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Smithsonian Readers K: Staying Afloat
Boats, life preservers, kayaks, and paddleboards are all things that help people stay afloat. Introduce the concept of buoyancy and STEAM topics to your youngest learners! Created in collaboration with Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM reader...
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Smithsonian Readers K: Taking Food To Go
Food on-the-go is tasty and convenient. But it is not always good for the environment. Learn about better alternatives to fast-food packaging with this informative STEAM reader. Created in collaboration with Smithsonian Institution, this title...
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Smithsonian Readers K: What Toys Can Do
Toys are designed to do different things. Learn how a toy's design affects its function. Created in collaboration with Smithsonian Institution, this STEAM reader introduces STEAM topics to young learners and builds foundational literacy skills...
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Smithsonian STEAM Readers 5: Making an Ocean Ecosystem
Aquariums allow people to explore underwater environments while keeping their feet on dry land. Learn how aquariums are created and how both their tiniest and mightiest members play big roles in these underwater worlds! Created in collaboration with the...
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Snakes
Snakes is an expository text that explores how snakes move, find food, and how they interact with people. Photographs enhance meaning and are labeled. An index is included. Interest words include snake, forest, anaconda, and fangs. Some sentences begin...
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Snakes that Rattle
Snakes that Rattle is an expository text that invites readers to learn about what rattlesnakes look like, where they hide, and what they eat. Photographs support important content and are labeled. Illustrations add detail and interest to the text and are...
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Snow and Ice
Snow and Ice is an expository text about things people can do in the ice such as go ice fishing, make ice sculptures, go skating and go skiing. Labeled illustrations enhance and extend the meaning of the text and are found on each page. Callouts prompt...
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Some Birds Can Fly
Some Birds Can Fly is an informational text that identifies birds that can fly – and one that cannot, the penguin. The sentences “Look at this bird. This bird can fly.” appear on every two-page spread. A label is used...
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Some Birds Cannot Fly
Some Birds Cannot Fly is an expository text that identifies the types of birds cannot fly and the types of birds that can swim. A picture of each animal that cannot fly is depicted on a two-page spread. In each photograph, the animal is labeled. Interest...
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Space Junk.
Space Junk is an expository text that invites readers to learn about space junk. Readers explore where space junk comes from, how space junk is tracked, dangerous pieces of space junk, as well as how we can keep the universe clean. Many illustrations and...
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Space, Stars and Planets
Space, Stars, and Planets is an expository text that invites readers to learn about the things in outer space such as Earth, Mars, the Milky Way, moons, stars, and the sun. Labeled illustrations enhance and extend the meaning of the text and are found on...
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Special Tricks
Special Tricks is an expository text that describes the remarkable ways animals have of catching and eating food, keeping safe, and escaping danger. The style is informative and conversational. The text is composed of a variety of sentence types,...