K Unit 3 Predicting Change B *What Will the Weather Be? Find out why the weather is so difficult to predict. 500L K Unit 3 Predicting Change B Weather Words and What They Mean This book introduces basic weather words and concepts to young readers. 450L K Unit 4 Learning About Each Other and the World A *I Love Saturdays y domingos Saturdays and Sundays are very special days for the child in this story. On Saturdays, she visits Grandma and Grandpa, who come from a European-American background, and on Sundays- los domingos––she visits Abuelito y Abuelita, who are Mexican-American. While the two sets of grandparents are different in many ways, they also have a great deal in common––in particular, their love for their granddaughter. 510L K Unit 4 Learning About Each Other and the World B *Making Music is an important part of our lives. It helps us learn, and it brings people together. What instruments do children around the world play? How can you have fun making music too? 520L K Unit 5 Knowing About Patterns and Structures A *The Tiny Seed Eric Carle's classic story of the life cycle of a flower is told through the adventures of a tiny seed. 400L K Unit 5 Knowing About Patterns and Structures B *Plant Patterns From tiny seeds to green leaves to blooming buds, plants have all kinds of patterns. Can you find patterns in tulip fields, cactus needles, and dandelion seeds? Check out Plant Patterns and see what patterns sprout up! 740L K Unit 6 Exploring Communities B While I Am Sleeping Told in this story explores a city at night while children are sleeping. Who knew that so much was going on and that so many people have night-time jobs? To come
K Unit 6 Exploring Communities B Walk: City Some neighborhoods are parts of cities. A city is a very large community. It may have thousands or even millions of people. Most cities have a downtown with many tall buildings. Other neighborhoods have homes and businesses. A city and the communities around it make up a metropolitan area. To come 1 Unit 1 Connecting to Our A *Stellaluna Knocked from her mother’s safe embrace by an attacking owl, Stellaluna lands headfirst in a bird’s nest. This adorable baby fruit bat’s world is literally turned upside down when she is adopted by the occupants of the nest and adapts to their peculiar bird habits. AD550L 1 Unit 1 Connecting to Our World B *Time to Sleep It is time to sleep. Animals sleep in all kinds of ways. Could you sleep like these animals? Where would you like to sleep? 260L 1 Unit 2 Becoming a Classroom Citizen B Going to School To come 590L 1 Unit 2 Becoming a Classroom Citizen B *Far from Home Bryan lives in a nice neighborhood and does well in school. Then his mom gets a new job in China and Bryan’s family has to move. School in China is very different. Will Bryan ever get used to it? 260L 1 Unit 3 Making Choices A *The Winners’ Choice Set in Mexico: Patricia’s school has won the soccer tournament and now the kids on the team get to decide how they spend the money they have won. They come up with a number of silly ideas but don’t quite settle on one. But when an earthquake strikes their town and their rivals’ field is damaged, they know exactly what they should do with the money. 380L
2 Unit 3 Building Ideas A *Theodore Roosevelt: The Adventurous President Each day was an adventure for President Theodore Roosevelt. When he was a kid, he kept turtles in the bathtub and frogs under his cap. As an adult, he was a cowboy, a river explorer, and a big game hunter. Sometimes he would go on marches through deep puddles and icy rivers -- just for fun! When Teddy became president, Americans were looking ahead with excitement to the twentieth century. Teddy's spirit and dreams helped make the United States one of the greatest countries in the world. 570L 2 Unit 3 Building Ideas B *Change Makers Read about young people who have taken action to change their communities. The focus is on Girl Scouts who campaigned to get palm oil removed from Girl Scout cookies, a boy who made batteries and generators to help the lights stay on in his village in Sierra Leone, a kid who helped other kids after Hurricane Katrina, and community garden projects. 560L 2 Unit 4 Facing Challenges and Change A *The Dragon Awakes Based on actual events of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and told from the alternating perspectives of two young friends, the earth dragon awakes chronicles the thrilling story of the destruction of a city, and the heroes that emerge in its wake. 510L 2 Unit 4 Facing Challenges and Change B *Disaster Alert! This book looks at natural disasters, how they are formed, and what you can do to stay safe. Read about sinkholes, floods, tornadoes, bushfires, and volcanoes. 580L 2 Unit 5 Pioneering New Ideas and New Worlds A *John Chapman: Planter and Pioneer Who was the real man behind the legend of Johnny Appleseed? This modest yet determined frontiersman walked hundreds of miles to leave a gift in the wilderness for the settlers who followed. Are the many stories about John Chapman true? What is his legacy today? 530L
4 Unit 1 Becoming Researchers A Mary Anning: The Girl Who Cracked Open the World As a young girl, Mary Anning loved to hunt for fossils by the sea. She wondered whether these rock creatures had ever been alive and resolved to learn all she could about what she found. As her discoveries became larger and more unusual, she earned the respect of scientists far and wide and changed the way we study Earth’s history forever. 800L 4 Unit 1 Becoming Researchers B *Skeletons Inside and Out This iOpeners! selection focuses on skeletons. 740L 4 Unit 2 Interactions in Nature and Culture A *Why the Sea Is Salty Long ago, the in the sea was as fresh as rainwater. That is, until a boy, a giant, and some ants came together! This traditional tale from the Philippines will tell you how the sea became salty. 800L 4 Unit 2 Interactions in Nature and Culture B Native Nations: Of the Woodlands, Plains, and Desert The Haudenosaunee, the Sioux, the Pueblo: three native nations whose traditions and ways of life have faced many challenges through the centuries. Learn about the proud histories of these peoples and their rich cultures today. 800L 4 Unit 2 Interactions in Nature and Culture B *The Longest Night Wind Runner must complete his Vision he is to fulfill his dream of becoming a great warrior. He will need to learn the true value of trust and loyalty–how else will he survive for three long nights, alone on the mountain? 780L 4 Unit 3 Exploring Impact and Effect A *Earthquakes In Earthquakes, Seymour Simon introduces readers to earthquakes through engaging descriptions and stunning full-color photographs. He teaches readers why and how earthquakes happen and the damage they can cause through pictures, diagrams, and maps. He also gives real life examples of earthquakes that have occurred all over the world. 1010L