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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Snake and the Birds
Snake and the Birds is a realistic fiction about a snake who tricks birds who are sitting on their eggs into leaving their nests. Snake tricks many birds and after word spreads, the birds get...
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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...
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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...
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Snow
Snow is a realistic fiction about a family who gets a new dog named Snow. They learn that dogs like Snow are important sled dogs who used to pull people to places where they could get medicine. The...
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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...
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Solids
Solids is an expository nonfiction text that explains the properties of matter, solids and how they can turn into liquids, and how particles move at different speeds. The back of the book includes a...
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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...
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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...