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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.
Healers and Killers (Living Things)
Bloodsuckers and box jellyfish, foxglove and apples of death. Nature has animals and plants that kill or heal and sometimes do both!
Deadly Nature (Earth and Space)
Tsunamis, climate-changing volcanoes, droughts, ice ages, and meteors that crash to Earth. Nature can do some damage!
Turning Points (History)
From the Battle of Milvian Bridge in 312 to the Battle of Britain in 1940, this book spans time and crosses the globe. The five conflicts described became turning points in history.
Robots (Technology)
Robots have been around for 1,000 years. Today they take apart bombs, rescue wounded soldiers, perform surgery, and even jog with people!
Ready for the Worst (Careers)
Nuclear disasters, plane crashes, cyber crime, killer viruses. When bad things happen, the people in this book get to work.
"As a former high school teacher, I know the struggle to match kids with great books. Oftentimes, struggling readers cannot find books that match their reading abilities and interests. For instance, a student may find books with grade-level topics to be interesting, but the texts are simply too challenging. This series is great because the books contain middle school topics but are written at lower elementary school reading levels. They are carefully crafted with attention to vocabulary and sentence structure to support readers."
- Ricki , Teacher read the full review
"Young readers need books to read that are interesting to them. If we can also get them interested in science, it is a winwin situation."
- National Science Teachers Association, Review of Weird Science (Set2) - 2014
