Angling for Words


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Star of Light


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Hamid rubbed the light from his eyes and looked again. He was not dreaming; it was his stepfather! The man watched Kinza as a snake might watch a baby rabbit at play, waiting for the moment to strike. And for one breathless moment Hamid was sure that he would reach out and snatch her away. Hamid does not want his little blind sister, Kinza, to be sold to a beggar by their stepfather, so he decides to rescue her. Together they escape from their mountain village to a town where there may be a new home for Kinza. But this is only the start of their adventures. Will Kinza be safe? What will happen to Hamid, who dares not go back home? Set in North Africa, readers will be delighted by yet another of Patricia St. John's exciting, freshly edited novels.




Nonfiction Readers


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Building Skills in Comprehension and Vocabulary Green Book 2


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VersaTiles combines the captivating challenge of a puzzle with the purposeful practice of an activity book. Practice comprehension skills in context with authentic text using popular children's literature.




The Green Book


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Jill Paton Walsh's classic science fiction novel The Green Book is now available from Square Fish with a brand–new cover! Pattie and her family are among the last refugees to flee a dying Earth in an old spaceship. And when the group finally lands on the distant planet which is to be their new home, it seems that the four-year journey has been a success. But as they begin to settle this shiny new world, they discover that the colony is in serious jeopardy. Nothing on this planet is edible, and they may not be able to grow food. With supplies dwindling, Pattie and her sister decide to take the one chance that might make life possible on Shine.




Building a Snowman


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How do you build a snowman? First, you need snow. Find out what else you need in this Ready Readers title. Focuses on alphabetic principle and phonemic awareness. Paired to the nonfiction title What Is Snow?.




Vocabulary Instruction


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This highly regarded work brings together prominent authorities on vocabulary teaching and learning to provide a comprehensive yet concise guide to effective instruction. The book showcases practical ways to teach specific vocabulary words and word-learning strategies and create engaging, word-rich classrooms. Instructional activities and games for diverse learners are brought to life with detailed examples. Drawing on the most rigorous research available, the editors and contributors distill what PreK-8 teachers need to know and do to support all students' ongoing vocabulary growth and enjoyment of reading. New to This Edition*Reflects the latest research and instructional practices.*New section (five chapters) on pressing current issues in the field: assessment, authentic reading experiences, English language learners, uses of multimedia tools, and the vocabularies of narrative and informational texts.*Contributor panel expanded with additional leading researchers.




Building Spelling Skills, Grade 2


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Provide students with frequent, focused skills practice with this Reproducible Teacher's Edition. The reproducible format and additional teacher resources provide everything needed to help students master and retain basic skills. In Building Spelling Skills Daily Practice, Grade 6+, students will learn 18 spelling words per week (540 total). Three sentences for dictation are provided for each list.




Sight & Picture Words Big Book Gr. PK-2


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Help students begin to read and spell by building a bank of known vocabulary words with our Sight and Picture Words 2-book BUNDLE. With 100 high-frequency Sight Words that make up almost 50% of everything we read as adults, having a bank of high frequency words is essential to building fluent reading skills. Write the sight word in the boxes that match the shape of the word. Finish the sentence by matching the sight words with their boxes. Many of these Picture Words can be used to help spell similar words by analogy. Unscramble the words that match the pictures. Write the nouns in the boxes that match the shape of the word, then draw a picture of the word. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, reproducible writing tasks, sight and picture word flash cards, crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.




Green


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Where is Green? What green things can you find? Do the green jive as you Sing Your Colors!