Learn how to be a good sport with this fun nonfiction book. Ideal for young readers, this book explores teamwork with bright images, a fiction story related to the topic, an additional project, and other beneficial features. This 24-page full-color book describes the qualities of a good sport, including sharing the ball and cheering for others. It also covers key themes such as teamwork and kindness, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore how to be fair on the court, on the field, and in life.

• Describes the qualities of a good sport, including sharing the ball and cheering for others
• Provides a related short fiction piece that will keep students interested
• Connects essential topics such as teamwork and kindness to students' daily lives
• Includes bright pages, thought-provoking discussion questions, and a Civics in Action activity designed to inspire students to be fair in all aspects of life

The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father—from Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham—1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree.

It's 1936, in Flint, Michigan. Times may be hard, and ten-year-old Bud may be a motherless boy on the run, but Bud's got a few things going for him:

1. He has his own suitcase full of special things.
2. He's the author of Bud Caldwell's Rules and Things for Having a Funner Life and Making a Better Liar Out of Yourself.
3. His momma never told him who his father was, but she left a clue: flyers advertising Herman E. Calloway and his famous band, the Dusky Devastators of the Depression!!!!!!

Bud's got an idea that those flyers will lead him to his father. Once he decides to hit the road to find this mystery man, nothing can stop him—not hunger, not fear, not vampires, not even Herman E. Calloway himself.

• The Newbery Medal and Coretta Scott King Award-winning classic about a boy who decides to hit the road to find his father
• From Christopher Paul Curtis, author of The Watsons Go To Birmingham
• 1963, a Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree
• Bud, Not Buddy is one of America's most beloved books for children

Learn about Eunice Kennedy Shriver, the founder of the Special Olympics who wanted to give everyone the opportunity to play the sports they love. This nonfiction book explores how she created places for athletes with disabilities to shine. Ideal for young readers, this book includes a fiction story related to the topic, discussion questions, an additional project, and other meaningful features. This 24-page full-color book describes the life and legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver. It also covers important topics such as acceptance and inclusivity, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to learn about people with disabilities, amazing athletes, and leadership.

• Describes the life and legacy of Eunice Kennedy Shriver
• Provides a short fiction piece about a young Kennedy Shriver to get students interested
• Connects relevant topics such as acceptance and inclusivity to students' daily lives
• Includes historical images, thought-provoking discussion questions, and a Civics in Action activity that will encourage students to be kind to everybody

Help teach students about the voting process with this nonfiction book. Made for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, a bonus project, discussion questions, and other helpful features. This 24-page full-color book explains how the voting process works and encourages students to study candidates. It also covers essential concepts such as democracy and civic duty and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore elections, leadership, and being an informed voter.

• Explains how voting works and emphasizes the importance of being an informed voter
• Provides a short fiction piece related to the topic that will get students invested
• Covers key concepts such as democracy and civic duty in an easy-to-follow way
• Includes vibrant images, interactive discussion questions, and a Civics in Action activity designed to show students how voting works in everyday life

Teach students they have rights! This nonfiction book explains what rights are and encourages students to protect their own. Made for young readers, this book includes a fiction story connected to the topic, interactive discussion questions, a related project, and other helpful features. This 24-page full-color book explains what rights are while encouraging students to stand up for themselves and each other. It also guides students toward becoming informed individuals as they recognize their rights, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore basic human rights, education, and equality.

• Explains what rights are while encouraging students to stand up for themselves and each other
• Provides a short fiction piece related to the right to learn that will interest students
• Connects important topics such as civil rights and equality to students' daily lives
• Includes relevant images, interactive discussion questions, and a Civics in Action activity that will motivate students to acknowledge their rights

Learn how to help others in your community. This exciting nonfiction book describes the many ways that volunteers make a difference, from cleaning up parks to helping in food banks. Perfect for young readers, the book includes a short fiction story related to the topic, discussion questions, a connected activity, and more useful features. This 24-page full-color book explores the various ways people volunteer and encourages students to give back. It also covers important themes such as community and empathy, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to explore volunteerism, donating, and helping others.

• Explores various ways that people volunteer and encourages students to give back
• Provides a short fiction piece related to the topic that will keep students invested
• Connects important themes such as community and empathy to students' daily lives
• Includes colorful pages, essential discussion questions, and a Civics in Action activity that will empower students to help those in need

You are the only you there ever has been or ever will be. You are unique in all the universe. Just the odds of you being here at this exact place and this exact time are so great and so rare that it will never happen again. Written by New York Times best-selling author Kobi Yamada, this is a story for everything you will do and everything you can be. It's a story about all the possibilities ahead of you. It's for who you are right now and it's for all the magical, unbounded potential you hold inside. With its beautiful visual storytelling and timeless message, Maybe is an inspiring story for kids of all ages.

• Written by Kobi Yamada, the New York Times best-selling author of What Do You Do With an Idea?
• Helps you realize all the possibilities in front of you.
• An inspiring story for kids of all ages.

Discover what freedom means! This nonfiction book explains the song America in an easy-to-follow way. Made for young readers, the book includes a fiction story about the song, discussion questions, an additional project, and more useful features. This 24-page full-color book analyzes America line by line to make sure students understand. It also covers important topics related to national pride, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to learn about symbols, freedom, and U.S. History.

• Analyzes America line by line to make sure students understand
• Provides a short fiction piece about the song that will interest students
• Connects civics topics such as freedom and national pride to students' daily lives
• Includes colorful pages, essential discussion questions, and a Civics in Action activity that will encourage students to remember what the American flag represents

Learn about the choices people make with their money. This nonfiction book explores how people save and spend what they earn on payday. Ideal for young readers, the book includes a fiction story related to the topic, discussion questions, an exciting project, and other meaningful features. This 24-page full-color book explains what a payday is and what people may choose to do with their money. It also covers key economics concepts such as saving and spending, and includes an extension activity for Grade 1. Perfect for the classroom, at-home learning, or homeschool to learn about the economy, money management, and wants vs. needs.

• Explains what a payday is and what people may choose to do with their money
• Provides a short fiction piece related to the topic that will keep students invested
• Covers key economics concepts such as saving and spending
• Includes colorful images, interactive discussion questions, and a Civics in Action activity designed to challenge students to make their own business plan

A step-by-step, book-by-book program that guides children through the early stages of reading. Each book, carefully evaluated by a reading specialist to correlate with the Guided Reading Levels, is leveled to address the early stages of a child's reading development. Inside each box set you'll find 75 storybooks (5 copies of 15 titles) on topics children love, which makes them perfect for group learning. Each set also includes a mini-teaching guide.

• Includes 75, 8-page books (5 copies of 15 titles)
• 4-page mini teaching guide
• Storage box