Who was Alvin Ailey? Learn more about one of the most influential African American dancers and choreographers in history in the Leaders Like Us children's book Alvin Ailey. This exciting kid's book teaches your children about the life journey and accomplishments of one of Broadway's most masterful dancers. The biography features a glossary, text-dependent questions, and an extension activity to develop reading comprehension skills. Rourke proudly publishes respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

• Engaging biography that tells the inspiring life story of an LGBTQ leader
• Vivid illustrations
• Includes a time line, after-reading questions, and an activity to encourage further learning
• 24 pages

Who was Sylvia Rivera? Learn more about one of the most influential voices and advocates in LGBTQ rights history in the Leaders Like Us children's book Sylvia Rivera. This kid's book teaches your children about the journey of activist Sylvia Rivera and the accomplishments she made for the LGBTQ community. The biography features a glossary, text-dependent questions, and an extension activity to develop reading comprehension skills. Rourke proudly publishes respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

• Engaging biography that tells the inspiring life story of an LGBTQ leader
• Vivid illustrations
• Includes a time line, after-reading questions, and an activity to encourage further learning
• 24 pages

What are some career paths that focus on arts and entertainment? Learn about a variety of creative careers in the children's book Careers in the Studio. This kid's book introduces children to a number of studio careers, like a make-up artist or a recording engineer. The nonfiction book features engaging text, a glossary, and before- and after-reading questions to help enhance reading comprehension skills. Rourke proudly publishes respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

• High interest, low reading level
• Glossary words defined on the pages where they appear
• Before and after reading activities
• 32 pages

What are some career paths that are designed to help people? Learn about a variety of helpful careers in the children's book Careers to Help Others. This kid's book introduces children to a number of careers that help care for people, like a nurse or a counselor. The nonfiction book features engaging text, a glossary, and before- and after-reading questions to help enhance reading comprehension skills. Rourke proudly publishes respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

• High interest, low reading level
• Glossary words defined on the pages where they appear
• Before and after reading activities
• 32 pages

What are some of the best ways to volunteer and become involved in your local community? Learn tips on how to become an active community member through volunteering for different social causes in the children's book Organize and Volunteer. This kid's book takes students on a civic journey to teach them about the importance of volunteering and getting involved in their community. The nonfiction book features engaging text, a glossary, and after-reading questions to help enhance reading comprehension skills. Rourke proudly publishes respectful and relevant nonfiction and fiction titles that represent our diverse readers, and are designed to support reading on a level that has no limits!

• Provides high-interest, non-fiction text for striving readers
• Defines glossary words on the pages where they occur
• Includes after-reading questions and an activity to help the reader further engage with the content
• Supports C3 (College, Career, and Civic Life) social studies standards
• 32 pages

A new paperback edition of Lois Lowry's Newbery Award—winning classic.

As the German troops begin their campaign to relocate all the Jews of Denmark, Annemarie Johansen's family takes in Annemarie's best friend, Ellen Rosen, and conceals her as part of the family.

Through the eyes of ten-year-old Annemarie, we watch as the Danish Resistance smuggles almost the entire Jewish population of Denmark, nearly seven thousand people, across the sea to Sweden. The heroism of an entire nation reminds us that there was pride and human decency in the world even during a time of terror and war.

With a new introduction by the author. Sold as a pack of 3 identical books.

• This Newbery Medal Book describes how a ten-year-old Danish girl's bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943
• Paperback
• By Lois Lowry
• 160 pages
• Pack of 3 identical books

Finally, all your favorite tales in easy-reader form! Boost key reading skills—and cultural literacy—with this big collection of classics that are just right for young learners! Each 16-page storybook features lively, easy-to-read text paired with supportive illustrations, making them perfect for independent or guided reading. Includes a teaching guide filled with mini-lessons, graphic organizers, standards-based reproducibles, and mini-book versions of all 15 tales. Content correlates with Guided Reading Levels E-I. Includes 75 sixteen-page storybooks (5 copies of 15 titles), a 120-page teaching guide, and a sturdy storage box.

Books include:
• Cinderella
• Goldilocks And The Three Bears
• Martina The Cockroach
• Stone Soup
• The City Mouse And The Country Mouse
• The Elves And The Shoemaker
• The Gingerbread Man
• The Little Red Hen
• The Nightingale
• The Princess And The Pea
• The Spider And The Beehive
• The Three Billy Goats Gruff
• The Three Little Pigs
• The Tortoise And The Hare
• The Ugly Duckling

• A collection of classic stories that are just right for young learners
• Includes 75 books, 5 copies of 15 stories and a complete teaching guide
• Lively, easy-to-read text paired with supportive illustrations
• 16-page story books

Learning to read is fun when it's with Minnie Mouse! Join Minnie, Mickey, Goofy, and friends in taking the first steps toward independent reading with the I'm Ready to Read with Minnie sound book. The 10 sound buttons—one for each spread—allows beginning readers to hear and follow along as Minnie reads each page aloud. The winning combination of simple sentences and large type (and an engaging mystery!) helps beginning readers to match spoken and printed words, spot and say familiar phrases, and sound out new words!

• Simple sentences and large type ease the way for beginning readers
• Children can spot and say familiar words and sound out new ones
• Expressive narration by favorite characters enhances comprehension
• 3 replaceable 357/AG13/LR44 button cell batteries included
• 10 sound buttons

Each of these books gives safe, simple step-by-step instructions for a project that will help young readers understand science. Learn how to make a fizzy rocket, a liquid rainbow, a tornado in a bottle, and much more with these easy and fun activities. Plus, readers can learn more with an augmented reading experience and reality video accessed through a free app.

• 6 titles in the series
• Each book offers safe, simple step-by-step instructions for projects to understand science
• Learn how to make a fizzy rocket, a liquid rainbow, a tornado in a bottle and much more
• Readers can learn more with an augmented reading experience with videos accessed through a free app

Celebrate the 30th anniversary of the award-winning If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, one of the most beloved children's books of all time, from the #1 New York Times bestselling team Laura Numeroff and Felicia Bond.
If a hungry little mouse shows up on your doorstep, you might want to give him a cookie. And if you give him a cookie, he'll ask for a glass of milk. He'll want to look in a mirror to make sure he doesn't have a milk mustache, and then he'll ask for a pair of scissors to give himself a trim....
This book is a great first introduction to Mouse, the star of the If You Give... series and a perennial favorite among children. With its spare, rhythmic text and circular tale, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie is perfect for beginning readers and story time!
Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts.

• This book is a great first introduction to Mouse, the star of the If You Give... series and a perennial favorite among children
• Sold as each
• Correlates to the Common Core State Standards in English Language Arts