Dana Flemming
1) Composting
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In Composting, early fluent readers learn how organic matter breaks down to create a nutritious soil additive. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how compost can be used to help their garden thrive.
An infographic illustrates the components of a compost pile, and an experiment offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about composting using our safe search...
2) Stadiums
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In Stadiums, early fluent readers will learn how stadiums are designed to provide the best possible experiences for performers and spectators alike. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates how stadium roofs manage sound, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about stadiums using our safe...
3) Flowers
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In Flowers, early fluent readers learn about how to create and care for a flower garden. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover the world of annuals, perennials, bulbs, and seeds.
An infographic illustrates a flower's stages of development, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about flower gardening using our safe search engine that provides...
4) Dams
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In Dams, early fluent readers will learn why dams are built and how they work. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates how dams can be used to make electricity, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about dams using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites....
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In Roller Coasters, early fluent readers will learn how roller coasters are engineered to keep thrill seekers safe while giving them an exciting ride. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates the physics principles that make roller coasters work, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about...
6) Geckos
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In Geckos, beginning readers will learn about some of this small lizard's interesting physical features and capabilities. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover the interesting world of geckos.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify a gecko's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about geckos online using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
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In Patterns in Winter, emergent readers learn about a variety of patterns they might see during the winter season. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once.
Patterns in Winter includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a...
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In Green Iguanas, beginning readers will learn about how green iguanas find food and evade predators. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover the fascinating world of green iguanas.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify a green iguana's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about green iguanas online using our safe search engine that provides...
9) Crocodiles
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In Crocodiles, beginning readers will learn how crocodiles hunt their prey and care for their young. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they discover the fascinating world of crocodiles.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify a crocodile's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about crocodiles online using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
10) Planting
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In Planting, early fluent readers learn how to begin a garden. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they choose their plants, prepare the soil, and start their crop.
An infographic illustrates how a plant grows from a seed, and an experiment offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about planting using our safe search engine that provides relevant, age-appropriate websites....
11) Tunnels
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In Tunnels, early fluent readers will learn about the engineering that goes into building tunnels and making them safe. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they explore the built world around them. An infographic illustrates aspects of the Channel Tunnel, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about tunnels using our safe search engine that provides relevant,...
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Who Helps Keep Us Healthy? teaches emergent readers about the role of some important community helpers while providing them with a supportive first nonfiction reading experience. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once.
Who Helps Keep Us Healthy? includes tools for...
13) Alligators
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In Alligators, beginning readers will learn how alligators build a nest, lay eggs, and protect their young from predators. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover the dramatic world of alligators.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify an alligator's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about alligators online using our safe search engine that...
14) Gila Monsters
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In Gila Monsters, beginning readers will learn about some of this large lizard's interesting physical features and capabilities. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover the exciting world of Gila monsters.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify a Gila monster's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about Gila monsters online using our safe search...
15) Landslides
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In Landslides, early fluent readers learn what happens in a landslide and about the conditions that cause the earth to give way. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about the deadliest landslides and how to help prevent them.
An infographic illustrates locations that are historically susceptible to landslides, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn...
16) Rattlesnakes
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In Rattlesnakes, beginning readers will learn about how rattlesnakes hunt for food and defend themselves against predators. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text engage young readers as they discover the exciting world of rattlesnakes.
A labeled diagram helps readers identify a rattlesnake's body parts, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about rattlesnakes online using our safe search engine...
17) Vegetables
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In Vegetables, early fluent readers learn how to plant and care for a vegetable garden. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn about how to grow their own fresh vegetables.
An infographic illustrates the features of a raised garden bed, and an activity offers kids an opportunity to extend discovery. Children can learn more about vegetable gardening using our safe search engine that provides...
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In Patterns in Spring, emergent readers learn about a variety of patterns they might see during the spring season. Carefully crafted text uses high-frequency words, repetitive sentence patterns, and strong visual references to support emergent readers, ensuring reading success by making sure they aren't facing too many challenges at once.
Patterns in Spring includes tools for teachers as well as introductory nonfiction features such as labels, a...
19) Dogs
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In Dogs, early readers will learn all about the responsibilities of having a dog, and find out how they can keep their pet healthy and happy. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage emergent readers as they discover what it takes to be a pet owner.
A labeled diagram helps readers understand what a dog needs, while a picture glossary reinforces new vocabulary. Children can learn more about pet dogs online using our safe search...
20) Sea Snakes
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Popular music in the twenty-first century is increasingly divided into niche markets. How do fans, musicians, and music industry executives define their markets' boundaries? What happens when musicians cross those boundaries? What can Christian music teach us about commercial popular music? In God Rock, Inc., Andrew Mall considers the aesthetic, commercial, ethical, and social boundaries of Christian popular music, from the late 1960s, when it emerged,...