

Set kids on the road to reading success with 70 reproducible, kid-pleasing poems — two for each of the top word families! Each poem gives kids plenty of opportunity to see a group of words from the same word family in action. A fun way to get kids to recognize the most common spelling patterns! Includes teaching tips, extension activities, and student worksheets. For use with Grades K-2.

Master 500 common phrasal verbs carefully selected for you. Phrasal verbs formed by a verb with either a preposition and an adverb, are another aspect of English that most foreign learners have difficulty in mastering, because very often they do not express the 'obvious' meanings. To be proficient in English, learners have to know the commonest phrasal verbs selected in this book.

When the children go back to school, the animals on the farm have nothing to do. That is...until they discover the library. But when Cow, Pig, Horse, and Goat try to check out a book, they are met with a very puzzled librarian. Why can't she understand? It is only when Hen gives it a try — «book! Book! BOOK!» — that the animals finally get what they want! «Young kids...[will] love making all the animal noises and recognize how it feels when an adult doesn't understand.» — Booklist

30 irresistible poems with ready-to-use picture cards that teach initial consonants, long and short vowels, and more.

Want to laugh until you cry, and chuckle all the time? If you love to howl with mirth, just try a little rhyme! Chortle at the Lovesick Snail. Laugh your socks off on a silly shopping trip. Giggle at the bewildered wildebeest. Raucous, riotous and disgracefully funny, this hilarious book of comical rhyme will put a smile on every face.

You've probably heard of a few scientists... — Galileo Galilei and his telescope — Isaac Newton and his apple — Charles Darwin and his theory of evolution. But have you heard that... — Galileo was sentenced to life in prison for his shocking ideas about the solar system — Newton wasn't all that keen on science — sometimes it got on his nerves — Darwin wrote a book about his pet worms?

You’ve probably heard of Lord Horatio Nelson. He is dead famous for: courageously winning the Battle of Trafalgar, carelessly losing and arm and an eye – and being stuck up a very high column! But did you know that Horatio nearly got killed by a polar bear, ate rats and maggots, and was pickled in a barrel of brandy? Yes – even though he’s dead, he’s still full of surprises!

Introduce children to the lives and achievements of pioneering men and women from diverse cultures, eras, and fields with Rookie Biographies TM, the new series that helps emergent readers get to know the people who shaped our world! He was born in a Kentucky log cabin, taught himself law, and went on to live in the White House. Kids will be fascinated by the life and times of Honest Abe Lincoln — 16th president of the United States.

Introduce children to the lives and achievements of pioneering men and women from diverse cultures, eras, and fields with Rookie Biographies TM, the new series that helps emergent readers get to know the people who shaped our world! Imagine growing up without a telephone! You don't have to, thanks to Alexander Graham Bell's passion for communication and the extraordinary invention he brought to the world.