TIME FOR KIDS Nonfiction Readers
27 total works
Follow the life of George Washington as he makes his way from being a farmer to the first president of the United States of America. Readers will learn all about his interesting and inspiring life in this engaging biography that features informational text, vibrant, detailed images and a timeline of Washington's life.
Susan B. Anthony spent her life fighting for equal rights for women. Readers will learn all about her interesting and inspiring life in this engaging biographical reader that features detailed images, informational text, and a timeline of Anthony's life.
Find out how school is the same--and different--in countries all over the world in this fascinating nonfiction title. Readers will learn about the way students learn in other countries, from homeschooling to trade schools. This interesting book features informational, descriptive text, and colorful photos and maps to engage readers from cover to cover.
Hop on that big, red truck for a real adventure. Ride along to watch fire fighters in action as they put out fires and help to keep us safe. We'll also visit the fire station and find out how fire fighters prepare for the next emergency.
Leap into the world of a ballet dancer. Learn how movements, music, costumes, and scenery combine to tell a story. Together, these things create one of the world's most beautiful art forms.
Martin Luther King, Jr. used peaceful protests to become one of the world's greatest African-American Civil Rights leaders. Readers will learn all about his interesting and inspiring life in this engaging biographical reader that features informational text, vibrant images and a timeline of King's life.
This intriguing nonfiction book builds literacy skills while immersing students in subject area content. You Are There! Pearl Harbor, December 7, 1941 examines the events leading up to the attack on Pearl Harbor, highlights the critical components, and details the aftermath and its effects. Developed by Rasinski, Timothy and featuring TIME content, this high-interest book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, detailed images, and in-depth Reader's Guide require students to connect back to the text and encourage multiple readings. The Think Link and Dig Deeper! sections develop students' higher-order thinking skills. The Check It Out! section includes suggested books, videos, and websites for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this text features complex and rigorous content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.
Take a carriage ride back to 1800s America and learn how Louisa May Alcott's home and family life influenced her writing. This nonfiction text breathes life into the pages of history, and gives students a sense of what life was like in Louisa May Alcott's time. Developed by Rasinski, Timothy and featuring TIME content, this biography includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, fascinating images, and detailed Reader's Guide prompt students to connect back to the text and encourage multiple readings. The Think Link and Dig Deeper sections develop students' higher-order thinking skills. The Check It Out! section includes suggested books, videos, and websites for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this title features complex and rigorous content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.
On a summer day in September 1666, the Great Fire of London began at Thomas Farriner's bakery on Pudding Lane. This nonfiction text gives students a sense of what life was like on that fateful day, and details the aftermath of the disastrous fire that changed London forever. Developed by Rasinski, Timothy and featuring TIME content, this book includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary, and table of contents. The intriguing sidebars, fascinating images, and detailed Reader's Guide prompt students to connect back to the text. The Think Link and Dig Deeper sections increase understanding and develop students' higher-order thinking skills. The Check It Out! section includes suggested books, videos, and websites for further reading. Aligned with state standards, this title features complex and rigorous content appropriate for students preparing for college and career readiness.
Do you see a shape? Look for shapes all around you in the pages of this book.
Feet are made to go! They go many places. They do many things. Go, feet, go! Featuring simple sentences, exact text-to-image relationships, large font, and vibrant photographs, this Spanish-translated book makes it fun to learn all about what our feet can do.
Soy maravilloso: Mi rostro (Marvelous Me: My Face) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on our fabulous face, children will be introduced to all the things our face can do. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to examine our mighty face. Aligned with state standards, Soy maravilloso: Mi rostro (Marvelous Me: My Face) features age-appropriate content that prepares students for college and career readiness.
Buen trabajo: Nuestra Tierra (Good Work: Our Earth) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Keep your students at the edge of their seats with fascinating content that will engage them from the first page to the last. Focusing on the ways we can help keep Earth clean, this informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to think about our impact on Earth. Aligned with state standards, Buen trabajo: Nuestra Tierra (Good Work: Our Earth) features age-appropriate content that prepares students for college and career readiness.
Usa las matem ticas: Comp ralo (Use Math: Compare It) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on comparisons, children will determine which one is more or less. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to compare which group has more or fewer. Aligned with state standards, Usa las matem ticas: Comp ralo (Use Math: Compare It) features age-appropriate content that prepares students for college and career readiness.
Usa las matem ticas: Descr belo (Use Math: Describe It)
by Dona Herweck Rice
Published 15 April 2016
Usa las matem ticas: Descr belo (Use Math: Describe It) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on the sizes of different animals, children will determine which one is bigger than the other. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to describe the different heights of various creatures. Aligned with state standards, Usa las matem ticas: Descr belo (Use Math: Describe It) features age-appropriate content that prepares students for college and career readiness.
Buen trabajo: Herramientas sencillas (Good Work: Simple Tools)
by Dona Herweck Rice
Published 15 April 2016
Buen trabajo: Herramientas sencillas (Good Work: Simple Tools) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Keep your students at the edge of their seats with fascinating content that will engage them from the first page to the last. Focusing on the different tools that make our lives easier, this informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to think about the simple tools used everywhere. Aligned with state standards, Buen trabajo: Herramientas sencillas (Good Work: Simple Tools) features age-appropriate content that prepares students for college and career readiness.
Usa las matem ticas: Agr palo (Use Math: Group It) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Engage students with fascinating content that will keep them enthralled from the first page to the last. Focusing on grouping, children will look at similarities to figure out which items should be grouped together. This informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to make connections on what is the same. Aligned with state standards, Usa las matem ticas: Agr palo (Use Math: Group It) features age-appropriate content that prepares students for college and career readiness.
Buen trabajo: La vida de las plantas (Good Work: Plant Life)
by Dona Herweck Rice
Published 15 April 2016
Buen trabajo: La vida de las plantas (Good Work: Plant Life) builds critical literacy skills with this exciting Spanish-translated nonfiction reader. Keep your students at the edge of their seats with fascinating content that will engage them from the first page to the last. Focusing on what plants need to live and thrive, this informational text features simple phrases, exact text-to-image relationships, vivid photographs, and large font to encourage students to think about plant structure. Aligned with state standards, Buen trabajo: La vida de las plantas (Good Work: Plant Life) features age-appropriate content that prepares students for college and career readiness.
