This high-interest non-fiction series includes reading experiences in five content areas: Life Science, Earth and Space Science, History/Social Studies, Technology, and Careers. It introduces grades 4 to 8 content-area vocabulary in a medium that struggling readers can master. Free online teacher guide questions are aligned with the Common Core State Standards.
This is Huge (Living Things)
Huge Ice Age mammoths and modern-day Komodo dragons roam the pages of this book. Even they look small next to a fungus the size of 1,665 football fields!
Wild Places (Earth and Space)
What are the hottest, coldest, highest, lowest, and biggest places on Earth? In this book youll visit deserts, ice fields, mountains, oceans, and rivers to find out.
Dying Times (History)
When Dying Times come, the world changes. This book explores plagues, famines, cholera, and a killer fluand how people tried to stop them from spreading.
We Made It (Technology)
How are the Great Pyramid, the Three Gorges Dam, and the International Space Station alike? The worlds best builders made these and other amazing structures.
Scary Jobs (Careers)
Some people like to take risks. In this book you'll meet workers who chase tornadoes, stand on erupting volcanoes, climb cell-phone towers, and even dive into raw sewage!