Born to Be a Butterfly (Level 1 - Beginning to Read)
Born to Be a Butterfly follows the life cycle of a caterpillar as it transforms into a beautiful butterfly. In Born to Be a Butterfly, children will witness the magical transformation as a newly hatched caterpillar becomes a beautiful Red Admiral Butterfly. For children who are just beginning to read and who have a limited vocabulary, these 32-page Level 1 books-about everything from tadpoles to puppies-use word repetition and simple sentences to convey meaning. Picture dictionary boxes with word labels "show" the meanings of words. These books contain between 400 and 450 words each, and they are 80 percent pictures and 20 percent text.
Officer Francine Fribble is dedicated to enforcing the laws of grammar. Join her on her rounds and see how she uses her training as a proofreading policewoman to stop sloppy sentences all over town!
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.39 | Kids, Fiction literature | 27 November 2011
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Mimosa and the River of Wisdom
For Mimosa, protecting all the people of the world may be easier than saving just one. Blessed with the gift of great caring and understanding, Alexandra Hastings leads the fight against the spirit of ignorance. But even the most sensitive fairy cannot understand why her mother continues to smoke. She knows that she wants to quit, but somehow she just can't do it. Mimosa's magic could help-but Mother Nature only permits magical solutions for magical problems! When the fairy with the gift of limitless love finds a problem with no solution, she may have to decide who needs that love most.
Added by: Kahena | Karma: 11526.39 | Kids, Fiction literature | 27 November 2011
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Luna and the Well of Secrets
When fairies begin disappearing from around the globe, the fairy team must journey to the darkest place in the world to save them – a place that worries even Madam Toad-the Well of Secrets on the road to Eventide, the Land of Shadow. In their most dangerous mission yet, the fairies will need all their combined strength to pull off a daring rescue. But in the darkest place, where any light may seem welcoming, the fairies are going to learn that not all that is Dark is evil and not all that is Light is good ...
Word Power (Vocabulary Enrichment Activities, Grades 6-7)
Each book in the Word Power series provides 22 activities which introduce more than 60 challenging new words chosen from popular literature at the designated level. This mode of selection expands the conventional basal vocabularies and ensures the usefulness of words learned. Three two-page reviews reinforce learning. Activity pages introduce new words in context. Reinforcement is provided in student activities matching words with their meanings, aphabetizing words, matching words with their antonyms, and completing puzzles. All lessons are teacher-created. The teaching guide includes a list of source books for each level.