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Give students the tools they needs to write a great research paper with this handbook that guides them step-by-step through the research process. Each step is carefully explained, and the handbook includes helpful practice activities, as well as appropriate examples taken from research papers written by middle school students.

With bright, colorful pages organized in two-page spreads, the Gearhead Garage series for students in grades 4 to 6 brings the excitement of driving racing vehicles to life. Six nonfiction books make the design, technology, and evolution of choppers, sport bikes, Formula 1 cars, Indy cars, stock cars, and supercars easy for young readers to understand. Helpful diagrams, charts, and a glossary in each volume highlight the most important information for young learners. Help young readers in your...

Warm up your classes with inspiring, humorous, and insightful quotes! A fascinating quote can ignite the mind, and this handy collection provides 55 such quotes. The quotes have been specifically chosen to wake up the brain and grab students with an important idea to carry through the day. Every quote is accompanied by short activities that engage students with the idea in the quote, and they are also great for warm-ups, advisory lessons, or character education classes.

With humor, practical action steps for the teacher, and a few wacky stories, Jim Sturtevant shows educators how to operate a classroom in ways that breed mutual respec, handle and reduce conflict, build self esteem, support students in trouble, and promote peace and enjoyment.

Young sports fans love to read about the lives of their heroes. The Béisbol! series for students in grades 4 to 6 profiles the very best of today’s pro ballplayers who learned the game in Latin America. Readers will learn about the early lives of five top players, enjoy dynamic photographs, and track their performances in graphs and charts. Helpful glossaries and an index direct students to the most important terms and topics. Help young readers in your life get ahead—and have fun doing...

Young sports fans love to read about the lives of their heroes. The Football’s All-Time Greats series for students in grades 4 to 6 profiles six important positions of the game. In each nonfiction volume, young readers will learn about the position, enjoy dynamic photographs, and track the performances of the best players in graphs and charts. Helpful glossaries and an index direct students to the most important terms and topics. Help young readers in your life get ahead—and have fun doing...

With bright, colorful pages organized in two-page spreads, the Rank It! series for students in grades 4 to 6 introduces six different topics of high interest to young readers. These nonfiction books make information about dinosaurs, baseball and basketball players, mixed martial artists and stock car drivers, and special ops forces easy for young readers to understand. Helpful diagrams, charts, and a glossary in each volume highlight the most important information for young learners. Help...

With bright, colorful pages organized in two-page spreads, the Strange. . .But True? series for students in grades 4 to 6 introduces six mysterious topics of high interest to young readers. These nonfiction books make information about Area 51, Atlantis, crop circles, vampires, werewolves, and the Loch Ness monster easy for young readers to understand. Helpful diagrams, charts, and a glossary in each volume highlight the most important information for young learners. Help young readers in your...

Every student can become a great debater! In If They Can Argue Well, They Can Write Well, the key concepts of argumentation, critical thinking, and meeting academic standards align in a single, engaging format. Packed with practical, hands-on activities, this collection teaches students to argue effectively, research information, think critically, and write persuasively. Also included is an in-depth discussion on online research that emphasizes the timely skill of evaluating the validity of...

The World Book Atlas of the World details the Earth with dramatic maps, diagrams, and other visually stunning artwork. Newly redesigned, expanded, and updated, this comprehensive, engaging world atlas features full-color physical and political maps of the world to capture students’ attention.The Atlas of the World is a collection of maps of different continents, regions and oceans in an easy-to-reference and easy-to-understand format. Also each region and continent is arranged with different...

World Book Online delivers a progressive sequence of core databases supported by supplemental tools, such as language translation, graphic organizers, and unique Webquests. Moving from Early World of Learning to World Book Advanced, World Book Online aligns end-users with their appropriate learning levels. Each stand-alone site provides additional features to support the needs of users’ specific capabilities.

Contemplate questions such as “Would you rather swim with a shark or a hippopotamus?” Guided reading prompts and curriculum correlations help engage readers along with tools for educators. Look inside here!