Amazing facts about the human body are introduced.

Have your readers ever had a cavity? Readers find out what cavities are, and how to prevent them in this book. Authors Alvin and Virginia Silverstein and Laura Silverstein Nunn examine why our teeth are important, and how to take care of them.

Two experts on education offer a rich and diverse selection of children's literature and teaching strategies for the K-8 mathematics classroom. Taking advantage of quality, motivating literature during mathematics instruction pays off, especially when teachers and media specialists work together to convey crucial mathematical concepts and standards. Mathematics in the K-8 Classroom and Library shows you how it's done. After an introduction to the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics's (NCTM) Principles and Process Standards, each remaining chapter is devoted to an NCTM content standard. The book offers engaging, research-based strategies and booklists of specific titles that, together, can be used to increase student achievement. The strategies suggested here provide a hands-on, student-centered focus that allows students to make connections with prior learning, personal experiences, and good books. Both the recommended children's books and the activities will appeal even to reluctant readers and students for whom mathematics might be a challenge. Each chapter includes an extensive, annotated list of texts, dozens of hands-on activities, handouts, and writing prompts.

Successful students use comprehension skills and strategies throughout the school day. In this timely book, leading scholars present innovative ways to support reading comprehension across content areas and the full K?12 grade range. Chapters provide specific, practical guidance for selecting rewarding texts and promoting engagement and understanding in social studies, math, and science, as well as language arts and English classrooms. Cutting-edge theoretical perspectives and research findings are clearly explained. Special attention is given to integrating out-of-school literacies into instruction and developing comprehension in English language learners.

Discusses where and why animals hide, and how it helps them survive.

Discusses plants that have developed interesting ways to find food and to protect themselves.

Presents animals that have strange and unique characteristics or behaviors that help them survive.

The amazing fossils of prehistoric crocodiles tell us something about their lives.

Diagrams and simple experiments are used to explain the five senses.

Provides facts about Earth, the solar system, and each of the inner and outer planets.